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The two are working on coming back from injuries.

Seth Partnow and Jason Quick of The Athletic explore why Portland’s defense is chronically sub-par.

While Rip City knows Damian Lillard is loyal to the soil, what does it mean to him as he works toward being the greatest?

Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images The Portland Trail Blazers will be missing Damian Lillard when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers this evening. Jason Quick of the Athletic broke the news that the point guard will miss the game due to an abdominal strain. It had been speculated that Lillard might play through the injury. Lillard’s injury certainly tests an already depleted line-up, with multiple players out for other injuries. Blazers will have 9 available players tonight after ruling out Damian Lillard (abdominal strain), Derrick Jones Jr. (foot sprain), Nassir Little (knee sprain), CJ M...

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports It is a truth universally acknowledged that the one player you want to have the ball in the last seconds of a game is Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, and he showed us why again in a victory over the Bulls after a buzzer-beater three. But just how did Lillard perfect the ability to do that? Jason Quick of the Athletic reports that a specific incident in Lillard’s high school basketball career not only gave him quite the chip on his shoulder, but it also cemented the point guard’s work ethic. After struggling to get minutes at St. Joseph’s, a pri...