Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationHenderson hits late jumper, Avdija and Sharpe each score 27 as Trail Blazers beat Jazz 122-120
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 miss their next game against Dallas on Saturday as well. Assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren is filling in as acting head coach in Billups' absence.
Jazz: Utah lost despite outshooting Portland from 3-point range, 50 percent (21 for 42) to 39.5 percent (15 for 38).
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Isaiah Collier bad pass (Donovan Clingan steals) | 120 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Donovan Clingan enters the game for Deni Avdija | 120 - 122 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Jazz Full timeout | 120 - 122 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-86 | FG | 45-89 |
| 47.7 | Field Goal % | 50.6 |
| 21-42 | 3PT | 15-38 |
| 50.0 | Three Point % | 39.5 |
| 17-25 | FT | 17-22 |
| 68.0 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yang Hansen, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| Damian Lillard, PG | Out | Jul 17 |
| Robert Williams III, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Scoot Henderson, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brice Sensabaugh, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Kyle Filipowski, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Isaiah Collier, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Walter Clayton Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Ace Bailey, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 16,934 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Minnesota |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Portland |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Oklahoma City |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
 Utah |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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