Analysis: Trail Blazers’ patience has been rewarded
Next stop is Western Conference finals
By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer
Published: May 13, 2019, 5:07pm
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Bravo, Portland.
Bravo.
Doing the right thing isn’t easy in the NBA, where patience is a rare virtue. The Trail Blazers were swept in the first round of the 2017 playoffs. They got swept again in the first round last season. Portland had lost 10 consecutive playoff games going into this year.
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