Jazz dominate Trail Blazers for eighth straight home victory

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Bojan Bogdanovic scored 27 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to lead the Utah Jazz to a 123-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Donovan Mitchell added 16 points while Royce O’Neale chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who won their eighth straight home game. The Jazz enjoyed their largest margin of victory since beating Sacramento 154-105 on April 28 last season.

"I liked how we moved the ball," Utah coach Quin Snyder said. "I thought we defended."

Trendon Watford scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Blazers. Keon Johnson tallied a career-high 15 points and a career-high five assists. CJ Elleby chipped in 10.

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Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ Elleby (16) pulls down the ball while Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Adam Fondren)

Portland has lost six straight games since the NBA All-Star break and has been outscored by 194 points in that stretch. The Blazers have recorded five 30-point losses over their last six games.

Against Utah, the Blazers matched season lows for first quarter points (15) and third quarter points (14).

"I thought we got some pretty good looks to be honest with you, just couldn’t make shots," Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. "If we can’t make shots and we can’t stop them, we have a tough night."

Eight players were inactive for Portland on Wednesday, including the Blazers’ top three scorers: Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic, and Anfernee Simons. With so many key players sidelined, the Blazers struggled early to keep pace