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Reasons to doubt every NBA championship contender

By DJoumbarey A. Moreau

Jan 15, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza (1) and guard James Harden (13) defend Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) in the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza (1) and guard James Harden (13) defend Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) in the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 28, 2014; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives past New York Knicks center Cole Aldrich (45) during the fourth quarter of the game at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Trail Blazers won 101-79. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2014; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives past New York Knicks center Cole Aldrich (45) during the fourth quarter of the game at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. The Trail Blazers won 101-79. Mandatory Credit: Godofredo Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Portland Trail Blazers

Reason: Do Trail Blazers have enough bench scoring?

The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the most exciting teams to watch in the league, for the simple fact that they have Damian Lillard.

It’s simple, if the Trail Blazers want to win basketball games, the basketball has to stay in the hands of Lillard because when he has the basketball he makes good things happen.

However for as good as Lillard is, he too needs help offensively. Thankfully the starting lineup of the Trail Blazers which includes Wesley Matthews, LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum, are all strong, but the question still remains, when their starters hit the bench, who’s coming into the game offensively to help the Trail Blazers score points?

The Trail Blazers need other players off of their bench to help otherwise their going to stay in the same position of coming up short in the playoffs as they’ve been doing in the few recent years.

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