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SPORTS—Nothing is more important than knocking off Blazers rivals the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe Bryant has broken his share of hearts in the Rose City—his double overtime heroics in 2004 still smart to this very day—but you can guarantee Portland’s faithful will be loud tonight. The only question that remains: Which Blazers will be healthy enough to play? EAC
Rose Garden, 1 Center Ct, 7 pm, $35-225

FILM—This last decade made me want to regress, and regress some more. That’s why I’ll be going to Brad Bird’s cartoon masterpiece The Iron Giant, presented by PDX.fm’s Cort and Fatboy along with the Mercury! Plus an episode of The Ramblin’ Rod Show, Superman cartoons, and ’80s commercials! BYO Nesquik. DB
“Bagdad Theater”, 3702 SE Hawthorne, 11 pm, $3, 21+

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Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)