PORTLAND — John Collins scored 20 factors, Keyonte George had 17 and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game shedding streak with a 141-99 rout of the Portland Path Blazers on Friday evening.
Walker Kessler had 13 factors, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Jazz in simply their fifth win of the season.
Jerami Grant had 19 factors for Portland in its third straight loss. The Blazers trailed by 46 factors and drew boos from the house followers.
The Jazz raced to a 38-20 lead. The Blazers have been damage early within the recreation when Toumani Camara limped off the court docket with a proper foot damage and didn’t return.
The Jazz led 67-44 on the half and pushed the margin to 30 factors at 76-46 within the third quarter. All of Utah’s starters have been in double figures at that time.
Takeaways
Jazz: Ahead Lauri Markkanen was a late scratch with decrease again damage administration. He missed three video games earlier within the season with the identical subject. Svi Mykhailiuk began in his place.
Path Blazers: Portland was with out Scoot Henderson for the fifth straight recreation due to a left quad contusion. Rookie Donovan Clingan has a sprained left knee.
Key second
Collin Sexton handed to Collins for a dunk that gave the Jazz a 90-59 lead within the third quarter and put the bench on their ft. Shaedon Sharpe had a hovering dunk within the first half because the Blazers tried unsuccessfully to erase the deficit.
Key stat
Blazers guard Anfernee Simons grew to become the fourth participant in Portland historical past to make 800-plus 3-pointers, becoming a member of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Wesley Matthews. General the Blazers have been dismal from the perimeter, making simply 14 of 47 3-pointers.
Up subsequent
The Path Blazers are on the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday evening.
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JAZZ 141, BLAZERS 99
PORTLAND (99) — Camara 0-4 0-0 0, Grant 6-11 3-3 19, Ayton 3-7 0-2 6, Sharpe 3-12 3-4 10, Simons 6-15 0-0 14, Avdija 2-9 1-2 6, Murray 6-9 1-1 14, Walker 0-3 1-2 1, Reath 3-5 0-0 8, Banton 7-17 2-3 19, Rupert 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-95 11-17 99.
Utah
33
34
35
39
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141
Portland
17
27
26
29
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99
3-Level Targets—Utah 14-32 (Juzang 6-11, Mykhailiuk 3-4, George 2-6, Collins 1-1, Collier 1-3, Potter 1-4, Sensabaugh 0-1, Sexton 0-2), Portland 14-47 (Grant 4-8, Banton 3-8, Reath 2-3, Simons 2-7, Murray 1-1, Avdija 1-5, Sharpe 1-8, Walker 0-1, Rupert 0-2, Camara 0-4). Rebounds—Utah 61 (Kessler 17), Portland 34 (Avdija, Reath, Simons 5). Assists—Utah 34 (Collier, Sexton 7), Portland 23 (Simons 5). Whole Fouls—Utah 17, Portland 22. A—16,446 (19,393)