Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers
· National Basketball AssociationTrail Blazers beat the Jazz 124-114 to close in on the Warriors for 9th in the West
With Golden State’s loss to Minnesota, the Trail Blazers moved within a half-game of the Warriors for the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 31 points.
After Utah jumped out to a 33-15 lead, the Trail Blazers found their footing and went on a 27-5 run to take control.
Portland’s Sidy Cissoko’s 3-pointer hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second to make it 38-34, part of a 14-0 run to open the periodr. Portland took its first lead on a 3-pointer by Holiday, and led 66-58 at halftime.
The Jazz made several runs to cut into the lead in the second half. A layup by Oscar Tshiebwe made it 91-89 with 2:01 left in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Jazz would get.
Sensabaugh’s sixth 3-pointer making it 106-101 with 5:49 left. Portland answered with consecutive 3s by Holiday and Henderson to make it 114-103 with 3:28 left.
Utah’s Ace Bailey was ruled out after seven minutes because of concussion symptoms. He had eight points.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was in attendance for Friday night’s game. The sale of the Trail Blazers is expected to be finalized at the upcoming NBA Board of Governors meeting. Silver did not speak to reporters.
Trail Blazers: At Philadelphia on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
POR wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 114 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 114 - 124 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
Cody Williams makes free throw 1 of 1 | 114 - 124 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
Blake Wesley shooting foul | 113 - 124 |
| 4th 15.3 | |
Cody Williams makes running dunk | 113 - 124 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 42-92 | FG | 46-89 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 13-30 | 3PT | 17-46 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 17-22 | FT | 15-16 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 28 | Assists | 34 |
| 16 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 38 |
| 30 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 30 | Percent Led | 69 |
Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Youngblood, G | Out | Nov 12 |
| Vit Krejci, G | Out | Nov 11 |
| Ja Morant, G | Out | Nov 7 |
| Shaedon Sharpe, G | Out | Aug 24 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trey Alexander, G | Out | Nov 12 |
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Out | Nov 11 |
| Jusuf Nurkic, C | Out | Nov 6 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr., F | Out | Oct 27 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 17,352 · Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
9 | 3 | .750 | - | W5 |
 Portland |
8 | 3 | .727 | 0.5 | W2 |
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | L2 |
 Denver |
6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | W1 |
 Utah |
1 | 11 | .083 | 8 | L10 |
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