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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; LaMarcus Aldridge is averaging career-highs in scoring average\u00A0and rebounds.\u00A0(Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Portland Trail Blazers All-Star forward\u00A0LaMarcus Aldridge\u00A0is expected to play tonight against the Atlanta Hawks after missing the last seven games with a back injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aldridge has not played since March 12 after he took a hard fall in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs. He has also missed time earlier this season with a groin strain. Via Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Aldridge admitted he still isn't\u00A0back to 100 percent health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CIt's (running) still not normal but hopefully by tonight, I'll be used to it or I'll be fine,\u201D he said. \u201CWe'll see what happens tonight or how I'll look.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Aldridge is averaging 23.4 points and 11.1 rebounds in 60 games this season. His team\u00A0has been struggling lately, going 3-7 in its\u00A0last 10 games, including a 3-4 mark without Aldridge in the lineup.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Blazers are currently fifth in the Western Conference standings, but there are four teams within two games of them with less than a month left in the regular season.\n&lt;strong&gt;GOLLIVER AND MAHONEY:\u00A0Give and Go: Revisiting NBA predictions, no matter how painful the process might\u00A0be&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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