re: OKC 8.5 point favorites against the Blazers

Has there been any mention of who, if anyone, Portland sits tonight?

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Out for the Blazers: Wesley Matthews, Dorell Wright, Arron Afflalo, LaMarcus Aldridge (day-to-day)

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Though regular season wins and losses are inconsequential for the Blazers at this point -- they're locked into the fourth seed without hope of home court advantage and have no control over their first-round opponent -- expect Portland to come out tonight and put in a much more spirited effort than the team did Saturday. Aldridge may not be ready to return, but he may not need to.

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If the Blazers can step out of character the way their coach did after the game Saturday when he tersely criticized his team, they can coldly kick the Thunder tonight when they're down and put another win in their back pocket as the postseason approaches.

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If Lillard, Kaman, Batum, Rolo, McCollum play, Portland can take this. Kaman will probably make Kanter look Ryno silly.