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D (Portland)

Now thatWesley Matthewsis out - How do you see Portland reacting? And also how far do you think they can go in the playoffs without him?

Kevin Pelton(3:37 PM)

At this point of the season, there's not much the front office can do. Fortunately, Afflalo slides neatly into the starting lineup. Then we'll see whetherC.J. McCollumcan hold offAlonzo Geefor backup minutes. As far as the playoffs, I'd say at this point I'm not expecting the Blazers to win a series, which is a change from this time yesterday.