ESPN.com has released its summer forecast for the Western Conference, compiled from a survey of its various NBA writers and bloggers. The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to go 35-47 and finish in the No. 11 seed in the Western Conference. The playoff teams, in order: Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz. The teams below Portland: Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. Update: Meanwhile, Bradford Doolittle of Basketball Prospectus projects 33.1 wins for the Blazers and the No. 13 seed in the West, with only the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns trailing Portland in the standings. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter