I follow the Blazers, even though I have moved to the other Portland this year. Damned place is rife with Celtic fans.
I figured the blazers were doing well because they were playing teams that were not. Last nights win was big, but they beat the leader of the east where only three teams have winning records.
If Portland is for real, they could be around for a while because they are fairly young. Still going to take another month to evaluate them, but they are off to a heck of a start. Right now they are still playing without last years first round draft pick due to injury. He is supposed to be a 'real thing' too, and could help an already decent bench become pretty good.