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13. Portland Trail Blazers (0-1)

Even though the scoreboard will say that the Portland Trial Blazers got blown out by the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1, this series will give us the best opportunity at a competitive matchup in the Western Conference.

Still, this looks like it’s going to be a short series, unfortunately. Especially if this is the Blake Griffin that we’re going to have going forward – he finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. He was probably the biggest question going forward for the Clippers.

Nevertheless, I trust Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, who finished with nine points on 3-11 in his playoff debut, to make this series interesting. If nothing else, they should be able to win a game or two on their home floor.

For the sake of competition, I really hope they do.

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