13 in a row. The 2nd longest win streak in team history for the Blazers(they had a 16 game streak in 1990-1991 when they went on to lose in the conference finals). A monster fourth quarter, led once again by Travis Outlaw, propelled Portland to their largest win of the season as they beat Philadelphia 97-72 after trailing 45-36 at the half. In what is becoming a regular occurrence, Outlaw didn't do much for three quarters of the game, but came out hot in the 4th, putting up 10 of his 12 points and getting a couple blocks on the other side of the court. 2 of his points came on a ginormous dunk over Rodney Carney as he led the Blazers on a 21-0 run to open the 4th quarter. The Blazers went on to outscore the 76ers 35-9 in the 4th quarter, and even rookie Josh McRoberts got in the game and scored a couple baskets for his first points of the year.
Although the win put them in a tie with the Nuggets for the division lead, the Blazers don't have long to enjoy it, they travel to Utah tonight for division matchup in the first of 3 road games. Utah should be the toughest of the 3, but if the Blazers legs hold up in the 2nd half on the short rest, they should win and will then go visit underachieving teams in Minnesota and Chicago.
The city of Portland is definitely enjoying the win streak, the Rose Garden has already had more sellout crowds this year than they did all of last year, and have had 4 straight games of more than 20,400 people(there are only 19,980 seats).
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