May 14, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Portland Trail Blazers players during a timeout against the San Antonio Spurs in game five of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 104-82. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
As we continue our NBA Preview series, we take a look at 30 burning questions for all 30 NBA teams
Portland Trail Blazers
Burning Question: Can they top last season’s playoff success?
The Portland Trail Blazers are definitely one of the up-and-coming teams in the NBA. Although, in a very difficult Western Conference, are they ready to bust into the top-tier of the conference? Are they on the same level of the Spurs, Thunder or Clippers? At the moment, no. And we saw that in last year’s playoffs. However, they’ll make a stride. We just don’t know how big of a stride that’ll be.