PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe each scored 27 points, and Scoot Henderson made a tiebreaking jumper with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 122-120 on Thursday night.

Henderson finished with 18 points and 10 assists, Deandre Ayton added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 14 points for Portland.

Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Utah. Collin Sexton added 19 points and Svi Mykhailiuk had 18 points.

Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was away from the team following the recent death of his grandmother and will miss their next game against Dallas on Saturday as well. Assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren is filling in as acting head coach in Billups' absence.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons struggled with his shooting, going 3 for 12 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range.

Jazz: Utah lost despite outshooting Portland from 3-point range, 50 percent (21 for 42) to 39.5 percent (15 for 38).

Key moment

Henderson’s turnaround fadeaway from the right wing with 0.1 seconds remaining gave the Trail Blazers the lead for good.

Key stat

Portland outscored Utah in the paint 50-36.

Up Next

Jazz host Philadelphia on Saturday, and Trail Blazers host Dallas.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Walker Kessler vs. Deandre Ayton (Toumani Camara gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Jerami Grant bad pass (Lauri Markkanen steals)	0	0
11:32	Lauri Markkanen makes 29-foot three point shot (Collin Sexton assists)	0	3
11:19	Shaedon Sharpe misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	0	3
11:17	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	0	3
11:04	Anfernee Simons personal foul	0	3
10:56	Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:54	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	3
10:41	Deandre Ayton misses 15-foot jumper	0	3
10:39	Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound	0	3
10:35	Toumani Camara personal foul	0	3
10:27	Lauri Markkanen misses driving floating jump shot	0	3
10:25	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	3
10:17	Anfernee Simons misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:14	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	0	3
10:13	Toumani Camara makes two point shot	2	3
9:59	Collin Sexton makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	5
9:42	Deandre Ayton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anfernee Simons assists)	5	5
9:24	Svi Mykhailiuk misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	5
9:21	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	5	5
9:10	Shaedon Sharpe misses driving layup	5	5
9:08	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	5	5
9:08	Deandre Ayton misses tip shot	5	5
9:07	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	5	5
9:04	Lauri Markkanen makes 30-foot three point shot (Collin Sexton assists)	5	8
8:43	Collin Sexton personal foul	5	8
8:34	Anfernee Simons misses 30-foot three point shot	5	8
8:29	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	5	8
8:21	Lauri Markkanen misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:20	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	5	8
7:59	Jerami Grant misses driving dunk	5	8
7:57	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	5	8
7:53	Svi Mykhailiuk misses 27-foot three point shot	5	8
7:51	Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound	5	8
7:44	Shaedon Sharpe makes two point shot	7	8
7:20	Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Isaiah Collier assists)	7	11
7:00	Toumani Camara bad pass (Lauri Markkanen steals)	7	11
6:53	Collin Sexton misses running pullup jump shot	7	11
6:52	Walker Kessler offensive rebound	7	11
6:49	Isaiah Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	11
6:44	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	7	11
6:33	Deandre Ayton misses 21-foot jumper	7	11
6:31	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	7	11
6:25	Shaedon Sharpe blocks Svi Mykhailiuk 's 3-foot driving layup	7	11
6:25	Jazz offensive team rebound	7	11
6:25	Trail Blazers Full timeout	7	11
6:25	Scoot Henderson enters the game for Anfernee Simons	7	11
6:25	Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for Svi Mykhailiuk	7	11
6:25	Cody Williams enters the game for Isaiah Collier	7	11
6:12	Brice Sensabaugh bad pass (Scoot Henderson steals)	7	11
6:04	Scoot Henderson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	9	11
5:40	Walker Kessler misses layup	9	11
5:39	Toumani Camara defensive rebound	9	11
5:33	Deandre Ayton misses running pullup jump shot	9	11
5:33	Jazz defensive team rebound	9	11
5:23	Walker Kessler makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Collin Sexton assists)	9	13
5:08	Jerami Grant makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Deandre Ayton assists)	11	13
4:55	Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot	11	13
4:51	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	11	13
4:46	Toumani Camara misses 23-foot three point shot	11	13
4:44	Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound	11	13
4:39	Collin Sexton misses running pullup jump shot	11	13
4:36	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	11	13
4:35	Collin Sexton misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	11	13
4:31	Trail Blazers defensive team rebound	11	13
4:31	Brice Sensabaugh loose ball foul	11	13
4:31	Deni Avdija enters the game for Shaedon Sharpe	11	13
4:31	Isaiah Collier enters the game for Collin Sexton	11	13
4:25	Cody Williams personal foul	11	13
4:18	Scoot Henderson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	13
4:16	Toumani Camara offensive rebound	11	13
4:08	Toumani Camara misses 22-foot three point jumper	11	13
4:02	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	11	13
4:02	Deandre Ayton makes tip shot	13	13
3:49	Lauri Markkanen makes 1-foot driving dunk (Isaiah Collier assists)	13	15
3:39	Isaiah Collier shooting foul	13	15
3:39	Deni Avdija makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
3:39	Donovan Clingan enters the game for Deandre Ayton	14	15
3:39	Anfernee Simons enters the game for Jerami Grant	14	15
3:39	Deni Avdija misses free throw 2 of 2	14	15
3:37	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	14	15
3:29	Brice Sensabaugh misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	15
3:26	Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound	14	15
3:25	Lauri Markkanen makes two point shot	14	17
3:16	Cody Williams blocks Anfernee Simons 's 2-foot two point shot	14	17
3:14	Isaiah Collier defensive rebound	14	17
3:08	Isaiah Collier out of bounds bad pass turnover	14	17
2:51	Deni Avdija makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists)	16	17
2:28	Brice Sensabaugh misses 6-foot two point shot	16	17
2:26	Donovan Clingan defensive rebound	16	17
2:11	Donovan Clingan bad pass (Brice Sensabaugh steals)	16	17
2:00	Lauri Markkanen makes driving layup (Brice Sensabaugh assists)	16	19
1:41	Deni Avdija makes driving layup	18	19
1:35	Toumani Camara shooting foul	18	19
1:35	Jazz Full timeout	18	19
1:35	Kris Murray enters the game for Toumani Camara	18	19
1:35	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Lauri Markkanen	18	19
1:35	Kyle Filipowski enters the game for Walker Kessler	18	19
1:35	Brice Sensabaugh makes free throw 1 of 2	18	20
1:35	Brice Sensabaugh makes free throw 2 of 2	18	21
1:13	Deni Avdija misses driving floating jump shot	18	21
1:10	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	18	21
1:01	Scoot Henderson personal foul	18	21
1:01	Drew Eubanks makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
1:01	Drew Eubanks makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
42.0	Deni Avdija makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kris Murray assists)	21	23
29.0	Isaiah Collier lost ball turnover (Scoot Henderson steals)	21	23
22.1	Donovan Clingan makes 1-foot dunk (Deni Avdija assists)	23	23
4.0	Cody Williams lost ball turnover (Kris Murray steals)	23	23
0.0	Kris Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	23
0.0	Trail Blazers offensive team rebound	23	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	23

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Moda Center

Portland, OR

Date & Time

3:00 AM, December 27, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, KATU 2.2, KJZZ-TV

Attendance

16,934

Referees

Derrick Collins, James Williams, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

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