Don’t look now, but the Greg Oden-less Portland Trailblazers are one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Though their 13-game winning streak ended last night against the Jazz, the streak contained several nice wins: Utah (twice), Golden State, Toronto, New Orleans and Denver.
Brandon Roy is playing at an All-Star level, averaging 19.2 points, 5.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. LaMarcus Aldridge is chipping in with 17.5 points and 7.4 rebounds. After that, the team has six players averaging 7.3 points per game or more, so the Blazers are winning utilizing a team concept.
If Oden is as good as advertised, the Blazers are going to be very good for a very long time.
