Damian Lillard scored 26 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers went on an 18-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 109-104.
The Jazz went on an 11-3 run to lead 86-83 with 10:52 left in the fourth quarter. Meyers Leonard’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 9:37 left. Jake Layman scored 7 points and Leonard made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Trail Blazers led 101-90 with 5:05 left.
Jusuf Nurkić had 22 points (17 in the third quarter), 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 blocks. Lillard assisted on 5 of Nurkić’s 8 baskets.
For the Jazz, Donovan Mitchell scored 36 points (20 in the paint).
The Trail Blazers shot 50.0% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Jazz’s 39.6% and 21.2%. They outscored the Jazz 22-7 off turnovers. The Trail Blazers outscored the Jazz 15-4 in 5 minutes with Turner, Leonard, McCollum, Curry and Layman on the floor together. Nurkić fouled out.