After soaring ahead eight spots last week, the Portland Trail Blazers remained earthbound in the latest batch of power rankings from NBA.com’s John Schuhmann. The Blazers went 1-2 during the week, bringing their overall record to 5-4 and prompting Schuhmann to keep them at No. 14 in the rankings.

Portland’s lone win of the week came in a dramatic comeback over the shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. That performance was bookended by competitive losses against the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. In one of Schuhmann’s three takeaways about the Blazers, he noted they’ve had a flair for crunch-time contests lately.

The Blazers erased two double-digit deficits in Miami on Saturday, but couldn’t get the stops they needed down the stretch. Each of their last five games has been w

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