----- Donovan Clingan and Jrue Holiday lift the Trail Blazers past the Jazz Thursday night at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Trail Blazers top the Jazz, enter the All-Star break 4-1 in their last five games!
Donovan Clingan finished with 23 points, 18 rebounds, and seven assists and Jrue Holiday added 31 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Utah Jazz 135-119 Thursday night at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Portland (27-29) played without Robert Williams III and Deni Avdija on the second night of a back-to-back but found plenty of guys to step up and help secure the road win.
Jerami Grant finished with 18 points and three rebounds, Caleb Love added 11, and Toumani Camara scored 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Trail Blazers trailed by two at halftime but took control of the game with a 19-2 third quarter run. They put up 40 points in the period and took a 15-point lead into the fourth.
The Jazz cut the Blazers lead to three with 6:47 to play but Portland closed the game on a 24-11 run to secure the victory.
With the win, Portland is 4-1 in their last 5 games and enter the All-Star break at 27-29 with 26 games to play.
Up Next- The Trail Blazers will host the Denver Nuggets on February 20th at Moda Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at 7:00 PM.
Chad's Take- Trail Blazers positioned themselves well going 4-1 in their last 5 before the All-Star break.