The host Utah Jazz demolished the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, 111 - 88. Utah (33 - 22) entered the All-Star Break on a high note, blowing out the Blazers and reaching 11 games above .500. The Jazz were firing on all cylinders as they took Portland down, as the team shot 52 percent with six players scoring in double figures. All-Star Gordon Hayward scored a team - high 22 points while also grabbing six rebounds and dishing seven assists. Per usual, center Rudy Gobert backed up Hayward's scoring with dynamic defense and a solid effort on the glass. Gobert had 12 rebounds and blocked three shots. Portland (23 - 33) was as cold as Utah was hot. The Blazers shot an unimpressive 40 percent from the field, a large part of which was due to severe struggled from star point guard Damian Lillard. Lillard shot a hideous 3 - of - 19 from the field, ending with just 13 points. It was a stellar Blazers debut, however, for recently - acquired big man Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic impressed off the bench, scoring 13 points and coming down with seven rebounds and three steals. The Nuggets, who dealt Nurkic to the Blazers earlier in the week, saw stellar play from former Blazer Mason Plumlee in his Denver debut. Thus far, both teams should be happy with their new big men's performance. Both teams will enter the All-Star Break.
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