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Blazers Look To Even The Series Versus Pelicans In Game 2

The Portland Trail Blazers lost homecourt advantage in their Western Conference first round series Saturday night at the Moda Center. They won’t have the opportunity to get homecourt back in Game 2, though evening the series would get them on the right path. Facing a 0-1 deficit in their best-of-seven series, the Trail Blazers host the Pelicans Tuesday night in Game 2 of the three-six matchup at the Moda Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Despite winning their regular season finale and having a rowdy and loud sellout crowd at the Moda Center crowd supporting them, the Trail Blazers fell 97-95 to the Pelicans in Game 1 in a contest that New Orleans controlled for most of the first three quarters. Pelicans Anthony Davis, Jrue Holiday, Rajon Rondo and Nikolas Mirotic all outplayed their Portland counterparts, on both sides of the ball, which allowed the visitors to build a 19-point lead before sweating out a two-point victory.