Utah Jazz
2026-12-03
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Portland Trail Blazers
Biggest mismatches
Tough test for UTA: its offense ranks 28th in shooting, against a defense that ranks 8th.
POR's offense ranks 3rd in scoring efficiency, and UTA ranks 22nd defending it.
Team vs team
Season before this game (UTA 8 games, POR 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
UTAPORScoring
107.827th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
121.91st · Top 5
119.024th · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
110.712th · Average
-11.227th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+11.12nd · Top 5
Efficiency
103.728th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
118.53rd · Top 5
113.322nd · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
109.312th · Average
-9.726th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+9.26th · Above avg
104.55th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
102.116th
Shooting
49.5%28th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
56.4%3rd · Top 5
53.8%27th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
60.2%4th · Top 5
11.623rd · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
15.45th · Top 5
31.5%27th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
35.5%11th · Average
0.3012th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.364th · Top 5
Defense
52.6%13th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.2%8th · Above avg
6.828th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.125th · Below avg
6.63rd · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.016th · Average
Possessions
16.2%25th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.7%15th · Average
26.8%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
31.7%5th · Top 5
46.69th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
47.47th · Above avg
24.626th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.19th · Above avg
Recent form
Utah JazzLLLLL
Last 5: average margin -12.4 (season -11.2). Streak L6.
Portland Trail BlazersWLWWW
Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +11.1). Streak W3.
Key players
Utah Jazz| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte GeorgeG | 22.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 57.4 |
| Lauri MarkkanenF | 17.1 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 56.0 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr.F-C | 16.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 61.0 |
| Darryn PetersonG | 12.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 46.5 |
Portland Trail Blazers| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni AvdijaF | 23.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 57.7 |
| Damian LillardG | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 58.6 |
| Ja MorantG | 15.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 62.2 |
| Toumani CamaraF | 13.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.3 |
Injury report
Utah JazzJaren Jackson Jr. F-C · back ~2026-12-14
Out
Jusuf Nurkic C · back ~2026-11-13
Out
Trey Alexander G · back ~2026-11-06
Out
Portland Trail BlazersJa Morant G · back ~2026-12-01
Out
Shaedon Sharpe G · back ~2027-03-02
Out
Vit Krejci G · back ~2027-01-02
Out
Earlier this season
2026-10-31 · at UTAPOR 112 – UTA 90
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.