The NBA Play-In Tournament continues tonight with the first Western Conference matchup, which will determine the No. 7 seed. The Portland Trail Blazers (42-40) are hoping to end a five-year playoff drought with a win tonight against the Phoenix Suns (45-37). The last time the Trail Blazers appeared in the playoffs was 2021, while the team’s last playoff series win came in 2019. Phoenix won two of three games against Portland in the regular season, but Portland won the most recent matchup on