FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge (12) dunks the ball against the Utah Jazz in the first half during an NBA basketball game in Salt Lake City. The late-game "M-V-P!" chants are now the norm in Portland for Aldridge, and the Trail Blazers' forward is putting up numbers worthy of such adulation. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson, File)