The Portland Trail Blazers begin their four-game road trip with an early tip-off matchup against the Utah Jazz. An early-season game that could mean a lot down the line for two teams with playoff aspirations in an injury-riddled Western Conference .

It will be the first game of a six-day road trip that will see Portland face the Jazz, followed by the Nuggets and Suns, before concluding against the Lakers in a highly anticipated NBA Cup showdown.

Portland is coming off an unconvincing offensive performance that led to its first loss of the season against the Memphis Grizzlies, bringing the team's record to 3-1.

A game that could be considered two losses in one, as guard Ja Morant suffered a hamstring strain in the contest that will sideline him for at least a month, the team confirmed.

The Jazz entered the NBA season as a potential dark horse in the Western Conference but have stumbled out of the gates.

Utah enters Saturday's matchup on the heels of an overtime loss at home to the San Antonio Spurs,…