Lillard, Sharpe lead Blazers past Jazz to halt 6-game skid

Published March 22, 2023 11:09 PM

By MATTHEW COLES
Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 30 points, rookie Shaedon Sharpe had a career-high 24 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 127-115 to stop a six-game losing streak. Trendon Watford added a season-best 21 points for the Blazers. Portland used a 9-0 run, sparked by Kevin Knox III’s alley-oop layup midway through the fourth quarter, to pull away. Lillard capped the spurt with a layup to make it 113-100 with 5:51 to play, and the Jazz never got it back under single digits. Lauri Markkanen had 40 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, which had won four of five.

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