Jazz rout Trail Blazers for 23rd straight home victory

<p>SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points to lead the Utah Jazz to their 23rd straight home victory, 122-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. </p>
<p>Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 21 rebounds, Joe Ingles added 13 points and six assists and Utah dominated the glass by outrebounding Portland 58-41 while snapping a two-game skid. </p>
<p>Damian Lillard scored 23 points and C.J. McCollum added 19 to lead the Trail Blazers, who lost for the third time in four games. </p>
<p>Utah surged on offense in the third quarter when it erased a six-point deficit and built a double-digit lead while scoring 40 points on 57% shooting from the field. </p>
<p>The Jazz went on a 25-4 run over a six-minute stretch to take a 93-72 lead. Mitchell, Gobert and Ingles combined to make 10 free throws during that stretch. Ingles and Mitchell also combined to score or assist on seven baskets during the decisive run. </p>
<p>Both teams struggled with generating consistent offense in the first half. Utah shot 41% from the field and Portland shot 43%. Each team finally settled into a rhythm late in the second quarter. </p>
<p>The Jazz went up 46-42 when Mitchell scored back-to-back baskets and assisted on a pair of others over a 2½-minute stretch. Mitchell scored or assisted on 10 of Utah’s 20 first-half baskets. </p>
<p>Portland answered with a 12-0 run and took a 54-46 lead just before halftime. McCollum and Lillard scored back-to-back baskets to finish off the run. </p>
<p>TIP INS</p>
<p>Trail Blazers: Jusuf Nurkic played on a minutes restriction after a one-game absence due to right knee inflammation. Nurkic finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes. … Portland outscored Utah 10-7 in fast-break points. </p>
<p>Jazz: Jordan Clarkson did not play because of a sprained right ankle. It was the first game Clarkson missed this season. … Derrick Favors passed Mehmet Okur for 10th place on the Jazz career scoring list. Favors has scored 7,527 points with Utah. He finished with seven points against Portland. … Utah is now 9-1 in games with zero days rest. </p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Trail Blazers: Host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. </p>
<p>Jazz: Host the Sacramento Kings on Saturday. </p>
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