No one can say the Blazers have taken the easy way to winning six straight and seven of eight, as the recent victim list the past two weeks includes the Celtics, Spurs, and Rockets (twice in the case of Houston). Even minus a couple of key cogs (Jerami Grant a recent absentee; Jrue Holiday out since mid-November), Portland has pulled itself into playoff contention thanks to Dani Avidja, who continues to make a case for All-Star inclusion and poured in 41 points vs. Houston last Wednesday, and Toumani Camara, who scored a team-high 25 in the Friday win vs.. the Rockets. As for the Knicks, since winning the NBA Cup in mid-December, they've been pointspread poison, covering just 2 of 13 tries. Play Blazers