Portland Trail Blazers (27-29) beat Utah Jazz (18-38) 135-119 on the road on Thursday, February 12 in a shootout, with the two teams combining for 254 points.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Jazz struck first, taking the opening quarter 31-28 and a 3-point lead after one. The Trail Blazers cut into the deficit with a 33-32 second quarter, though the Jazz still led by 2 at halftime.
The Trail Blazers won the third 40-23 to turn the game around, taking a 15-point lead into the fourth. The Trail Blazers took the fourth 34-33; the Trail Blazers finished the job for a 135-119 regulation win.
What decided it
The Trail Blazers grabbed 42.2% of their own misses, while the Jazz recovered 26.7%. The Trail Blazers got more from their shots, finishing at 61.1% effective field-goal shooting compared with 56.3% for the Jazz. The second chances kept adding up.
At roughly 106 possessions per team, the Trail Blazers produced 127.8 points per 100 possessions to 112.6 for the Jazz.
Who made the difference
Jrue Holiday was the game's biggest individual force for POR: 31 pts, 9 reb, 7 ast on 10-15 shooting. His Game Score of 31.5 led everyone. His team was +29 with him on the floor.
Kyle Filipowski led the Jazz with 15 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 6 stl on 6-9 shooting, good for a 17.9 Game Score.
Donovan Clingan (23 pts, 18 reb, 7 ast) recorded a double-double.
What it means
The pre-game Win Meter had it close to a coin flip, at about 55% for the Trail Blazers.
Across the last 6 meetings in our records, Portland Trail Blazers lead 4-2.
The Trail Blazers are now 27-29, and the Jazz are 18-38. The Trail Blazers last five before this game: L-W-W-W-L.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.