Utah Jazz @ Portland Trail Blazers
Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Moda Center, Portland, OR | Game ID: 22500509
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
POR 36 42 36 23 137UTA 26 31 26 34 117
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Avdija scores 33 in latest outburst as Trail Blazers blow out Jazz, 137-117
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Deni Avdija had 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in three quarters, falling just short of his second consecutive triple-double, and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Utah Jazz 137-117 on Monday night.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 for the Trail Blazers (17-20), who have won three straight games and five of six. Donovan Clingan pulled down 17 rebounds to go with 12 points.
Avdija, the reigning Western Conference player of the week, played nearly 29 minutes before sitting out the fourth quarter as Portland nursed a comfortable lead. The 6-foot-8 forward from Israel had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on his 25th birthday Saturday night in a 115-110 victory at San Antonio.
Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points for the Jazz (12-23), and Jusuf Nurkic had 21 points and 12 boards after missing two games with a sprained toe on his left foot. Utah has dropped four in a row and eight of 10.
Portland shot 53% from the floor, including 19 for 48 (40%) from 3-point distance, and missed only one of its 21 free throws. Sharpe hit five 3s and Avdija drained four. Sharpe also had seven assists and five rebounds.
Seven players scored in double figures for the Blazers, including all five starters. Toumani Camara had 15 points, while Caleb Love and Sidy Cissoko added 14 apiece off the bench. Kris Murray finished with 10.
Portland led 78-57 at halftime and 114-83 after three quarters.
Up next Jazz: Visit the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder to wrap up a four-game trip Wednesday night.
Trail Blazers: Host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night in the opener of a two-game series.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORCL C. Love
DA D. Avdija
DC D. Clingan
DR D. Reath
HY H. Yang
KM K. Murray
RR R. Rupert
RW R. Williams III
SC S. Cissoko
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
WC W. Clayton Jr.
POR/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur