(Los Angles, LA)  --  The Trail Blazers will face the Lakers tonight in Los Angeles as they try to secure home-court advantage for the first round of the NBA playoffs.  The Blazers are 51-and-29 and in fourth place in the Western Conference, two games in front of the Utah Jazz with two games left.  They trail third-place Houston by one-and-a-half games.  CJ McCollum returned to the Portland lineup Sunday after missing 10 games with a left knee injury.  The Blazers conclude the regular season tomorrow night at home against Sacramento.