Blazers and Damian Lillard will host Spurs At Moda Center. The Blazers will want to move on from the 99-127 loss to the Denver Nuggets, a game in which Damian Lillard contributed 21 points (8-of-23 from the field) and 9 assists. Caleb Swanigan had a great performance with 7 points (3-of-6 from the field) and 10 rebounds cold-shooting slump in the season averaging only 1 point.
The Spurs will want to move on from the 102-129 loss to the Los-Angeles Lakers, a game in which DeMar DeRozan had 28 points (12-of-21 shooting), 7 assists and 9 rebounds.
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Will Hassan Whiteside replicate his impressive performance from the last game? In the head-to-head matchup between the teams this season, the Blazers won once out of 2 games.
The Blazers will attempt to keep their momentum going having won 4 out of their last 5 games. The Spurs have won just 2 games out of their last 5. Both teams are expected to be at full strength today with no notable injuries.
Blazers are much better at three-point shooting than the Spurs; they rank No. 10 in threes made, while the Spurs rank just No. 27.
Both teams are coming off back-to-back games. The Blazers next couple of matchups are away vs UTA, home vs MIA, away vs NOP.
