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Nigeria is part of the "polygamy belt", a region in West Africa and Central Africa where polygamy is common and deeply rooted in the culture. [4] Nigeria is estimated as having the fifth highest polygamy prevalence in the world, with 28% of the population living in polygamous marriages, with only four countries ( Burkina Faso , Mali , Gambia ...
The Trail Blazers had the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA. [31] The Trail Blazers faced off against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round of the NBA Playoffs, and were defeated 1–3, marking the fifth straight year they were eliminated in the first round. [32] [33] [34] [35]
The 1984–85 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 39th season of the franchise, 37th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 25th in Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as runner-ups of the 1984 NBA Finals , where they lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Boston Celtics in seven games, increasing their losing streak to the Celtics ...
1991 Western Conference First Round: Trail Blazers won, 3–2 The I-5 rivalry was a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics . [ 2 ] [ 1 ] The two Pacific Northwest cities are 180 miles (290 km) apart and connected by Interstate 5 . [ 1 ]
The Blazers general manager Stu Inman had made it known that if Sam Bowie passed the Blazers physical examination, he would be drafted by the Blazers. [3] The Blazers had given Bowie a seven-hour physical to ensure that his leg had recovered from the two-year layoff between 1981 and 1983. [ 4 ]
Lakers coach Darvin Ham and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups have been like brothers since winning an NBA title together with the Pistons in 2004.
The 2016–17 Portland Trail Blazers season was the franchise's 47th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers would finish the regular season with a 41–41 record, securing the 8th seed.
For the second straight season, the Trail Blazers were pitted against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round of the NBA Playoffs, and the result was identical to that of the previous year, as Portland fell one game to three; it was also the sixth consecutive year that the Blazers lost in the opening round of the playoffs.