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The Portland Trail Blazers relied on scoring from a number of faces in their 112-90 victory against the Utah Jazz, as five players reached double-figures and 12 of the 13 who suited up recorded a point. Portland moves to 4-1 on the season with the win. Deni Avdija led the Blazers with 24 points and five rebounds, shooting 50 percent from the field and 3-point range, nailing 10 of 13 free throws. Damian Lillard added 22 points despite a poor shooting performance, while Toumani Camara, Scoot Henderson and Jrue Holiday had 14 points apiece.
Law Murray: Asked Ziaire Williams about getting fined for flopping in Utah on a play where he forced a turnover Said he's trying to appeal and get his money back, but added "if I gotta flop again to get a win, then that's what I'll do"
Khobi Price: "When he's in the flow state, he gets into like showman mode, he's on stage performing, and that's always – it's always really fun to watch." JJ Redick on Luka Doncic's 52-point performance in the Lakers' comeback win in Utah:
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Khobi Price: Per Lakers: With his 40-point performance today at Utah, Luka Dončić passed LeBron James for sixth on the Lakers all-time 40-point games list: 5. George Mikan (23) 6. Luka Dončić (19) 7. LeBron James (18)
Mike Trudell: JJ Redick said Jake LaRavia is good to go today after missing Friday’s game with the ankle sprain.
NBA Trade Machine: 7.8% of trades built on HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours involved Domantas Sabonis. Of his trades, the most common landing spots were Indiana (11.3%), Utah (6.5%), and Houston (4.8%), while the most common return players were Tyrese Haliburton (11.3%), Dyson Daniels (4.8%), and Jaren Jackson Jr (4.8%).
Tom Orsborn: #Spurs will be without the following players tonight at Utah: Carter Bryant, Stephon Castle, De’Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper, Tobias Harris, Jayden Quaintance, Devin Vassell, Victor Wembanyama & Malik Williams. Team planned before preseason started to rest a lot of regulars in the 3rd preseason game. Bryant (ankle) is likely to return soon.
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Only four players from that class have already secured extensions as the deadline draws ever closer: No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio), No. 16 Keyonte George (Utah) and twins No. 4 Amen Thompson (Houston) and No. 5 Ausar Thompson (Detroit). The strongest candidates to join that list in coming days, league sources say, are No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller (Charlotte), No. 6 Anthony Black (Orlando), No. 10 Cason Wallace (Oklahoma City) and No. 19 Brandin Podziemski (Golden State).
Shreyas Laddha: Jusuf Nurkić on his reasons for coming back to the Jazz: The number one reason is Will Hardy, the coach... I have so much faith in Will.
On HoopsMatic over the past 24 hours, De'Aaron Fox showed up in 7.8% of all trades built. Among those, he was most often sent to Golden State (12.5%), LA Lakers (12.5%), and Utah (10.2%), and the return pieces that came up most often were Jimmy Butler (13.6%), Luka Doncic (12.5%), and Jaren Jackson Jr (8.0%).
Jazz and Mammoth owner Ryan Smith, already in the midst of expanding his pro sports empire, said he plans to be “aggressive” in pursuit of an MLB expansion franchise for Utah. Speaking with Front Office Sports on the latest episode of Portfolio Players, Smith said he was interested in adding teams to his holdings, including in baseball.
