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Sexton and Fonteccio lead short-handed Jazz to 122-114 win over Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Simone Fonteccio had 24 and the Utah Jazz beat the struggling Portland Trail Blazers 122-114 on Thursday night.
Talen Horton-Tucker added 23 points for the short-handed Jazz (9-16), who led by 33 in the second half despite playing without All-Star forward Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Jordan Clarkson and Keyonte George.
Fonteccio shot 7 of 8 from the field, including 5 for 5 from 3-point range.
“I thought everyone was very connected, especially defensively,” Utah coach Will Hardy said. “And then offensively, I thought the ball moved around great tonight. I think you see what happens to the collective energy when everyone feels like they’re involved.”
Rookie guard Scoot Henderson had a career-high 23 points and 10 assists to lead the Trail Blazers (6-17), who lost their fifth straight in the opener of a five-game homestand.
Rookie forward Toumani Camara also set a career best with 18 points, and Portland got 14 points and nine rebounds from Deandre Ayton, who missed the previous three games with a knee injury.
The Jazz shot 53.3% from the field to Portland’s 41.7%.
“Defensively, we were horrible,” Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said. “We’re trying to establish ourselves as a defense-first team, and I think it’s been a couple games when we get some of our offensive players back, and it looks sweet and cute when we make shots. But that’s not who we are. That’s not who we’re trying to be.”
Utah built a huge lead before both teams emptied their benches in the fourth quarter and Portland’s reserves trimmed the final margin to eight.
The Jazz won their second in a row, after defeating the New York Knicks at home on Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Jazz: Play the Kings in Sacramento on Saturday.
Trail Blazers: Face the Dallas Mavericks at home on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Walker Kessler vs. Deandre Ayton (Talen Horton-Tucker gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:18 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:52 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Anfernee Simons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Anfernee Simons draws the foul) | ||
| 10:45 | | +1 | Anfernee Simons makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 10:45 | | Anfernee Simons misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:41 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:16 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point putback layup | 4-5 |
| 10:02 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Walker Kessler blocks Toumani Camara's two point hook shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Deandre Ayton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot | 4-7 |
| 9:33 | | Toumani Camara personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point turnaround jump shot | 6-7 |
| 9:27 | | Matisse Thybulle shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-7 |
| 9:17 | | Matisse Thybulle misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 9-7 |
| 9:10 | | Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-7 |
| 8:57 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point running jump shot (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 10-10 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 13-10 |
| 7:59 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Anfernee Simons steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Toumani Camara draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | +1 | Toumani Camara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 7:41 | | Toumani Camara misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:40 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Shaedon Sharpe assists) | 13-13 |
| 7:09 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving dunk (Walker Kessler assists) | 15-13 |
| 6:53 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 6:50 | | Shaedon Sharpe blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point running layup | ||
| 6:50 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 17-13 |
| 6:06 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +3 | Matisse Thybulle makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 17-16 |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-16 |
| 5:24 | | Omer Yurtseven shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 5:10 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point stepback jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 22-18 |
| 4:41 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Omer Yurtseven makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 24-18 |
| 4:06 | | Matisse Thybulle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point stepback jump shot | 27-18 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-20 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point driving layup | 29-20 |
| 3:16 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Toumani Camara makes two point finger roll layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 29-22 |
| 2:50 | | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 32-22 |
| 2:39 | | Scoot Henderson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Jabari Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 32-25 |
| 1:52 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Moses Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 32-28 |
| 1:22 | | Omer Yurtseven misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Scoot Henderson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | Omer Yurtseven blocks Scoot Henderson's two point running layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running layup | 34-28 |
| 0:54 | | Scoot Henderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Jabari Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Jabari Walker misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:49 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Scoot Henderson shooting foul (Simone Fontecchio draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-28 |
| 0:40 | | +1 | Simone Fontecchio makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-28 |
| 0:28 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving dunk | 36-30 |
| 0:09 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-30 |
| 0:00 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +3 | Anfernee Simons makes three point jump shot (Jabari Walker assists) | 38-33 |
| 11:31 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point cutting layup | 40-33 |
| 11:19 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:06 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Scoot Henderson assists) | 40-36 |
| 10:27 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Deandre Ayton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Anfernee Simons misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Trail Blazers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Anfernee Simons turnover (bad pass) (Walker Kessler steals) | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 42-36 |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Malcolm Brogdon makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 42-39 |
| 9:44 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:31 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-39 |
| 9:01 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point cutting dunk (Kris Dunn assists) | 46-39 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Anfernee Simons makes two point driving finger roll layup | 46-41 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 48-41 |
| 7:54 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Hendricks steals) | ||
| 7:47 | | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point running pullup jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 51-41 |
| 7:37 | | Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 53-41 |
| 6:54 | | Talen Horton-Tucker shooting foul (Jabari Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Jabari Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-42 |
| 6:54 | | Jabari Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:51 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Taylor Hendricks turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Walker steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Duop Reath misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Toumani Camara offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Toumani Camara misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Duop Reath shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-42 |
| 5:56 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-42 |
| 5:42 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 55-45 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 57-45 |
| 5:12 | | Anfernee Simons misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Duop Reath steals) | ||
| 5:00 | | +3 | Toumani Camara makes three point running jump shot (Anfernee Simons assists) | 57-48 |
| 4:41 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 60-48 |
| 4:25 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Duop Reath offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Duop Reath misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 62-48 |
| 4:09 | | Trail Blazers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:54 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Scoot Henderson turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 3:27 | | Deandre Ayton blocks Taylor Hendricks's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | Walker Kessler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Shaedon Sharpe personal foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 2:42 | | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point running layup (Matisse Thybulle assists) | 62-50 |
| 2:37 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:23 | | Collin Sexton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Shaedon Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | +2 | Deandre Ayton makes two point layup | 62-52 |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 65-52 |
| 1:29 | | Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Shaedon Sharpe misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 67-52 |
| 0:45 | | Walker Kessler blocks Shaedon Sharpe's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Toumani Camara defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Scoot Henderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 67-54 |
| 0:02 | | Shaedon Sharpe shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-54 |