NBA: Scoot Henderson's clutch jumper lifts Trail Blazers over Jazz 122-120

Scoot Henderson hit a tiebreaking jumper with 0.1 seconds left, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a thrilling 122-120 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

Henderson finished with 18 points and 10 assists, Deandre Ayton added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 14 points for Portland.

Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Utah. Collin Sexton added 19 points and Svi Mykhailiuk had 18 points.

Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was away from the team following the recent death of his grandmother and will miss their next game against Dallas on Saturday as well. Assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren is filling in as acting head coach in Billups' absence.

Takeaways

Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons struggled with his shooting, going 3 for 12 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range.

Jazz: Utah lost despite outshooting Portland from 3-point range, 50 percent (21 for 42) to 39.5 percent (15 for 38).

Key moment

Henderson’s turnaround fadeaway from the right wing with 0.1 seconds remaining gave the Trail Blazers the lead for good.

Key stat

Portland outscored Utah in the paint 50-36.

Up Next

Jazz host Philadelphia on Saturday, and Trail Blazers host Dallas.

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