Game ID: 22500967
Utah Jazz @ Portland Trail Blazers
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Moda Center, Portland, OR
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
POR 28 38 29 29 124UTA 38 20 31 25 114
POR vs UTA ScoutingPOR vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
POR availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Avdija missed 4 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 10 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 2/20, out tonight
NEW Krejčí 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 5 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 11 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 2/20, out tonight
NEW Krejčí 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 6 since 2/24, returns tonight: 25 min (74% of 33)
OUT Sharpe missed 12 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 16 min (75% of 22)
OUT Love missed 8 since 2/20, out tonight
NEW Krejčí 16 to 23 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 13 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/08 after 6, 25 min since (74% of 33)
BACK Murray back 3/08 after 2, 16 min since (75% of 22)
NEW Krejčí 16 to 24 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/13 · 2 days' restOUT Sharpe missed 14 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 10 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/08 after 6, 30 min since (88% of 33)
BACK Murray back 3/08 after 2, 15 min since (66% of 22)
POR availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 15 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 11 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/08 after 6, 30 min since (91% of 33)
BACK Murray back 3/08 after 2, 14 min since (65% of 22)
POR availability going into 3/16 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 16 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 12 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/08 after 6, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Murray back 3/08 after 2, 14 min since (65% of 22)
POR availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 17 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 13 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/08 after 6, 33 min since (98% of 33)
BACK Murray back 3/08 after 2, 17 min since (77% of 22)
POR availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 18 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 14 since 2/20, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 2 since 3/16, out tonight
UTA availability going into 3/05 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 57 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 2/23 after 2, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK George back 2/28 after 6, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK Bamba back 3/04 after 3, 21 min since (110% of 19)
UTA availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 58 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 3/02, returns tonight: 14 min (82% of 17)
BACK George back 2/28 after 6, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK Bamba back 3/04 after 3, 19 min since (100% of 19)
UTA availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 59 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK George back 2/28 after 6, 28 min since (85% of 33)
BACK Bamba back 3/04 after 3, 19 min since (100% of 19)
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 14 min since (82% of 17)
NEW Filipowski 23 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 60 since 11/02, not on tonight's roster
OUT Collier missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 19 min (75% of 26)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 14 min since (86% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Bamba missed 3 since 3/07, not on tonight's roster
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 19 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 13 min since (77% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Konchar missed 2 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 6 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hinson missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 16 min (76% of 20)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Love back 3/07 after 3, 13 min since (77% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Filipowski 23 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/18 · 2 days' restOUT Konchar missed 3 since 3/11, returns tonight: 12 min (48% of 26)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 7 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 15 min (89% of 17)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 16 min since (76% of 20)
NEW Williams 24 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Harkless 21 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/19 · back-to-backOUT Mykhailiuk missed 8 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (48% of 26)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (99% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 16 min since (76% of 20)
BACK Love back 3/18 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Harkless 21 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 9 since 3/04, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 3/18 after 3, 12 min since (48% of 26)
BACK Collier back 3/11 after 2, 25 min since (99% of 26)
BACK Hinson back 3/15 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Love back 3/18 after 2, 15 min since (89% of 17)
NEW Williams 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Harkless 21 to 29 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Holiday at 21 and Grant at 20 a game. Without Sharpe (14 straight), Love (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 20 and Bailey at 18 a game. Without Mykhailiuk (5 straight), Bamba (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Portland 118, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
3/04 @ MEM 122-114 — POR notes
POR won 122-114. POR shot 51% (48 of 95) to MEM's 45%, 15 of 43 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MEM's 33. The glass went 53-38 for them. Holiday led with 35 (13 of 19, 8 of 11 from three); Grant added 30, Williams III 20. The hinge was Q1, 32-28: from level to 4 ahead. Grant was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/06 @ HOU 99-106 — POR notes
POR lost 99-106. POR shot 40% (33 of 83) to HOU's 54%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to HOU's 26 — 21 points from the stripe to their 19. POR turned it over 14 times to HOU's 22. Grant led with 21 (6 of 14, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); J. Holiday added 20, Clingan 18. Q1 was theirs, 34-27, but the other 3 periods went 79-65 against them. They led by as many as 13. Cissoko's -16 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs IND 131-111 — POR notes
POR won 131-111. POR shot 51% (47 of 93) to IND's 43%, 15 of 41 from three. The glass went 53-38 for them. Henderson led with 28 (10 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Grant added 21, Holiday 21. The hinge was Q2, 39-22: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Williams III was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/10 vs CHA 101-103 — POR notes
POR lost 101-103. POR shot 42% (35 of 83) to CHA's 39%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHA's 25. The glass went 42-52 against them. Grant led with 24 (7 of 10, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Avdija added 22, Henderson 17. Q1 was theirs, 34-20, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. They led by as many as 19.
3/13 vs UTA 124-114 — POR notes
POR won 124-114. POR shot 52% (46 of 89) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 16 times to UTA's 22. POR turned it over 24 times to UTA's 18, and UTA turned those into 16 steals. The glass went 49-36 for them. Holiday led with 25 (10 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Henderson added 25, Clingan 21. The hinge was Q2, 38-20: POR came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 8. Clingan was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/15 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 28 from three, 27 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. Without Maxey (4 straight), George (20 straight), Embiid (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Holiday at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Sharpe (15 straight), Love (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Portland at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 28 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-1. Call it Portland 116, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/16 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Minott at 16 and Williams at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Sharpe (3 straight), Agbaji (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Avdija at 20 and Grant at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (16 straight), Love (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-2. Call it Brooklyn 113, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
3/18 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Nesmith at 22 and Walker at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Siakam (5 straight), Nembhard (2 straight), Thompson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 20 and Henderson at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (17 straight), Love (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 106 a night to Indiana's 122 and the glass, where Portland has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-6. Call it Portland 118, Indiana 111.
3/20 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 54 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Edwards (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Clingan at 17 a game. Without Sharpe (18 straight), Love (14 straight), Krejčí (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 120 and the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Portland's 36. Call it Minnesota 118, Portland 115, Portland keeping it close.
3/05 @ WAS 122-112 — UTA notes
UTA won 122-112. UTA shot 51% (47 of 92) to WAS's 47%, 15 of 35 from three, and got to the line 18 times to WAS's 32. UTA turned it over 11 times to WAS's 19. Bailey led with 32 (12 of 19, 7 of 11 from three); Collier added 27, Filipowski 20. The hinge was Q1, 37-23: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
3/07 @ MIL 99-113 — UTA notes
UTA lost 99-113. UTA shot 34% (31 of 90) to MIL's 48%, 12 of 49 from three. George led with 22 (4 of 17, 2 of 8 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Sensabaugh added 17, Filipowski 14. Q2 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 86-68 against them. Williams's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/09 vs GSW 119-116 — UTA notes
UTA won 119-116. UTA shot 48% (40 of 83) to GSW's 43%, 12 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to GSW's 21 — 27 points from the stripe to their 14. UTA turned it over 17 times to GSW's 9, and GSW turned those into 11 steals. Sensabaugh led with 21 (7 of 13, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Filipowski added 19, Harkless 16. The hinge was Q3, 32-29: a lead of 4 became 7. Tshiebwe was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/11 vs NYK 117-134 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-134. UTA shot 48% (42 of 87) to NYK's 52%, 18 of 36 from three. UTA turned it over 15 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Sensabaugh led with 29 (9 of 19, 6 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bailey added 21, Filipowski 15. Q1 was theirs, 41-26, but the other 3 periods went 108-76 against them. They led by as many as 18. Garcia's -31 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 @ POR 114-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 114-124. UTA shot 46% (42 of 92) to POR's 52%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 22 times to POR's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 15. UTA turned it over 18 times to POR's 24. The glass went 36-49 against them. Sensabaugh led with 31 (12 of 19, 6 of 8 from three); Williams added 19, Collier 17. Q1 was theirs, 38-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-76 against them. They led by as many as 18. Mbeng's -28 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/15 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Westbrook at 18 a game. Without Murray (8 straight), LaVine (15 straight), Hunter (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 22 and Collier at 18 a game. Without Konchar (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (6 straight), Hinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 11. Call it Sacramento 119, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/18 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 20 a game. Without Conley (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 24 and Williams at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Konchar (3 straight), Mykhailiuk (7 straight), Love (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Utah minus-4. Call it Minnesota 120, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/19 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 29 and Williams at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mykhailiuk (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 28 and Portis at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight), Thomas (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Milwaukee's 13 and the line, where Utah takes 24 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 19. Call it Milwaukee 119, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
3/21 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 31 and Bailey at 20 a game. Without Mykhailiuk (9 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 27 from three, 22 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Edwards at 19 a game. Without Maxey (7 straight), George (23 straight), Embiid (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to Philadelphia's 27 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 115 a night to Utah's 123. Call it Philadelphia 118, Utah 117, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORBW B. Wesley
DA D. Avdija
DC D. Clingan
JG J. Grant
JH J. Holiday
KM K. Murray
KR Krejci
MT M. Thybulle
SC S. Cissoko
SH S. Henderson
TC T. Camara
VK V. Krejčí
UTAAB A. Bailey
AG A. Garcia
BM B. Mbeng
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
EH E. Harkless
IC I. Collier
KF K. Filipowski
OT O. Tshiebwe
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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 124-114 to close in on the Warriors for 9th in the West
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Jrue Holiday and Scoot Henderson each scored 25 points, Donovan Clingan had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 124-114 on Friday night.
With Golden State’s loss to Minnesota, the Trail Blazers moved within a half-game of the Warriors for the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 31 points.
After Utah jumped out to a 33-15 lead, the Trail Blazers found their footing and went on a 27-5 run to take control.
Portland’s Sidy Cissoko’s 3-pointer hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second to make it 38-34, part of a 14-0 run to open the periodr. Portland took its first lead on a 3-pointer by Holiday, and led 66-58 at halftime.
The Jazz made several runs to cut into the lead in the second half. A layup by Oscar Tshiebwe made it 91-89 with 2:01 left in the third quarter, but that was as close as the Jazz would get.
Sensabaugh’s sixth 3-pointer making it 106-101 with 5:49 left. Portland answered with consecutive 3s by Holiday and Henderson to make it 114-103 with 3:28 left.
Utah’s Ace Bailey was ruled out after seven minutes because of concussion symptoms. He had eight points.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was in attendance for Friday night’s game. The sale of the Trail Blazers is expected to be finalized at the upcoming NBA Board of Governors meeting. Silver did not speak to reporters.