(Sports Network) - The struggling New York Knicks play the fourth of a five- game road trip, as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at the Rose Garden.

This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. New York is scheduled to host the Trail Blazers on March 8th at historic Madison Square Garden.

The teams have split the last eight contests in the series. New York snapped a six-game series road losing streak on January 3, 2007.

Tonight's contest marks the first time New York's Zach Randolph will face his former team. The Knicks acquired Randolph from the Trail Blazers in a big trade on draft night. Randolph is averaging 17.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game this season.

New York is 0-3 on the swing. On Wednesday, Deron Williams scored 22 points and dished out 12 assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 100-89 victory over the Knicks at EnergySolutions Arena.

Jamal Crawford collected 26 points and nine assists, while Randolph scored 23 for the Knicks, who dropped to 4-17 on the road this season. New York starters Eddy Curry and Quentin Richardson left the game early in the opening quarter will flu-like symptoms and didn't return.

Curry and Richardson are questionable for tonight's contest.

The Knicks will wrap up the road trip on Saturday against rookie phenom Kevin Durant and the Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena.

Portland tries to get back on the winning track, as it plays the fourth of a six-game homestand. The Trail Blazers are 1-2 on the current stand.

Superstar LeBron James' driving layup with less than a second to go lifted the Cleveland Cavaliers over Portland, 84-83, on Wednesday at the Rose Garden. Leading by a point with just 4.9 seconds left, the Trail Blazers did a poor job of denying James the ball and the All-Star had room on the right wing, before driving to the hoop and depositing a left-handed lay-in with 0.9 seconds left.

Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge both ended with 16 points for the Trail Blazers, who have lost three of their last four games overall. Travis Outlaw chipped in 13 points off the bench, and Steve Blake finished with 10 points in defeat.

The Trail Blazers are an impressive 18-5 at home this season. Portland will play the Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls in the final two contests of the homestand.