SALT LAKE CITY — Members of the Utah Jazz boarded a flight from Utah to Portland, Oregon, on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, they’ll face former Weber State star Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers at 7 p.m. MT in the Moda Center.
Although the Jazz enter Portland with a perfect 3-0 preseason record, players know they still have much to tighten up before the regular season opener in Sacramento on Oct. 17.
Utah picked up a 129-99 victory against the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League on Friday without reigning Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert (rest), Dante Exum (right knee soreness), Raul Neto (right hamstring) and Isaac Haas (right knee injury), but Utah trailed 31-28 in the opening quarter.