Anfernee Simons scored 28 points (11 during an 18-0 run in the second quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 17-5 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 114-112.
The Jazz went on a 20-6 run to lead 92-90 with 8:54 left in the fourth quarter. Scoot Henderson’s reverse layup put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 8:06 left. Simons scored 6 points during the run, and they led 107-97 with 3:32 left.
Keyonte George’s pull-up 3-pointer made it 113-112 with 4.2 seconds left, and Jerami Grant went 1 for 2 at the line with the Trail Blazers up 1 and 3.1 seconds left. The Jazz had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but George missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 8. George scored 6 of the Jazz’s 8 on 2 for 4 shooting.
Grant scored 20 points (12 in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Donovan Clingan added 7 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Jazz, Brice Sensabaugh scored 21 points, and George added 21 points but shot 6 for 22 off the bench. Kyle Filipowski had 20 points and 11 rebounds. George scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
The Trail Blazers outscored the Jazz 54-36 in the paint. They did not make a field goal in the last 4:21. The Jazz outscored the Trail Blazers 31-12 in 11 minutes with Mykhailiuk, Potter, George, Williams and Filipowski on the floor together.