The Portland Trail Blazers play host to the Boston Celtics at Moda Center on Saturday evening.

Meanwhile, this marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Celtics (12-11), as they are coming off a hard-fought loss in Utah on Friday. They got out to a rough start in the contest and trailed, 38-25, after one quarter. They came out stronger in the second and outscored the hosts by 10 points, to cut it to a three-point game by halftime. Both teams poured in 41 points each in the third quarter, as the Celtics still trailed by three heading into the final frame. They picked up the play in the fourth and took the lead early in the quarter, but they were outscored, 28-21, through the final six minutes, resulting in the road loss and the end of a two-game winning streak. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 37 points, six rebounds, five assists and a block, in the loss. Dennis Schroder followed up with 26 points, two rebounds, three assists and a steal, while Al Horford added 21 points, six rebounds, nine assists, a steal and a block. Jaylen Brown (hamstring) did not play on Friday night and remains questionable for action on Saturday, The contest will mark the second game of a five-game road trip for the Celtics, as they look to bounce back and improve on their, 6-6, road record.

Meanwhile, the this marks the third game of a four-game home stand for the Trail Blazers (11-12), as they will look to bounce back from a loss in their most recent contest and get back to building on their impressive, 10-2, home record. Damian Lillard (abdomen) has missed the last two games and remains questionable for action on Saturday. Anfernee Simons (ankle), who had been filling in for Lillard is also expected to be out for Saturday's contest, which leave the way for Dennis Smith Jr. to step up for some big minutes. Nassir Little (ankle) has missed the last two games and will remain sidelined. C.J. McCollum, who is averaging 20.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.1 steals, will be crucial in leading the shorthanded squad.