Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija was nominated for Western Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced on social media.

While that's tougher to do in the Western Conference, the Portland Trail Blazers might be a candidate to mimic Detroit next season.

Los Angeles Lakers (50-31, third in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (35-46, 12th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Portland takes ...

While there was some hope of a potential NBA Play-In Tournament run, the Portland Trail Blazers had a largely disappointing season, ending at 12th place in the Western Conference with a 36-46 ...

In order to do that, they have to rise at least three spots in the Western Conference standings. Right now, they sit 13th and are 4.5 games behind that final play-in spot.

Around the New Year, with the team stuck in the Western Conference cellar, Head Coach Chauncey Billups promoted Deni to the starting lineup and started running the offense through him. Since then ...

With the loss, the Trail Blazers dropped to 28-38 on the season, now five games behind the Dallas Mavericks (33-33) for the final play-in spot in the Western Conference.

Portland Trail Blazers (14-28, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (21-20, eighth in the Eastern Conference).

The Detroit Pistons made the biggest turnaround of any team this season and illustrated how quickly things can change. While that's tougher to do in the Western Conference, the Portland Trail ...

The Trail Blazers have gone 18-33 against Western Conference teams. Portland ranks second in the Western Conference with 13.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Donovan Clingan averaging 3.2. The ...