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HOOPS—The Los Angeles Lakers are easily the best team in the NBA, but that hasn’t stopped the team from dropping nine straight at the Rose Garden. Tonight, the Portland Trail Blazers go for 10 in a row, and with any luck, we all might see Kobe cry. EAC
Rose Garden, 1 Center Ct, 7 pm, $35-225, broadcast on KGW

SAINTS PRESERVE US—Brooklyn-based virtuoso St. Vincent lures you in with her sweet voice and girlish looks, building a tower of catchy melody… but beware! Her songs could explode at any moment into a whir of experimental cacophony, leaving you disoriented and unsure of what will happen next. She plays two shows this evening, including an all-ages early show. RN
w/Wildbirds & Peacedrums; Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside, 5 pm, (all ages) & 9 pm (21 & up), $13-17

Fun gets frenetic sometimes. My, What a Busy Week!

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.)