Blazers beat Jazz 112-90, end Utah unbeaten run

The Portland Trail Blazers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 112-90 road win over the Utah Jazz, improving to 4-1. Deni Avdija led Portland with 24 points, Damian Lillard scored 22, and Toumani Camara, Scoot Henderson and Jrue Holiday added 14 apiece. Portland seized control with a 17-0 first-quarter run and a 59-42 halftime lead, then kept Utah at a season-low 37.1% shooting while forcing 19 turnovers and outrebounding the Jazz 48-37. Utah fell to its fourth straight loss; rookie Darryn Peterson had 16 points, while Lauri Markkanen scored 13 on 3-for-14 shooting.