Houston Rockets guard Aaron Brooks (0) is defended by Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla (L) during the first period of Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference playoff series in Portland, Oregon, April 18, 2009.

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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, left, from China, backs in Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla during the first half of game 1 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff game on Saturday, April 18, 2009 in Portland.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, left, shoots over Denver Nuggets center Chris Anderson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

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Denver Nuggets center Nene, left, from Brazil, drives on Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Wednesday, April 15, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers, left to right, Portland Trail Blazers' Steve Blake, Brandon Roy, Martell Webster, LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw cheer their team in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Monday, April 13, 2009, in Portland, Ore.

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden (52) battles for a rebound with Los Angeles Lakers Pau Gasol (L) and Lamar Odom (R) during the third quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon on April 10, 2009.

Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol (16) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden (52) during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon on April 10, 2009.

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum (17) shoots over Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla (10) during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon on April 10, 2009.

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Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33), of Spain, dunks the ball over Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla (10) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Memphis, Tenn. Portland won 96-93.

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Hakim Warrick, right, gets an arm from Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden (52) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Memphis, Tenn. Portland won 96-93.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden (52) dunks the ball against Memphis Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi (15) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in Memphis, Tenn.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, left, goes up for a dunk in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Robert Swift, center, and forward Malik Rose, right, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 3, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, right, shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder forward Thabo Sefolosha, left, of Switzerland, and forward Nick Collison, bottom, in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 3, 2009. Portland won the game 107-72.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla, behind, reaches in to block a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic, front, of Serbia, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 3, 2009.

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Kevin Durant, right, goes up for a shot in front of Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla, left, in the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 3, 2009.

Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden (52) blocks the shot of Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47) during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Oregon, March 31, 2009.

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Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, right, loses the ball as he drives on Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla looks back as he walks off the floor after an incident with Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer where both players were ejected during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Tuesday, March 31, 2009.

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Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, left, from Spain, collides with Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla during the first half of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Saturday, March 28, 2009. Przybilla was called for a foul on this play.

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Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal, left, works the ball in against Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Thursday, March 26, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, right, goes to the hoop against Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert (1) during the first quarter of their NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. , Monday, March 23, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, left, greets fans after Portland defeated the Indiana Pacers 95-85 in an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

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Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert (55) works against Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden looks on from the bench during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

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Portland Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla and Indiana Pacers guard Marquis Daniels vie for a rebound during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.