{"id":251309,"date":"2025-10-30T17:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/251309\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T17:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:00:11","slug":"trail-blazers-136-134-jazz-30-oct-2025-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/251309\/","title":{"rendered":"Trail Blazers 136-134 Jazz (30 Oct, 2025) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

SALT LAKE CITY — \u2014 Jrue Holiday<\/a> had 27 points and eight assists, and he hit four free throws in the final seconds to help the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> hold off a late Utah rally and beat the Jazz 136-134 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Deni Avdija<\/a> added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers, and Shaedon Sharpe<\/a> and Jerami Grant<\/a> finished with 18 points apiece. Portland scored 27 points off 21 Utah turnovers on its way to a second straight road victory. The Blazers improved to 3-1 since coach Chauncey Billups<\/a> was arrested for what federal authorities described as his involvement in illicit gambling activities and was placed on leave.<\/p>\n

Lauri Markkanen<\/a> scored 32 points to lead the Jazz, who lost at home for the first time this season. Keyonte George<\/a> added 29 points and eight assists. Walker Kessler<\/a> had 18 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Trailing 122-100 with 10:08 left, Utah used a 16-2 run bookended by 3-pointers from Kessler to cut the deficit to single digits.<\/p>\n

Four straight baskets by George and Cody Williams<\/a>, followed by free throws from Markkanen and George, trimmed Portland\u2019s lead to 134-133 with 7.7 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Holiday went 4 of 4 from the free-throw line in the final seconds to prevent Utah from completing the comeback.<\/p>\n

Portland went 14 of 29 from 3-point range in the first half. Sharpe, Grant and Duop Reath<\/a> hit three 3s apiece before halftime.<\/p>\n

Hot perimeter shooting sparked the Blazers\u2019 rally from a double-digit deficit to take a 79-73 halftime lead. Portland scored 46 points in the second quarter after Utah tallied 43 first-quarter points.<\/p>\n

The Blazers pulled away after halftime, going up 106-86 late in the third quarter following an 11-2 run. Toumani Camara<\/a> made three baskets and assisted another to help Portland build a double-digit lead.<\/p>\n

Up Next <\/p>\n

Trail Blazers: Host Denver on Friday.<\/p>\n

Jazz: At Phoenix on Friday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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