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Will the Bucks, Jazz, and Mavs intentionally lose on Thursday?

With little seeding position to play for against the 3 teams nipping at the Blazer's heals (Griz., Suns, and Spurs), you might think that their opponents on Thursday (Bucks, Dallas, Utah) might rest their stars and not really care about the outcome. That's understandable, but might they actually go one step further and *intentionally* lose?? Not to start a conspiracy, but I would guess those teams would rather *not* go against Dame and the Blazers in a future playoff series. If they tank their games and get lucky with a Portland loss to the Nets, that would happen.

Blazers are absolutely going to have to beat the Nets on Thursday.