National Basketball Association
Utah 102, Portland 97
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, April 2, 2012
Where: Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
#73 Tre Maddox, #23 Jason Phillips, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
20050
By SportsDirect Inc.
JAZZ 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 97: Paul Millsap had 31 points and 11 rebounds and scored the go-ahead basket as visiting Utah closed the game with an 8-0 run.
Gordon Hayward scored 20 points as the Jazz moved within one game of the eighth-place Houston Rockets for the final Western Conference playoff spot.
Wesley Matthews scored a season-best 33 points on 10-of-12 shooting and LaMarcus Aldridge added 27 points for the Trail Blazers, who are three games behind the Rockets.
Portland connected on 12 of 22 3-point attempts – five by Matthews – but didn’t score over the final 2 1/2 minutes as Utah rallied to break a three-game losing skid.
Millsap’s ferocious dunk gave the Jazz a 98-97 lead with 1:12 to play. Millsap scored on another dunk with 20.3 seconds left after Jamaal Tinsley stole the ball from Raymond Felton. Portland’s Nicolas Batum missed a game-tying 3-point attempt with about 10 seconds left.
The Jazz had a 94-87 lead after Al Jefferson’s three-point play with 6:05 left before going nearly 4 1/2 minutes without scoring. Aldridge tallied back-to-back baskets to tie the score and Matthews hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:34 remaining.
Jefferson had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick Favors had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Utah.
Batum had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.
Portland led 35-22 after the opening quarter and had a 14-point lead midway through the second before Utah finished the half with a 20-9 run to cut its deficit to 57-54 at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Jazz improve their road mark to 9-19. … Matthews’ career high of 36 points was established last season against the Minnesota Timberwolves. … Utah was 4 of 15 from 3-point range. … Portland was 9 of 13 from 3-point range in the first half.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Portland |
|
Paul Millsap 31 |
Scoring |
Wesley Matthews 33 |
|
Jamaal Tinsley 6 |
Assists |
Raymond Felton 8 |
|
Derrick Favors 11 |
Rebounds |
Nicolas Batum 10 |
|
Gordon Hayward 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Wesley Matthews 8 |
|
DeMarre Carroll 2 |
Steals |
Nicolas Batum 2 |
|
Al Jefferson 1 |
Blocks |
Nicolas Batum 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
102 |
48.8 |
4-15 |
16-21 |
23 |
42 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
| Portland
|
97 |
43.2 |
12-22 |
15-18 |
24 |
40 |
6 |
6 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Portland will play their next game at home against Brooklyn. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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