Blazers back on the hardwood tonight in the mile high city of Denver to face the Nuggets.
Portland is 38-and-18 overall, but has slipped to 5th place in the Western Conference, 4 1/2 games out of first place.
However, the Blazers are the top scoring and rebounding team in the NBA.
The Blazers return home tomorrow night to host the Brooklyn Nets.
Tonight, Portland and Denver on KBND with the pregame show at 5pm....
College hoops:
Even though wichita state remains the only unbeaten men's team in college hoops at 26-and-0, the florida gators take over the top ranked spot in the country in the latest a-p poll.
The Gators 25-2, are the new #1 team after syracuse lost last week. The orange fall to number-4.
It's Florida, Wichita State, Arizona, Syracuse and Big-12 regular season champion Kansas the top-5. UCLA and Gonzaga both drop out of the top-25 this week.
Just 4-games remain in the Pac-12 regular season and oregon and oregon state travel to l-a this week. The ducks meet usc thursday night at 8p with the pregame show here at 730p. The beavers play at ucla at the same time.
Both Oregon and OSU are tied for 10th place.
Final week of the regular season of prep basketball before the play-in round and playoffs begin.
This evening....3rd ranked Bend plays at Redmond. Last night the Lava Bears beat Redmond, 51-35 in a make-up game.
Number-4 mt. View plays at Summit, while in the 4a ranks, Ridgeview hosts Crook County. And, Madras greets Estacada in the tri-valley league.
College baseball rankings
this weeks college baseball rankings by 'baseball america' sees oregon state drop to number-4 in the country after the beavers (6-2) dropped two games over the weekend in the 'big-10 vs. Pac-12 challenge.'
Oregon state edged washington yesterday in arizona, 3-2.
Virginia is still number one, followed by florida state and south carolina.
The Oregon Ducks move up to number-9, and are undefeated at 7-and-0 and entertain University of Portland tonight in Eugene in the home opener for Oregon, weather permitting.
OSU is scheduled to host wright state this weekend in Corvallis for the Beavers home opening series.
