The Portland Trail Blazers are on pace to win 70 games this season.
Yes, 70 wins.
Ahead of Friday’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland sits atop the Western Conference standings with a 6-1 record, a perfect 5-0 mark on the road and a winning percentage that would translate to 70 victories over an 82-game season.
For perspective, only two teams in NBA history have ever won 70 games. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls won 72, and the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors won a record 73.
So, are the Trail Blazers about to join that exclusive company?
Probably not.
But dismissing Portland’s start as an early-season fluke would also
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