The Los Angeles Lakers will look to close out their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers when they meet in Game 5 on Saturday. Portland will be without its top scorer in Damian Lillard, who has a right knee strain and has already been ruled out. Tip-off is at 9 p.m. ET from AdventHealth Arena in Orlando. The Lakers are favored by 13 points at William Hill, while the Over-Under is 223. Before making any Blazers vs. Lakers picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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