SALT LAKE CITY -- It seemed as though the Trail Blazers had a good chance to come away with a win versus a great team in the first half of Thursday night’s game versus the Jazz. Their shots were falling, they committed just three turnovers and utilizing a small lineup in the second quarter worked exceedingly well. The game was there for the taking.
Instead, they ended up giving it away in the third quarter.
After taking a three-point lead into the half, Portland gave up 40 points and were outscored by 21 in the third on the way to losing 122-103 to the Jazz in front of 5,546 fans Thursday night at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.