Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard
Both the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs won their season openers, and they will both battle tonight in Rip City in a matchup of two of the Western Conference’s best teams on paper.
The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest (in Spurs markets) and NBC Sports Northwest (in Blazers markets). If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone, tablet or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
How to Watch Spurs vs Blazers Online if You’re in Market
Fox Sports Southwest (local markets) and NBC Sports Northwest (local markets) are included in the main Fubo bundle, which has 85 total channels and is tailored towards sports. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch games up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including Fox Sports Southwest (local markets) and NBC Sports Northwest (local markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Fox Sports Southwest (local markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package, but NBC Sports Northwest is not. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch the game live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
How to Watch Spurs vs Blazers Online if You’re Out of Market
If you live outside of the Spurs or Blazers area, all out-of-market, non-nationally televised games can be watched through NBA League Pass. You can sign up and watch through a number of different platforms:
You can sign up for either NBA League Pass, which lets you watch all out-of-market games, or NBA Team Pass, which lets you watch all of one team’s games if they’re out of market. Once signed up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the NBA.com website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the NBA app.
If you have FuboTV or sign up for a new subscription, you can add NBA League Pass to your channel bundle. After signing up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the Fubo website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Fubo app.
If you have Sling TV or sign up for a new subsription, you can add NBA League Pass or NBA Team Pass to your channel bundle. Once signed up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the Sling website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling app.
Preview
Damian Lillard, C.J. Mccollum and company had a welcoming challenge on Thursday. LeBron James and the all-new, fresh look Los Angeles Lakers. After Terry Stotts’ crew allowed a few highlight reel-worthy dunks to James, they settled into the game. Lillard scored a game-high 28 points — LeBron had 26 — as he led the Blazers to a 128-119 win for the 16th straight time.
The Spurs are a much different looking team than in year’s past. After acquiring DeMar Derozan in an offseason blockbuster deal that sent disgruntled star Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors, Gregg Popovich will need to rely on different tools this time around for the Spurs.
DeRozan had a fine debut, also scoring 28 points as San Antonio disposed of the Minnesota Timberwolves — and their disgruntled star Jimmy Butler — in a 112-108 victory on Wednesday. LaMarcus Aldridge added 21, and veteran Rudy Gay scored 18 in the win.
In addition to seeing how San Antonio’s new roster meshes, there will be history looming over the team:
Milestone alert: Pau Gasol is just 10 points away from passing David Robinson (20,790 points) for No. 38 on the all-time scoring list.
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X-Factor: Nik Stauskas; after scoring 24 points (hitting 5-of-8 from three) in the Blazers’ win against the Lakers, Stauskas may be in line to get the opportunity to be the key bench scorer Portland has needed for awhile this season.