The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Atlanta Hawks tonight in an NBA game FREE live streaming online from the Phillips Arena at 7:30 PM ETIt's been a rough three weeks for Portland (45-27), which has dropped eight of 11 to put its playoff hopes at risk. The Blazers are just ahead of Golden State, Memphis, Phoenix and Dallas, who are battling for the Western Conference's final three postseason berths.Portland's problems continued in Tuesday's 95-85 loss at last-place Orlando, dropping them to 0-3 on a five-game road trip. Robin Lopez had a season-best 20 points and 13 rebounds against the Magic, who snapped a nine-game losing streak."This is a very, extremely disappointing loss and in fact it was a game we needed to have," coach Terry Stotts told the team's website. "We've got 10 games left. There's got to be a sense of urgency every game. Playoff race is tight. We'd like to look forward, but we've got four teams that are right on our heels, and every game has a new sense of urgency."Damian Lillard is averaging 18.7 points while shooting 29.4 percent during the trek, down from his season marks of 21.1 and 42.3. The Blazers have lost 13 of 17 on the road."I think we are just in a new territory for some guys," Lopez told the team's official website. "It is late in the season, and the playoffs haven't started but essentially the playoffs have started. We need to realize that."The Hawks (31-39) had dropped 14 of 15 before putting together a season-best five-game winning streak, but their struggles have resumed over the last week. Atlanta is coming off its fourth straight defeat, 107-83 at Minnesota on Wednesday.Mike Scott had a team-high 15 points as the Hawks were outscored 42-28 in the paint and 26-13 in transition. Atlanta is clinging to the East's final playoff spot.Hawks forward Kyle Korver hasn't played during the skid due to back spasms, leaving his status for Thursday in doubt. Korver scored five points while shooting 1 of 9 -- including 0 for 5 from long distance -- against the Blazers earlier this month as his NBA record of 127 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer was snapped.The game will be live streamed online at www.nbalivestreamfree.net
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