Lillard has 21 points and 10 assists as Trail Blazers beat Jazz 99-85
Damian Lillard had 21 points (13 in the third quarter) and 10 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 99-85.
The Trail Blazers took control with a 23-11 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 20.
For the Jazz, Gordon Hayward had 19 points (10 in the paint) and a season-high 9 assists.
The Trail Blazers shot 44.3% from the field and 42.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 40.8% and 42.1%. They held the Jazz to 85 points. The Jazz gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Trail Blazers missed. Meyers Leonard fouled out.