The Portland Trail Blazers' chances of slaying the Los Angeles Lakers may depend on the left index finger of star guard Damian Lillard.
Lillard dislocated the finger during Portland's Game 2 loss but is scheduled to be on the floor when the Trail Blazers face the Lakers on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series near Orlando.
Portland coach Terry Stotts told reporters on Friday that Lillard was undergoing a battery of tests. Stotts said Lillard will play and will likely wear a splint.
Lillard was injured while playing defense in the third quarter of Thursday's 111-88 loss to the Lakers when he hit the finger on the foot of Lakers forward Anthony Davis.