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The Portland Trail Blazers let a great opportunity slip away during Thursday night’s 110-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Moda Center. Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said his team was rusty and sometimes lacked focus during the defeat in the Blazers’ first game back from the All-Star break.

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