National Basketball Association
Utah 115, Portland 96
When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 11, 2018
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
#12 CJ Washington, #56 Mark Ayotte, #16 David Guthrie
Attendance:
19730
By Field Level Media
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and Joe Ingles 24 to lead the visiting Utah Jazz past the Portland Trail Blazers 115-96 Sunday night at Moda Center.
Rudy Gobert contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Jazz won their ninth consecutive game and ended Portland's nine-game home winning streak.
Jae Crowder -- donning a Utah uniform for the first time after a three-team trade -- chipped in 15 points and five rebounds off the bench for the Jazz. Utah's Derrick Favors also scored 15.
Damian Lillard, coming off a 50-point game Friday at Sacramento, led the Trail Blazers with 39 points. CJ McCollum added 22, and Shabazz Napier scored 10.
Trailing by a point at halftime, the Jazz outscored the Blazers 38-19 in the third quarter to break the game open.
Utah held Portland to 40.7 percent shooting from the field and dominated the battle in rebounds (58-37), points in the paint (44-30) and fast-break points (16-8). The Jazz shot 48.6 percent from the floor and made 13 of 26 3-point attempts and 20 of 22 free-throw tries in the game.
Portland was 9 of 25 from beyond the arc and 21 of 25 at the foul line.
The Jazz led only 13-10 early despite Portland's 2-for-14 shooting start. With Lillard scoring 13 points, the Blazers took a 26-19 advantage into the second quarter.
Portland increased the difference to 30-19 early in the quarter, but Utah used a 7-0 run to draw within 30-26. The Jazz cut their deficit to 44-43 at the half.
Ingles scored 10 points in a 3 1/2-minute span as Utah opened the third quarter with a 15-2 spurt to go in front 58-46. The Jazz upped the spread to 72-54 late in the quarter and carried an 81-63 edge into the final period.
Utah spiked its lead to 93-68 early in the fourth quarter. Portland scored six points in a row to trim it to 93-74 with 6:10 remaining. The Blazers got as close at 102-90 on a pair of free throws by Lillard with 2:05 to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Portland |
|
Donovan Mitchell 27 |
Scoring |
Damian Lillard 39 |
|
Royce O'Neale 6 |
Assists |
CJ McCollum 4 |
|
Derrick Favors 11 |
Rebounds |
Ed Davis 12 |
|
Rudy Gobert 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Damian Lillard 13 |
|
Derrick Favors 2 |
Steals |
Maurice Harkless 2 |
|
Rudy Gobert 2 |
Blocks |
Al-Farouq Aminu 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
115 |
46.6 |
13-26 |
20-22 |
23 |
58 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
| Portland
|
96 |
40.7 |
9-25 |
21-25 |
16 |
37 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Portland will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .520 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Jazz have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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