BLAZERS—The engine powering our Portland basketball machine is starting to seriously rev up. The contest between the Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs is like a really sweet jump in their path toward the playoffs. Either the Blazers launch off it and head skyward, or they spill off the side of the ramp and endo. Either way: You can’t not watch. BOBBY ROBERTS
Moda Center, 1 Center Ct, 7 pm, $18-205, all ages
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS—Those Christmas-obsessed motherfuckers of SE Portland’s Peacock Lane are back with a goddamn vengeance, and god fucking help you if you get between them and their charming little street that burns with righteous fury and 1.21
gigawatts of in-your-face holiday cheer. Tonight’s the first night they’re turning those suckers on, so grab your sunglasses, sunscreen, and peppermint schnapps. See if you can handle it. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Peacock Lane (off SE Stark, one block west of SE 41st), Dec 15-30 from 6-11 pm, Dec 24 & 31 from 6 pm-midnight, FREE