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Bryant Knox previews the Portland Trail Blazers Dec. 3 matchup with the Charlotte Bobcats. Portland and Charlotte are both rebuilding, but it’s safe to say that the Blazers havve more star power. Charlotte’s leading scorer is Kemba Walker, but LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum and Damian Lillard are all averaging more points. The key matchup in this one is going to be between Walker and Lillard.
Bryant Knox previews the Portland Trail Blazers Dec. 1 matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. PDX has lost their first four games of the seven-game road trip, and a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics isn’t going to give them momentum heading into their contest with the Cavs. The key matchup in this one is between Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving, but the rebounding battle between Anderson Varejao and J.J. Hickson will be fun to watch.
