The San Antonio Spurs take on the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on Thursday night.

The Spurs (6-13) have had as difficult a season as their record implies, but they'll actually come into Thursday's game riding their first winning streak of the season, albeit a modest two-game one. Their most recent success came at the expense of the Washington Wizards, which they toppled by a 116-99 score on Monday night. Derrick White led the Spurs with 24 points, adding five rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Dejounte Murray totaled 22 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Jakob Poeltl generated a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double that included one assist, two blocks and one steal. Keldon Johnson furnished 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.

The Spurs will likely list Devin Vassell (quadriceps) and Doug McDermott (knee) as no better than questionable for Thursday's game.

The Trail Blazers (11-11) have had an interesting season, as 10 of their first 11 wins under new head coach Chauncey Billups have come on their home floor. However, Portland checks into Thursday's contest having lost three of their last four overall and set to miss star point guard Damian Lillard for at least 10 days due to lower abdominal tendinopathy. Lillard began his absence Tuesday night, but the Blazers still defeated the Detroit Pistons, 110-92. C.J. McCollum led the way with 28 points, complementing them with six assists, four rebounds and two steals. Ben McLemore poured in 17 points. Jusuf Nurkic provided 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Anfernee Simons delivered 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and one block. Dennis Smith, Jr. contributed 11 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.

The Trail Blazers will list Norman Powell (quadriceps) as questionable for Thursday's contest, while Nassir Little (ankle) will remain out.

Thursday's game marks the first of four meetings between the teams this season. The Trail Blazers won the 2020-21 three-game season series with the Spurs by a 2-1 margin.