Trail Blazers rout Jazz 112-90 to improve to 4-1

The Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 112-90 at Delta Center and moved to 4-1. Portland won the first three quarters 27-18, 32-24 and 29-22, and led 59-42 at the half. The Jazz outscored them 26-24 in the fourth, but the game was long decided.

Deni Avdija was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.5. He scored 24 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Donovan Clingan led Portland on the glass with 9 rebounds, and Damian Lillard handed out 4 assists.

Utah fell to 1-5. Darryn Peterson led the Jazz with 16 points and 4 assists, and Ace Bailey pulled down 7 rebounds. Utah never got within single digits of the lead the quarter scores show.

Chirp's Sim had Portland at 61% over 10,000 simulations before tip, and it called this one.