Damian Lillard scored a season-high 60 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the second quarter) with 9 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 134-124.
The Trail Blazers took control with a 26-11 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 16.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points. The Jazz had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Trail Blazers shot 57.3% from the field to the Jazz’s 52.2%. The Jazz made 20 3-pointers, 3 of them by Malik Beasley. They outscored the Trail Blazers 58-29 off the bench. The Trail Blazers outscored the Jazz 32-21 in 9 minutes with Lillard, Grant, Nurkić, Simons and Little on the floor together.