Portland hosts Utah in season opener
Posted December 18, 2020 6:00 am
Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Portland; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Trail Blazers host the Utah Jazz for the season opener.
Portland went 5-8 in Northwest Division play and 21-15 at home during the 2019-20 season. The Trail Blazers averaged 115 points per game while allowing opponents to score 116.1 last season.
Utah finished 44-28 overall and 24-21 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Jazz averaged 111.3 points per game last season, 47.1 in the paint, 14.3 off of turnovers and 10.5 on fast breaks.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Zach Collins: out (ankle).
Jazz: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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