Trail Blazers snap 8-game skid with 121-105 victory over the Jazz
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Jerami Grant scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 121-105 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Malcolm Brogdon added 20 points and eight assists, and Jabari Walker came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points with 10 rebounds. The Blazers led by as many as 32 points.
Lauri Markkanen had 24 points for the Jazz, who have lost five straight and eight of their last 10.
Walker said Blazers coach Chauncey Billups had been showing the team film of things the players did well to inspire them.
“We went on that losing streak, so I guess our heads went down a little bit. You could just tell the energy wasn't the same. We kind of lost track of what good basketball looked like,” Walker said. “We just came in the morning for the game and we played highlights, good defense, and what it looks like.”
Blazers rookie guard Scoot Henderson played after missing nine games with a sprained right ankle. The No. 3 pick did not start, but came into the game to cheers with 4:14 left in the first half. He finished with three points and seven assists in 17 minutes.
“I think I played all right,” Henderson said. “Didn't take as many shots or anything like that, just trying to get my conditioning up. I'm never pressured about taking that many shots. I know they're going to come, I know they're going to fall. But really the main goal was to try and come back and get a win.”
Both teams were playing the second night of back-to-backs. The Blazers fell 120-107 on the road against the Phoenix Suns in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night.
The Jazz lost 131-99 on the road to the Lakers in a tournament game.
Jazz coach Will Hardy shook up his lineup a bit against the Blazers, starting Kelly Olynyk for the first time this season.
The Blazers appeared to be returning to nearly a full lineup after a spate of injuries. In addition to Henderson, Brogdon returned from a sore hamstring against the Suns and scored 19 points.
But Portland was still without guard Anfernee Simons, who tore a ligament in his right thumb in the season opener.
Portland built a 36-21 lead after Kris Murray's basket midway through the first half. The Blazers led 65-46 at the break, and Grant led all scorers in the half with 11 points.
Grant's layup capped a 9-2 Blazers run that stretched the lead to 77-55 in the third quarter. He finished with five 3-pointers to match his season high, and the Blazers had a season-best 17 3s.
“I think we’ve been doing a good job of creating 3-point shots, we just haven’t been able to knock them down,” Billups said. “Today we had several guys who were able to knock shots down.”
UP NEXT
Jazz: Utah hosts New Orleans in a pair of games on Saturday and Monday.
Trail Blazers: Portland visits the Milwaukee Bucks and former Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard on Sunday afternoon. Lillard was traded to the Bucks in the offseason after 11 seasons with Portland.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Lauri Markkanen vs. Duop Reath (Jerami Grant gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 | | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:06 |  | Lauri Markkanen turnover (lost ball) (Jerami Grant steals) | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point running layup (Jerami Grant assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving layup (Keyonte George assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:29 | | Jerami Grant misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Keyonte George misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Duop Reath makes two point running layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:55 | | +3 | Jordan Clarkson makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-7 |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 5-9 |
| 9:31 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 7-9 |
| 9:19 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Duop Reath assists) | 7-12 |
| 9:03 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Trail Blazers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Toumani Camara turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:33 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 7-14 |
| 8:00 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:52 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 7-17 |
| 7:02 | | Shaedon Sharpe blocks Jordan Clarkson's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point driving layup (Keyonte George assists) | 9-17 |
| 6:23 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Toumani Camara misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:03 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 11-17 |
| 5:59 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:59 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-17 |
| 5:36 | | Jabari Walker misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Jerami Grant turnover (lost ball) (Keyonte George steals) | ||
| 4:52 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Matisse Thybulle turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 4:40 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:29 | | +3 | Shaedon Sharpe makes three point stepback jump shot (Jabari Walker assists) | 12-20 |
| 4:15 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:04 | | Jabari Walker misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Walker steals) | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point turnaround hook shot | 12-22 |
| 3:33 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +3 | Jabari Walker makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 12-25 |
| 3:18 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point driving reverse layup (Omer Yurtseven assists) | 14-25 |
| 2:47 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:32 | | Omer Yurtseven turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Walker steals) | ||
| 2:28 | | Kris Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:25 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point putback layup | 14-27 |
| 2:01 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Jabari Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Kris Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jabari Walker assists) | 14-29 |
| 1:30 | | Jabari Walker shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-29 |
| 1:30 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-29 |
| 1:18 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Jabari Walker's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Collin Sexton misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 16-32 |
| 0:42 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 19-32 |
| 0:31 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 0:17 | | Jabari Walker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-32 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 | | Collin Sexton misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:44 | | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-34 |
| 11:18 | | Collin Sexton turnover (lost ball) (Kris Murray steals) | ||
| 11:16 | | +2 | Kris Murray makes two point running layup | 21-36 |
| 11:16 | | Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Kris Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:16 | | Kris Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:13 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jazz turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:30 | | Jerami Grant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Jerami Grant shooting foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | +1 | Kris Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 10:21 | | Kris Dunn misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:19 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Kris Dunn blocks Scoot Henderson's two point running layup | ||
| 10:15 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running dunk (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 24-36 |
| 9:50 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 9:34 | | Duop Reath misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Matisse Thybulle offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Matisse Thybulle turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:17 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:57 | | Simone Fontecchio shooting foul (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-37 |
| 8:57 | | +1 | Jerami Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-38 |
| 8:39 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 27-38 |
| 8:22 | | +3 | Duop Reath makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 27-41 |
| 8:09 | | Duop Reath personal foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Malcolm Brogdon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Omer Yurtseven personal foul (Duop Reath draws the foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +3 | Omer Yurtseven makes three point running jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 30-41 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point driving layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 30-43 |
| 7:06 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Duop Reath defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Omer Yurtseven turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 6:28 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:17 | | Keyonte George personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 30-45 |
| 5:58 | | Matisse Thybulle personal foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | +1 | Keyonte George makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-45 |
| 5:46 | | +1 | Keyonte George makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-45 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup (Toumani Camara assists) | 32-47 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 34-47 |
| 4:52 | | +2 | Matisse Thybulle makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-49 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 36-49 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Shaedon Sharpe makes two point pullup jump shot (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 36-51 |
| 4:16 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:03 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 39-51 |
| 3:34 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup | 39-53 |
| 3:21 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 41-53 |
| 3:06 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks Jabari Walker's two point putback layup | ||
| 3:02 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Jabari Walker makes two point putback layup | 41-55 |
| 2:48 | | John Collins misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 2:46 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 2:36 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:24 | | Jerami Grant turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 2:12 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Shaedon Sharpe steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Matisse Thybulle makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 41-57 |
| 1:52 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | Jordan Clarkson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:52 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Jordan Clarkson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-57 |
| 1:29 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Toumani Camara assists) | 42-60 |
| 1:04 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:02 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point tip layup | 44-60 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 44-62 |
| 0:56 | | Keyonte George shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:56 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-63 |
| 0:33 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | |