Blazers not satisfied with surge to .500 entering Heat matchup

The Portland Trail Blazers are receiving praise for reaching the .500 mark after being seven games under on Dec. 26.

The person who is the least impressed by having a break-even record is Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter.

Portland looks to continue its rise and win for the 11th time in the past 14 games when it hosts the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

Being .500 after 44 games displays a big rate of improvement for the Trail Blazers, who have experienced four consecutive losing campaigns.