The San Antonio Spurs play host to the Portland Trail Blazers at AT&T Center on Monday evening.

This marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Trail Blazers (2-1), as they are coming off a hard-fought win over the Mavericks on Sunday. Damian Lillard made a clutch go-ahead bucket in the final seconds to give the Blazers the lift, while it was C.J. McCollum who was the high-point man with 35 points in the win. Rodney Hood also came up big on Sunday, as he poured in 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Hood has been solid through the first three games and gives Portland a third strong scoring option along with Lillard and McCollum. The Trail Blazers have topped 120 points and have shot better than 50 percent in each of their last two games. After they dropped their first game of the season at home, the Trail Blazers have now won two straight on the road, while Monday marks the third game of a four-game road trip.

Meanwhile, the Spurs (2-0) begin their season with a three-game home stand, where they have gone 2-0 so far, with wins over the Knicks and Wizards. They have topped 120 points in both of their games so far, while giving up an average of 116.5 points against. LaMarcus Aldridge has led the Spurs in scoring in both contests so far, with 22 points in the season opener, and 27 points in his most recent contest. DeMar DeRozan was quiet in the opener but poured in 26 points in his most recent contest. DeJounte Murray has been great in his first two games of the season and has been a major addition to the Spurs, who were without him last season. So far, Murray has tallied 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in one contest, and 19 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block, in his most recent contest.