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The Portland Trail Blazers are finally at full strength with Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins back and healthy. It’s resulted in a 2-1 start in the NBA bubble.

With the Memphis Grizzlies recently losing Jaren Jackson Jr. for the rest of the season, the Blazers are gaining steam as a serious contender to not only force a play-in tournament game with the 8th seed, but more importantly, play their way into the playoffs: