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scored their most points per possession and allowed their third-fewest points per possession in a Regular Season game in the ENTIRE Tracking Era
Portland's October 21, 2026 win over Phoenix was highly efficient, but it was not the Blazers' best offensive-efficiency game of the tracking era, nor was it their third-stingiest defensive-efficiency game.
Full reasoning
Basketball-Reference's advanced game log lists Portland's October 21, 2026 regular-season win over Phoenix at 128.3 offensive rating and 85.9 defensive rating. Because offensive/defensive rating are points scored/allowed per 100 possessions, they rank games the same way as points per possession.
Using the standard 2013-14 start for the NBA's tracking-data era, StatMuse's team game queries show Portland has had higher regular-season offensive ratings than 128.3 — the top example is 146.6 vs. San Antonio on January 23, 2023. So this game was not the Blazers' "most points per possession" game of the tracking era.
The defensive side is also off. StatMuse shows Portland's lowest regular-season defensive rating since 2013-14 is 77.0 vs. Phoenix on October 18, 2017, and it lists many games below 85.9. In fact, the October 21, 2026 game at 85.9 is tied for 15th-lowest, not third-lowest.
So both parts of the claim are contradicted by the available team game logs: Portland did not post its best offensive-efficiency game of the tracking era, and it did not allow its third-fewest points per possession.
3 sources
- 2026-27 Portland Trail Blazers Team Game Log (Advanced) | Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball-Reference lists Portland's 2026-10-21 game vs. Phoenix at ORtg 128.3 and DRtg 85.9.
- Highest Offensive Rating By The Portland Trail Blazers As A Team In A Regular-season Game Since 2013-14 | StatMuse
StatMuse says Portland's highest regular-season team offensive rating since 2013-14 was 146.6 vs. the Spurs on January 23, 2023.
- Lowest Defensive Rating By The Portland Trail Blazers As A Team In A Regular-season Game Since 2013-14 | StatMuse
StatMuse says Portland's lowest regular-season team defensive rating since 2013-14 was 77.0 vs. the Suns on October 18, 2017; the 85.9 rating on October 21, 2026 is tied for 15th-lowest in the list shown.