Portland Trail Blazers: Top 5 games to watch in 2018-19

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3. Dec. 25 at Utah Jazz (ESPN)

The NBA will play five games on Christmas Day. They always try to schedule some of the best teams and brightest stars for these games. The fifth and final game of the day will be the Blazers at the Utah Jazz — two rivals who will be battling for the Northwest Division title this year.

This will be the first time the Blazers are playing on Christmas since 2010 when they lost to the Golden State Warriors.

The Jazz have some of the most talented players in the Western Conference, and just like OKC, it’s also a fun game to watch when these two squads meet up. Last season, they split the series 2-2, each winning a game at home and on the road. There are some good matchups to watch in this game. Lillard vs. Donovan Mitchell, Jusuf Nurkic vs. Rudy Gobert and CJ McCollum vs. Ricky Rubio and Dante Exum.

Lillard played four years of college in Utah and always has a good turnout of people there to support him when he plays in Utah.

Playing on Christmas, Lillard will probably have a ton of family and friends at the game, and that will hopefully inspire him for another excellent performance against the Jazz. Lillard’s career high of 59 points came against this team two seasons ago.

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