Phoenix Suns (5-2) at Portland Trailblazers (5-2)
Oct 30, 2013; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe (bottom) is fouled by Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum (88) in the fourth quarter at US Airways Center. The Suns defeated the Blazers 104-91. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Matchup to Watch: Eric Bledsoe vs. Damian Lillard
If you could go back to this past summer and ask yourself who would be the third and fourth ranked teams in the Western Conference seven games into the season would the Phoenix Suns or Portland Trailblazers come up in the conversation? Doubt it.
In the Trail Blazers season opener they couldn’t contain the Eric Bledsoe-Goran Dragic combination, allowing 48 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds between the two players. To be fair no one knew what this Suns teams would look like. Now Portland has some tape to look back on and better game plan for this overachieving teams. We’ll see if a streaking Lamarcus Aldridge and company can lead his team to their fourth straight victory.