OKC Thunder: TI editor power rankings week 17 – At last, the break

The closer the Blazers get to the postseason the more it seems they are in a similar situation as the Raptors found themselves the past few years. Can they translate the Blazers regular season success past April and was the addition of Rodney Hood enough to push the envelope?

Portland had a tough run from the end of November to mid-December when they lost six games in a row to teams with winning records. Since then they’ve registered a 10-8 record versus winning squads — better, but still not prolific.

Offensive Rating: 8th ( 112.0 )
Defensive Rating: 16th (109.0)
Net Differential: 9th (+3.0 )

Points per game: 113.1 (tied 10th)
Offensive field goal efficiency: 46.5 percent (13th)
3-Point percent: 36.2% (tied 7th)

Opponent points per game: 110.2 (13th)
Opponent field goal efficiency: 45.7 percent (13th)
Opponent 3-point percent: 36.6% (26th)

Record: 4th in WC
Home: 23-8 | Road: 10-14 | Back to back sets: 8
Versus the West: 19-18  | Versus the East: 14-4

Week 17, 2-2:  Won vs. Jazz, Spurs, lost to Heat, @Mavericks
On tap for week 18: @Thunder, Warriors