The Portland Trail Blazers are locked into the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference, are assured of having to open the first round of the playoffs on the road since their opponent will end the season with a superior record, have already lost three wings to injury and entered Monday night without All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who's nursing a sprained left foot. With no chance to improve their seeding and just two games left in the regular season, at this point, Blazers fans were just hoping that what remains of the team to make it to the playoffs in one piece.