Game ID: 22500790
Portland Trail Blazers @ Utah Jazz
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 31 32 23 33 119POR 28 33 40 34 135
POR @ UTA ScoutingPOR @ 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.
UTA availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 46 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 37 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 18 since 1/03, returns tonight: 10 min (60% of 17)
BACK Markkanen back 1/27 after 7, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Love back 2/01 after 2, 15 min since (92% of 17)
BACK Hendricks back 1/27 after 3, 13 min since (90% of 15)
NEW Collier 26 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 13 min (40% of 33)
OUT Kessler missed 47 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 24 min (90% of 26)
OUT Harkless missed 38 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 12 min (74% of 17)
BACK Tshiebwe back 2/05 after 18, 10 min since (60% of 17)
NEW Bailey 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Collier 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 24 to 32 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 48 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 39 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK George back 2/07 after 3, 13 min since (40% of 33)
BACK Nurkić back 2/07 after 2, 24 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Love back 2/01 after 2, 14 min since (83% of 17)
BACK Tshiebwe back 2/05 after 18, 10 min since (60% of 17)
NEW Bailey 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Collier 26 to 37 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 49 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 40 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK George back 2/07 after 3, 13 min since (40% of 33)
BACK Nurkić back 2/07 after 2, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK Love back 2/01 after 2, 14 min since (83% of 17)
NEW Bailey 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Collier 26 to 38 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT George missed 2 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 50 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 2/07, returns tonight: 18 min (76% of 23)
OUT Harkless missed 41 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 2/07, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 17)
BACK Nurkić back 2/07 after 2, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Love back 2/07 after 2, 14 min since (84% of 17)
NEW Bailey 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Collier 26 to 38 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT George missed 3 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 51 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 42 since 11/21, returns tonight: 7 min (35% of 21)
BACK Nurkić back 2/07 after 2, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/12 after 3, 18 min since (76% of 23)
BACK Love back 2/07 after 2, 14 min since (84% of 17)
BACK Tshiebwe back 2/05 after 18, 7 min since (45% of 17)
NEW Bailey 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Collier 26 to 35 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/23 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 32 min (94% of 34)
OUT George missed 4 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 52 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Nurkić back 2/07 after 2, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/12 after 3, 18 min since (76% of 23)
BACK Harkless back 2/20 after 42, 7 min since (35% of 21)
BACK Love back 2/07 after 2, 11 min since (67% of 17)
BACK Tshiebwe back 2/12 after 3, 10 min since (58% of 17)
NEW Bailey 28 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/26 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 5 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT Kessler missed 53 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 2/23 after 2, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/12 after 3, 14 min since (61% of 23)
BACK Harkless back 2/20 after 42, 11 min since (52% of 21)
BACK Tshiebwe back 2/12 after 3, 10 min since (58% of 17)
UTA availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 6 since 2/09, returns tonight: 23 min (71% of 33)
OUT Kessler missed 54 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 2/23 after 2, 32 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/12 after 3, 14 min since (62% of 23)
BACK Harkless back 2/20 after 42, 14 min since (67% of 21)
BACK Tshiebwe back 2/12 after 3, 10 min since (58% of 17)
POR availability going into 2/06 · 2 days' restOUT Avdija missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 51 since 10/22, returns tonight: 21 min (84% of 26)
OUT Murray missed 14 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 46 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Wesley back 2/01 after 43, 20 min since (188% of 10)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 24 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/07 · back-to-backOUT Avdija missed 3 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 15 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 47 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Henderson back 2/06 after 51, 21 min since (84% of 26)
BACK Wesley back 2/01 after 43, 18 min since (172% of 10)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 24 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 4 since 2/01, returns tonight: 27 min (80% of 33)
OUT Murray missed 16 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 48 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Henderson back 2/06 after 51, 21 min since (84% of 26)
BACK Wesley back 2/01 after 43, 16 min since (150% of 10)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 17 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Thybulle missed 49 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 27 min since (80% of 33)
BACK Henderson back 2/06 after 51, 20 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Wesley back 2/01 after 43, 15 min since (145% of 10)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Sharpe missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 18 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 15 min (71% of 21)
OUT Thybulle missed 50 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 27 min since (80% of 33)
BACK Henderson back 2/06 after 51, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Wesley 10 to 16 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Sharpe missed 4 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 19 since 1/07, returns tonight: 9 min (42% of 22)
OUT Thybulle missed 51 since 10/31, returns tonight: 13 min (81% of 16)
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 27 min since (80% of 33)
BACK Henderson back 2/06 after 51, 20 min since (78% of 26)
BACK Love back 2/12 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Krejčí 16 to 23 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 9 min since (42% of 22)
BACK Love back 2/12 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 13 min since (81% of 16)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Krejčí 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 21 min since (64% of 33)
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 16 min since (72% of 22)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 12 min since (78% of 16)
POR availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 7 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 20 min since (91% of 22)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 11 min since (73% of 16)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 22 and Markkanen at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without George (2 straight), Kessler (50 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 20 and Holiday at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Sharpe (3 straight), Murray (18 straight), Love (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 19 times a game to Utah's 14 and the defense, Utah allowing 113 a night to Portland's 122. Call it Utah 121, Portland 119, Portland keeping it close.
2/05 @ ATL 119-121 — UTA notes
UTA lost 119-121. UTA shot 47% (47 of 101) to ATL's 49%, 12 of 30 from three. Collier led with 25 (11 of 22); Bailey added 20, Sensabaugh 18. Q3 was theirs, 36-31, turning a 1-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 90-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Williams's -10 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 @ ORL 117-120 — UTA notes
UTA lost 117-120. UTA took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to ORL's 43%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ORL's 43. UTA turned it over 24 times to ORL's 14, and ORL turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 54-38 for them. Markkanen led with 27 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three); Jackson Jr. added 22, Collier 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-21, turning a 3-point deficit into a 11-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. They led by as many as 17. Bailey's -13 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 @ MIA 115-111 — UTA notes
UTA won 115-111. UTA shot 42% (39 of 92) to MIA's 42%, 10 of 36 from three, and got to the line 31 times to MIA's 44. The glass went 58-43 for them. Jackson Jr. led with 22 (7 of 19, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 17, Bailey 16. The hinge was Q2, 35-20: UTA came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 9. Jackson Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
2/11 vs SAC 121-93 — UTA notes
UTA won 121-93. UTA shot 55% (47 of 86) to SAC's 34%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAC's 29. UTA turned it over 17 times to SAC's 12, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 52-42 for them. Jackson Jr. led with 23 (8 of 13, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Sensabaugh added 19, Markkanen 19. The hinge was Q1, 39-20: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Jackson Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/12 vs POR 119-135 — UTA notes
UTA lost 119-135. UTA shot 48% (42 of 87) to POR's 51%, 14 of 38 from three. The glass went 38-52 against them. Sensabaugh led with 28 (8 of 19, 5 of 11 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Collier added 15, Bailey 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 107-88 against them. Sensabaugh's -27 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/20 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jerome at 20 and Prosper at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Aldama (4 straight), Clayton Jr. (2 straight). 8 days' rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 22 and Markkanen at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without George (3 straight), Kessler (51 straight), Harkless (42 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and Memphis minus-9 and the defense, Utah allowing 116 a night to Memphis's 124. Call it Memphis 120, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
2/23 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Smith Jr. at 17 a game. Without Okogie (2 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 22 and Markkanen at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Markkanen (2 straight), George (4 straight), Kessler (52 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 103 a night to Utah's 116 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 19 times a game to Houston's 16. Call it Houston 117, Utah 110.
2/26 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sensabaugh at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without George (5 straight), Kessler (53 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Bey at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murphy III (3 straight), Missi (4 straight), Peavy (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been minus-0 a night and New Orleans minus-5. Call it Utah 119, New Orleans 118, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/28 vs NOP — 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 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 20 and Collier at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without George (6 straight), Kessler (54 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Bey at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Murphy III (4 straight), Missi (5 straight), Peavy (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Utah 120, New Orleans 119, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/06 vs MEM 135-115 — POR notes
POR won 135-115. POR shot 54% (49 of 90) to MEM's 48%, 17 of 42 from three. Grant led with 23 (8 of 15, 3 of 6 from three); Holiday added 20, Camara 15. The hinge was Q2, 43-28: POR came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 30. Henderson was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/07 vs MEM 122-115 — POR notes
POR won 122-115. POR shot 48% (46 of 95) to MEM's 50%, 21 of 51 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MEM's 21. The glass went 48-36 for them. Grant led with 29 (10 of 17, 6 of 10 from three); Holiday added 21, Clingan 20. The hinge was Q4, 34-19: POR came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 7. Clingan was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/09 vs PHI 135-118 — POR notes
POR won 135-118. POR shot 48% (47 of 97) to PHI's 47%, 22 of 54 from three, and got to the line 25 times to PHI's 36. POR turned it over 18 times to PHI's 13, and PHI turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 51-33 for them. Camara led with 30 (10 of 12, 8 of 10 from three); Avdija added 26, Clingan 15. The hinge was Q3, 49-22: POR came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 26, and the lead reached 31. POR trailed 64-65 at the half and won the second half 71-53. Grant was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/11 @ MIN 109-133 — POR notes
POR lost 109-133. POR shot 43% (40 of 94) to MIN's 52%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIN's 35. POR turned it over 25 times to MIN's 14, and MIN turned those into 14 steals. Holiday led with 23 (9 of 22, 5 of 11 from three); Henderson added 18, Krejčí 17. Q2 was theirs, 25-29, but the other 3 periods went 104-84 against them. Avdija's -32 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 @ UTA 135-119 — POR notes
POR won 135-119. POR shot 51% (46 of 90) to UTA's 48%, 18 of 46 from three. The glass went 52-38 for them. Holiday led with 31 (10 of 15, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Clingan added 23, Grant 18. The hinge was Q3, 40-23: POR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 19. POR trailed 61-63 at the half and won the second half 74-56. Holiday was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/20 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Holiday at 22 and Grant at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Sharpe (4 straight), Murray (19 straight), Thybulle (51 straight). 7 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 32 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Watson (4 straight), Gordon (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Denver takes 32 free throws a game to Portland's 22 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 19 times a game to Denver's 14. Call it Portland 122, Denver 118, Denver keeping it close.
2/22 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Green at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Holiday at 21 and Avdija at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sharpe (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 19 times a game to Phoenix's 11 and the arc, Portland at 38 percent from three to Phoenix's 30. Call it Phoenix 118, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
2/24 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Holiday at 18 and Clingan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Sharpe (6 straight), Love (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-4 a night and Minnesota plus-0. Call it Minnesota 118, Portland 117, Portland keeping it close.
2/26 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Buzelis at 16 and Okoro at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (2 straight), Collins (28 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Holiday at 20 and Clingan at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (7 straight), Love (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-1 a night and Chicago minus-7 and the line, where Portland takes 24 free throws a game to Chicago's 19. Call it Chicago 117, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORBW B. Wesley
CL C. Love
DC D. Clingan
HY H. Yang
JC J. Cooke
JG J. Grant
JH J. Holiday
KR Krejci
RR R. Rupert
SC S. Cissoko
SH S. Henderson
TC T. Camara
VK V. Krejčí
UTAAB A. Bailey
BH B. Hinson
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JK J. Konchar
KF K. Filipowski
OT O. Tshiebwe
SM S. Mykhailiuk
VW V. Williams 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
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
Holiday and Clingan boost Trail Blazers to 135-119 win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 31 points and Donovan Clingan added 23 points and 18 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat Utah 135-119 on Thursday night — hours after the Jazz lost Jaren Jackson Jr . to knee surgery and were fined $500,000 by the NBA for sitting healthy stars.
Clingan also had a career-high seven assists and three blocks. Holiday had nine rebounds and seven assists to lead Portland (27-29) to its fourth victory in five games.
Jerami Grant added 18 points and Scoot Henderson scored 15 in his fourth game this season.
Brice Sensabaugh had 28 points while Ace Bailey , Kyle Filipowski and Isaiah Collier each scored 15 for Utah (18-38).
In his first NBA game, Utah two-way player Blake Hinson scored 11 points and hit a 3-pointer to pull the Jazz to 111-108. But the Blazers responded with an 11-2 run capped by Holiday's layup to clinch the win.
Clingan sparked a 10-0 spurt with dominating play on both ends to give the Trail Blazers a 75-65 lead. Portland outscored the short-handed Jazz 40-23 in the third quarter to take control.
Jackson, who led the Jazz to a 2-1 record since arriving from Memphis in a trade last week, did not play. In a post-trade physical exam, Jackson was diagnosed with a benign growth in his left knee and will have surgery next week.
Lauri Markkanen sat out to rest on the second game of a back-to-back, and Keyonte George was sidelined with a sprained right ankle. Earlier in the day, the NBA fined Utah $500,000 for not playing Markkanen and Jackson in the fourth quarter of games at Orlando and Miami. The Jazz beat the Heat 115-111 on Monday without their stars.
The bench got even shorter for Utah when Vince Williams Jr ., who arrived with Jackson from Memphis, got two technicals with 8:59 left until halftime and was ejected. Oscar Tshiebwe then received stitches above his eye after getting elbowed in the first quarter and entered concussion protocol. Rotation regulars Kevin Love and Jusuf Nurkic were healthy but did not play.
The Trail Blazers were missing their top two scorers as well with Deni Avdija (back) and Shaedon Sharpe (calf) unavailable.