It's hard to think of a better way to start the weekend than by spending Friday evening at the Rose Garden. But for the Trail Blazers, tonight's game will be anything but leisure.

Their opponents, the Magic, have the best record in the Eastern Conference, and have won their last five games. Their early dominance surpised many, but upon closer look, Orlando's success really isn't surprising.

Dwight Howard is proving worthy of his #1 Draft pick selection and then some. It's only the begining for Howard, who at the tender age of 20, is already drawing comparisons to Shaquille O'Neal and David Robinson. Dwight is a double-double machine, but you could say he's a double-double-double threat. Three times this season Howard has scored at least twenty points while grabbing twenty rebounds.

The Kid is a monster, and the Trail Blazers are really going to have to bring some muscle at him to contend.

So here we go...

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