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Advantages Of The Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers will be attempting to claim their fourth victory in the Western Conference First Round Playoffs best-of-seven series when they face the injury-plagued Los Angeles Clippers at the Moda Center on Friday evening for the climacteric Game 6.
The Trail Blazers lead the series with a favorable 3-2 advantage and in a position of finishing off their opening-round with another win at home to advance to the next stage and book a Western Conference semifinal showdown against the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors, who ousted the Houston Rockets 4 games to 1 even without Stephen Curry.
"We've got a unique opportunity to play an elimination game at home, and now we want to make sure we take full advantage of it," Portland’s

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