Portland Trail Blazers (32-35) beat Utah Jazz (20-47) 124-114 at home on Friday, March 13, after falling far behind. The Trail Blazers were down 10 at one quarter break and still finished 10 ahead.
The game, quarter by quarter
The Jazz had the better start, winning the first 38-28 to lead by 10 after one. The Trail Blazers moved in front with a 38-20 second quarter, carrying a 8-point lead into halftime.
The Jazz won the third 31-29 to stay in front, taking a 6-point lead into the fourth. The Trail Blazers took the fourth 29-25; the Trail Blazers finished the job for a 124-114 regulation win.
What flipped it
The Trail Blazers grabbed 35% of their own misses, while the Jazz recovered 22.2%. The Trail Blazers got more from their shots, finishing at 61.2% effective field-goal shooting compared with 52.7% for the Jazz. The second chances kept adding up.
The Jazz did win one battle, ball security: TOV% of 16.4 against 22.6. The Trail Blazers made up for it elsewhere.
At roughly 108 possessions per team, the Trail Blazers produced 115 points per 100 possessions to 105.7 for the Jazz.
Who carried the comeback
Donovan Clingan was the game's biggest individual force for POR: 21 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 6 blk on 7-12 shooting. His Game Score of 29.1 led everyone. His team was +20 with him on the floor.
Brice Sensabaugh led the Jazz with 31 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast on 12-19 shooting, good for a 24.4 Game Score.
Donovan Clingan (21 pts, 15 reb, 2 ast) recorded a double-double.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Trail Blazers about a 82% chance.
Across the last 7 meetings in our records, Portland Trail Blazers lead 5-2.
The Trail Blazers are now 32-35, and the Jazz are 20-47. The Trail Blazers last five before this game: L-W-L-W-L.
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