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Confident, assertive Noah Vonleh earning playing time for Portland Trail Blazers: Forget about the perfect shooting night, the confident looking jump shot, the smooth three-pointer and the sweeping hook in the lane. If you walked into Trail Blazers practice on Wednesday, there would be no way to tell Noah Vonleh had just put together one of his best games in a Portland uniform. In the Blazers season opener on Tuesday night, Vonleh played 16 minutes off the bench and scored 11 points, going a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor. -- The Oregonian Portland Trail Blazers prepare for next chapter of rivalry with Los Angeles Clippers: After doing everything they could in April to throw cold water on a smoldering storyline, the Trail Blazers finally acknowledged what we all recognized months ago. "We feel like it's a little rivalry between us," Allen Crabbe said Wednesday, regarding the Blazers' primetime Thursday night matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. -- The Oregonian Damian Lillard's 'secret' coach: Meet former Central Catholic standout Brian Barkdoll: After Damian Lillard scored 39 points Tuesday in the Trail Blazers’ season-opening win over Utah, he noted that summer workouts with a special, mystery coach played a role in his performance. A large part of Lillard’s success Tuesday involved attacking the rim, and 7-foot-1 Utah center Rudy Gobert, who is among the NBA’s premier shot blockers. -- CSNNW.com
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