The recent success of the Portland Trail Blazers, winners of eight of their last nine games, may be the biggest hurdle this young team needs to overcome. Why it matters: Every win the team notches lessens their odds of securing a high pick in the next draft,

Over the last several weeks, the Blazers have beaten the Orlando Magic twice, the Phoenix Suns twice and — spoiling Damian Lillard's second return to Portland since he was traded — the Milwaukee Bucks.

Clippers vs Suns Game highlights The Suns defeated the Clippers, 111-109. Top Performers – LA Clippers Ivica Zubac – 25 points, 16 rebounds, 4 rebounds James Harden – 24 poi

The Portland Trail Blazers hit the glass hard in overtime, pulling down some key late rebounds to hold off Phoenix 121-119 on Monday night at Moda Center.

The Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns interrupted our spirited bout of “Grayson Allen or Ted Beneke?” with an actual NBA game on Monday evening. Both teams played at a fairly frantic pace with the Blazers looking to extend the dominance over Phoenix they showed on Saturday night and the Suns trying to cut off Portland at the knees.