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NBA games of the week: Blazers can’t be stopped

By Chazz Scogna

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 30: Portland Trail Blazers Guard Damian Lillard (0) and Portland Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum (3) look on during an NBA game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers on January 30, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 30: Portland Trail Blazers Guard Damian Lillard (0) and Portland Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum (3) look on during an NBA game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers on January 30, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 30: Portland Trail Blazers Guard Damian Lillard (0) and Portland Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum (3) look on during an NBA game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers on January 30, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 30: Portland Trail Blazers Guard Damian Lillard (0) and Portland Trail Blazers Guard CJ McCollum (3) look on during an NBA game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Clippers on January 30, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Sunday, Mar. 18: Portland at LA, 10:30 p.m. ET

Only four games separate the 10th and third seeds. The LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Jazz are all vying for the eighth spot, but a bad losing streak there and win streak here, either of the three could vault themselves high enough into the standings to warrant home-court advantage in the opening round.

Next: Damian Lillard has been playing like an MVP

The last time these two teams faced, the Blazers shot only 37 percent from the floor. It was one of those games that showed they were a good team — when you can eek out a win despite not playing well. Since then both teams have been rolling. The West playoff race will be some of the most exciting basketball the rest of the season.

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