The Portland Trail Blazers play host to the San Antonio Spurs at Moda Center on Monday afternoon.

This marks the third game of a seven-game home stand for the Trail Blazers (8-5), as they have a great opportunity to build on their 4-3 home record. They have won five of their last six contests and will look to stay on track to kick off the home stand. Damian Lillard continues to lead the Trail Blazers, averaging team highs of 27.6 points and 6.8 assists per game. C.J. McCollum (foot) has been the team's next-best offensive player but remains questionable for action on Monday after he was forced to sit out the second half of the Trail Blazers' most recent contest. Since Jusuf Nurkic (wrist) has been sidelined, Enes Kanter is taking over the starting center role, and he finished with 12 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks, three assists and two steals, in the most recent contest. The Trail Blazers are averaging 115.7 points per game, which is sixth most in the league, but they are giving up an average of 115.2 points against, which is also sixth most in the league.

Meanwhile, this marks the first game of a two-game trip for the Spurs (7-6), as they look to build on their, 5-2, road record. DeMar DeRozan has been the Spurs' best player this season, averaging team highs with 20.7 points and 6.7 assists, to go with 5.7 assists and 1.0 steals, in 35 minutes per game. Dejounte Murray has also been playing well, averaging 15.8 points, 5.2 assists and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game. LaMarcus Aldridge has not really found his rhythm yet, as he is averaging 13.6 points on 42 percent shooting, and 5.0 rebounds, in 28 minutes per game. The Spurs have been doing a great job taking care of the ball, as they are averaging a league-low 9.7 turnovers per game. However, they are giving up a league-high 50.5 rebounds per game.