With a one-game lead in the race for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot, the Portland Trail Blazers (39-40) welcome the Utah Jazz (49-30) to Moda Center Saturday night. The Blazers' 'magic number' is two as they compete for the eight seed with the Denver Nuggets with three games remaining in the 2016-17 regular season campaign.
Portland has won seven of its last ten games, the most recent coming on Thursday night as Allen Crabbe's 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting from three-point range led a Blazers comeback to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves. For the season, Damian Lillard's 26.