Rip City BLAZERS Business...and the Big REASONS why they are Winning at a High Level...its all in the NUMBERS...SQUEEZE the ORANGE with a No-Look Pass to BLAZERS Mania Key Stats #BLAZERnation #RipCity #ROSEcity

The Portland Trailblazers are easily my surprise Team of the 2013-14 season and looking at them closer maybe they shouldn't be. Lead Man Terry Stotts has them playing on many levels as high as an NBA Team can play with the efficiency they are playing at. Key Numbers looking at the Top NBA Teams as far as Winning Percentage are these Categories:

Note: In Parenthesis is the League Rank among 30 Teams

BLAZERS Key Numbers (26-7)

Points PPG 109 (1st)

Point Differential +6.4 ppg (Tied 3rd)

Rebounds 46.1 (3rd)

FG% 45.9 (10th)

OPP FG% 45.7 (18th)

3pt FG% 40.5 (1st)

FT % 81.9 (1st)

Assists 24.4 (3rd)

Turnovers 13.9 (5th lowest in NBA)

Keys Stat is Point Differential and Rebounding and the Blazers are 3rd in both.

Opponents FG % is high as the Pacers lead the NBA at 41.2 %....

1st in Free Throw Percentage and 3 Point FG Percentage will carry the Blazers a long way in Winning Time...

3rd in Assists means they are playing for each other and "We Ball" instead of "Me Ball"...Sharing the Orange is a Huge Factor...

Taking care of the Orange as they are 5th lowest in Assists....

The Overall Prognosis is your going to have to beat the Blazers and at 26-7 they are not beating themselves....2013-14 Rip City Key Numbers

Note: Numbers from NBA.com and ESPN.com/NBA