PORTLAND – The Portland Trail Blazers open their preseason schedule on Monday with a home game against the Utah Jazz. It’s the first of three preseason home games for Portland and the first of two games against the Jazz.

The Blazers will play seven preseason games before starting the regular season on October 25.

In the 2015-16 season, the Blazers finished fifth in the Western Conference with a 44-38 record. Portland advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs before bowing out against the Golden State Warriors.

Portland and Utah tipoff at 7 p.m.