Trail Blazers 122-120 Jazz (December 26, 2024) Game Summary

PORTLAND, Ore. — — Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe each scored 27 points and Scoot Henderson made a tiebreaking jumper with 0.1 seconds left as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 122-120 on Thursday night.

Henderson finished with 18 points and 10 assists, Deandre Ayton added 18 points and 12 rebounds and Jerami Grant scored 14 points for Portland.

Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Utah. Collin Sexton added 19 points and Svi Mykhailiuk had 18 points.

Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was away from the team following the recent death of his grandmother and will also miss their next game against Dallas on Saturday. Assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren fills in as acting head coach in Billups’ absence.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons struggled with her shooting, going 3 for 12 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range.

Jazz: Despite outshooting Portland from 3-point range, Utah lost 50 percent (21 for 42) to 39.5 percent (15 for 38).

Key moment

Henderson’s turnaround fade from the right wing with 0.1 seconds left gave the Trail Blazers the lead for good.

Key state

Portland outshot Utah 50-36.

Next

The Jazz host Philadelphia on Saturday, and the Trail Blazers host Dallas.

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