Portland Blasts Utah by 22 Behind 59-Point Half

Portland beat Utah 112-90, opening the game with a 27-18 first quarter and taking a 59-42 lead into halftime. The Trail Blazers extended that advantage with a 29-22 third quarter, reaching the fourth up 88-64 before Utah outscored them 26-24 in the final period. Deni Avdija led Portland with 24 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal, no blocks and three turnovers, shooting 6-for-12 from the field, 2-for-4 from three and 10-for-13 at the line. Damian Lillard added 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block and five turnovers on 6-for-17 shooting, including 3-for-10 from three and 7-for-8 on free throws; Jrue Holiday had 14 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal, no blocks and one turnover, shooting 4-for-6, 2-for-4 from three and 4-for-4 at the line. Toumani Camara scored 14 with four rebounds, no assists, two steals, no blocks and one turnover, going 4-for-9 from the field and 4-for-9 from three; Scoot Henderson also had 14, with three rebounds, one assist, three steals, no blocks and four turnovers on 4-for-11 shooting, 1-for-4 from three and 5-for-6 at the line. Utah’s Darryn Peterson scored 16 with four rebounds, four assists, one steal, one block and three turnovers, shooting 6-for-15, 3-for-8 from three and 1-for-2 at the line, while Lauri Markkanen had 13 points, six rebounds, one assist, two steals, two blocks and two turnovers on 3-for-14 shooting, including 2-for-11 from three and 5-for-6 on free throws. Brice Sensabaugh scored 12 with three rebounds, two assists, no steals or blocks and one turnover on 3-for-7 shooting, 2-for-4 from three and 4-for-4 at the line; Airious Bailey had nine points, seven rebounds, one assist, two steals, three blocks and three turnovers on 4-for-10 shooting, while Keyonte George finished with eight points, three rebounds, four assists, one steal, no blocks and three turnovers, going 2-for-10 from the field and 0-for-4 from three.