The Portland Trail Blazers will feature a new starting lineup, and potentially a new face to the team all together, when they meet the Orlando Magic Friday night at the Amway Center.
First, Damian Lillard, who has been playing through a number of injuries over the past few weeks, will sit out Friday’s contest with a left knee contusion. Lillard fought through a number of knocks to help the Trail Blazers get past the Heat Thursday night in Miami -- he made the game-winning free throws with just one second to play to add another clutch moment to his collection -- but with Friday’s game being the second of a back-to-back, the decision was made to give the All-Star point guard the night off.