Jazz rally late to beat Blazers in preseason matchup

Donovan Mitchell scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz rallied with 19 straight points to take the lead late in the fourth quarter and beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-112 in an NBA preseason game on Sunday night at the Moda Center.

Damian Lillard scored 23 and CJ McCollum added 21 for Portland. Jusuf Nurkic had a double-double in the first half and finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks. First-round pick Anfernee Simons scored 10 points.

The Blazers’ Maurice Harkless went through a full pre-game workout but missed the game (right ankle). He also sat out Portland’s first two preseason games with a left knee issue. Evan Turner (shoulder) also did not play Sunday.

Utah’s first-round pick Grayson Allen made 1 of 2 3-point attempts and is 11 of 21 from 3-point range in the preseason.

The Trail Blazers (1-2) next host Phoenix on Wednesday.

Jazz 121, Trail Blazers 112

UTAH (121) — Ingles 4-9 2-2 12, Favors 4-6 2-4 11, Gobert 5-6 0-0 10, Rubio 3-12 2-2 10, Mitchell 7-19 4-5 21, Crowder 4-9 0-0 10, O’Neale 2-2 2-2 7, Udoh 1-2 2-2 4, Niang 3-5 0-0 9, Cavanaugh 0-0 0-0 0, Bradley 0-0 0-0 0, Exum 2-4 4-4 9, Lyles 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 3-5 1-1 8, Mitrou-Long 0-1 0-0 0, Burks 3-6 2-3 10, Cousins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-87 21-25 121.

PORTLAND (112) — Curry 2-6 0-0 4, Aminu 2-6 0-0 6, Nurkic 8-9 2-2 20, Lillard 9-11 1-1 23, McCollum 8-13 2-3 21, Layman 2-6 0-0 5, Leonard 2-3 0-0 4, Swanigan 0-3 2-2 2, Collins 2-3 0-0 4, Baldwin IV 0-3 5-6 5, Simons 3-7 3-4 10, Trent Jr. 0-3 0-0 0, Stauskas 3-6 2-2 8. Totals 41-79 17-20 112.

Utah 24 26 34 37—121

Portland 33 28 31 20—112

3-Point Goals—Utah 18-36 (Mitchell 3-5, Niang 3-5, Burks 2-3, Rubio 2-5, Crowder 2-6, Ingles 2-6, Exum 1-1, Favors 1-1, O’Neale 1-1, Allen 1-2, Mitrou-Long 0-1), Portland 13-32 (Lillard 4-5, McCollum 3-6, Nurkic 2-2, Aminu 2-5, Layman 1-3, Simons 1-3, Baldwin IV 0-1, Leonard 0-1, Trent Jr. 0-1, Stauskas 0-2, Curry 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 36 (Ingles 7), Portland 40 (Nurkic 11). Assists—Utah 25 (Ingles 5), Portland 23 (Lillard 7). Total Fouls—Utah 24, Portland 28.