Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
January 5, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Trail Blazers beat the Jazz 137-117 on 2026-01-05 at home. The Trail Blazers started Deni Avdija, Shaedon Sharpe, Kris Murray, Toumani Camara, and Donovan Clingan. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, and Brice Sensabaugh. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 18 points (6/10) in his matchups, with Toumani Camara as his primary defender. Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers) scored 19 points (8/11) in his matchups, with Svi Mykhailiuk as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
137
Did not play: Jerami Grant (DND - Injury/Illness), Scoot Henderson (DND - Injury/Illness), Jrue Holiday (DND - Injury/Illness), Matisse Thybulle (DND - Injury/Illness)
UTA
Utah Jazz
117
Did not play: Kyle Anderson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Deni Avdija · Shaedon Sharpe · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan Starter 12.6 min
- Caleb Love · Sidy Cissoko · Rayan Rupert · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 7.7 min
- Robert Williams III · Deni Avdija · Caleb Love · Sidy Cissoko · Toumani Camara 4.4 min
- Shaedon Sharpe · Caleb Love · Kris Murray · Rayan Rupert · Donovan Clingan 3.6 min
- Deni Avdija · Caleb Love · Kris Murray · Toumani Camara · Donovan Clingan 3.0 min
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh Starter 12.6 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Isaiah Collier 6.9 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 4.9 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Cody Williams · Walter Clayton Jr. 4.9 min
- Svi Mykhailiuk · Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 3.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Trail Blazers defense
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Keyonte George 18 pts (6/10) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Toumani Camara (25 %, 3 pts) · Shaedon Sharpe (21 %, 0 pts) · Caleb Love (19 %, 5 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 20 pts (7/15) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Kris Murray (24 %, 2 pts) · Toumani Camara (20 %, 6 pts) · Sidy Cissoko (16 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Toumani Camara | Keyonte George: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Lauri Markkanen: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Donovan Clingan | Jusuf Nurkić: 40 poss., 12 pts (5/8) · Keyonte George: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Deni Avdija | Svi Mykhailiuk: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Keyonte George: 8 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Kris Murray | Lauri Markkanen: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Brice Sensabaugh: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Caleb Love | Keyonte George: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Cody Williams: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Shaedon Sharpe | Keyonte George: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Brice Sensabaugh: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Sidy Cissoko | Isaiah Collier: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Lauri Markkanen: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Rayan Rupert | Isaiah Collier: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brice Sensabaugh: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Robert Williams III | Kyle Filipowski: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Lauri Markkanen: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hansen Yang | Kyle Filipowski: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Taylor Hendricks: 0 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Duop Reath | Taylor Hendricks: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cody Williams: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Jazz defense
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Shaedon Sharpe 19 pts (8/11) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Svi Mykhailiuk (31 %, 5 pts) · Brice Sensabaugh (18 %, 5 pts) · Isaiah Collier (13 %, 2 pts)
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Deni Avdija 7 pts (3/6) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Brice Sensabaugh (19 %, 0 pts) · Svi Mykhailiuk (18 %, 0 pts) · Taylor Hendricks (16 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | Kris Murray: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sidy Cissoko: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Keyonte George | Toumani Camara: 32 poss., 11 pts (4/5) · Kris Murray: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Donovan Clingan: 43 poss., 11 pts (5/7) · Toumani Camara: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Collier | Rayan Rupert: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Caleb Love: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Deni Avdija: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Caleb Love: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Shaedon Sharpe: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Deni Avdija: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cody Williams | Sidy Cissoko: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Deni Avdija: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Robert Williams III: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Deni Avdija: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Deni Avdija: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kris Murray: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Caleb Love: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sidy Cissoko: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |