Portland Trail Blazers: Are They Playoff Contenders?

Damian Lillard and his multiple 50+ point games in Orlando has the Portland Trail Blazers as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Entering the bubble with a 12 percent chance to make the playoffs...the Blazers now have a 76 percent chance to make the postseason.

Some NBA analysts are already calling for a Portland upset over LeBron James and the Lakers in the first round. Is this possible?

Portland is a feel good story...but we explain the difference between a feel good story...and a team with legitimate championship aspirations.