Blazers to open 2016-17 season vs. Jazz on Oct. 25

The Portland Trail Blazers will tip-off their 47th NBA season against the Utah Jazz at the Moda Center on Tuesday, Oct. 25, it was announced Thursday by the NBA.

Portland will open with three of its first four games at the Moda Center, including two against last season’s playoff opponents, the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors.

Among the highlights at the Moda Center in 2016-17: the defending NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers travel to Portland on Jan. 11; the Warriors come to town on Nov. 1 and Jan. 29; the San Antonio Spurs play two games on Dec. 23 and April 10; and the Clippers make their lone trip to Portland on Oct. 27.

The team has a season-long, five-game home stand scheduled from Jan. 25-Feb. 3, and makes three five-game road trips on the year. Seven of the Trail Blazers’ first 12 games are at home, and the season ends with 10 of the final 12 games being played at the Moda Center.

Portland will take on 10 of 14 Western Conference opponents twice at home and twice on the road, while playing Houston, the L.A. Clippers, Memphis and Sacramento only three times apiece. Of those matchups, the Trail Blazers host Houston and Sacramento twice, and the L.A. Clippers and Memphis once. The team will face each Eastern Conference team twice.

The Trail Blazers will close out the regular season on Wednesday, April 12 vs. New Orleans.

2016-17 TRAIL BLAZERS SCHEDULE

Oct. 25 Utah, 7 p.m.

Oct. 27 L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 29 at Denver, 6 p.m.

Nov. 1 Golden State, 7 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Nov. 4 at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Nov. 6 at Memphis, 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 8 Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 11 Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Nov. 13 Denver, 6 p.m.

Nov. 15 Chicago, 7 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Houston, 5 p.m.

Nov. 18 at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Nov. 20 at Brooklyn, 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 22 at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Nov. 25 New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Nov. 27 Houston, 6 p.m.

Nov. 30 Indiana, 7 p.m.

Dec. 3 Miami, 7 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Dec. 7 at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Dec. 10 at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Dec. 12 at L.A. Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 13 Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Denver, 6 p.m.

Dec. 17 at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 20 at Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21 Dallas, 7 p.m.

Dec. 23 San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Dec. 26 Toronto, 7 p.m.

Dec. 28 Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Dec. 30 at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 1 at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Jan. 4 at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 5 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 Detroit, 7 p.m.

Jan. 10 at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 11 Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 13 Orlando, 7 p.m.

Jan. 16 at Washington, 11 a.m.

Jan. 18 at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Jan. 20 at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Jan. 21 at Boston, 2 p.m.

Jan. 25 L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 27 Memphis, 7 p.m.

Jan. 29 Golden State, 6 p.m.

Jan. 31 Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Feb. 3 Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 5 at Oklahoma City, noon

Feb. 7 at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 9 Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 13 Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 at Utah, 6 p.m.

Feb. 16 at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Feb. 26 at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Feb. 28 at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

March 2 Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

March 4 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

March 6 at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

March 7 at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

March 9 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

March 11 Washington, 7 p.m.

March 12 at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

March 14 at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

March 15 at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

March 18 at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

March 19 at Miami, 3 p.m.

March 21 Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

March 23 New York, 7 p.m.

March 25 Minnesota, 7 p.m.

March 26 at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m.

March 28 Denver, 7 p.m.

March 30 Houston, 7:30 p.m.

April 1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.

April 4 at Utah, 7:30 p.m.

April 6 Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

April 8 Utah, 7 p.m.

April 10 San Antonio, 7 p.m.

April 12 New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.