Lillard and McCollum aim Portland at the playoffs (The Associated Press)

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Portland's backcourt duo of Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are partners on the court and friends off of it. Lillard and McCollum have combined to average 46.1 points this season, for just over 44 percent of Portland's total average, while leading the Blazers to a 39-36 record. While those twosomes, along with Toronto's Kyle Lowry and DeMarcus DeRozan, seem to grab the most attention, Lillard and McCollum are unassumingly earning the league's respect.

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