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Trail Blazers defeat Jazz in preseason action

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Utah Jazz guard Elijah Millsap (13) shoots as Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard (11) defends during the second quarter of an NBA preseason game Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Salt Lake City.
Utah Jazz guard Elijah Millsap (13) shoots as Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard (11) defends during the second quarter of an NBA preseason game Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Photo Gallery

SALT LAKE CITY — Meyers Leonard scored 19 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 88-81 in NBA preseason action Monday night.

The Blazers improved to 2-2 despite Damian Lillard sitting with a left ankle injury.

Both teams struggled offensively as the Trail Blazers shot 39 percent from the field.

The Jazz (2-2) made only 31 percent of their shots.

Al-Farouz Aminu finished with 15 points for the Blazers. CJ McCollum scored 16, but was 6 for 21 from the field and was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul.

Alec Burks scored 19 and Rodney Hood added 13 for the Jazz.

Gordon Hayward, Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert combined to score just 22 points on 6-of-28 shooting for Utah.

TRAIL BLAZERS 88, JAZZ 81

PORTLAND (88) — Aminu 4-11 7-9 15, Leonard 5-10 5-6 19, Plumlee 3-3 1-2 7,  McCollum 6-21 2-2 16, Crabbe 3-8 1-2 7, Davis 2-2 1-1 5,  Harkless 5-12 0-0 11, Connaughton 0-5 0-0 0, Vonleh 1-3 1-2 3,  Frazier 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 30-78 20-26 88.

UTAH (81) — Hayward 3-15 3-6 10, Favors 2-11 5-10 9, Gobert 1-2 1-2 3,  Burke 2-8 3-5 8, Burks 6-13 7-8 19, Booker 1-1 0-0 2, Hood 3-12 6-6 13,  Neto 1-2 0-0 2, Ingles 3-8 0-0 8, Lyles 0-1 0-0 0, Pleiss 1-1 0-0 2,  Millsap 0-2 3-4 3, Withey 0-0 0-0 0, C.Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-77 28-41 81.

Portland 29 13 22 24—88

Utah 16 20 27 18—81

3-Point Goals—Portland 8-28 (Leonard 4-7, McCollum 2-7, Frazier 1-1,  Harkless 1-4, Connaughton 0-2, Crabbe 0-3, Aminu 0-4), Utah 5-22 (Ingles  2-6, Hayward 1-4, Burke 1-4, Hood 1-5, Millsap 0-1, Burks 0-2). Fouled  Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 62 (Leonard 8), Utah 58 (Favors 10).  Assists—Portland 18 (McCollum 5), Utah 13 (Burks 3). Total  Fouls—Portland 27, Utah 23. Technicals—Utah defensive three second.  Flagrant Fouls—McCollum. Ejected—McCollum. A—15,171 (19,911).

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