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Sexton has season-high 25 points, Jazz beat Trail Blazers 118-113 in OT

By JOHN COON / Associated Press

Published: December 2, 2023, 9:36pm

Portland Trail Blazers forward Jerami Grant (9) drives against Utah Jazz center Omer Yurtseven (77) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Isaac Hale)

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Collin Sexton scored a season-high 25 points, Keyonte George had a career-high 20 points to go with six rebounds and six assists and the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-113 in overtime Saturday night.

John Collins added 18 points, and Omer Yurtseven had a season-high 15 rebounds. Utah beat Portland at home for the second time this season.

Malcolm Brogdon and Shaedon Sharpe had 25 points each for Portland. Scoot Henderson added a career-high 17.

Brogdon bookended a 9-0 run with a layup and 3-pointer to cut Utah’s lead to 96-94 midway through the fourth quarter. Sexton stopped the spurt with three free throws. Portland made another push and tied it at 106 on Brogdon’s 3-pointer with 41 seconds left in regulation.

Toumani Camara blocked Sexton’s potential winning layup at the buzzer to force overtime.

Yurtseven put Utah back ahead for good in overtime when he threw down a putback dunk with 1:14 remaining, giving the Jazz a 115-113 lead.

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		FG	FT	Reb
PORTLAND	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	PTS
Camara	29:58	4-8	0-0	2-3	0	4	8
Grant	26:21	1-9	7-7	0-3	0	2	9
Ayton	35:29	4-8	2-2	1-11	0	3	10
Brogdon	37:34	8-17	4-6	1-3	6	0	25
Sharpe	43:33	9-20	4-4	2-5	4	5	25
Thybulle	32:43	2-5	0-0	0-3	2	1	6
Walker	24:03	1-5	2-2	2-6	1	0	4
Henderson	21:17	6-15	3-4	2-5	3	5	17
Reath	14:00	3-8	2-2	1-1	1	0	9
Totals	265:00	38-95	24-27	11-40	17	20	113

Percentages: FG .400, FT .889.

3-Point Goals: 13-40, .325 (Brogdon 5-9, Sharpe 3-8, Thybulle 2-4, Henderson 2-5, Reath 1-4, Walker 0-2, Camara 0-3, Grant 0-5).

Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 2.

Blocked Shots: 5 (Thybulle 2, Brogdon, Camara, Grant).

Turnovers: 9 (Brogdon 3, Grant 3, Henderson 2, Walker).

Steals: 11 (Camara 4, Brogdon 2, Sharpe 2, Henderson, Thybulle, Walker).

Technical Fouls: Thybulle, 5:00 fourth.

		FG	FT	Reb
UTAH	Min	M-A	M-A	O-T	A	PF	PTS
Collins	35:16	6-14	4-4	2-9	3	2	17
Fontecchio	34:39	3-12	0-0	1-5	5	2	7
Yurtseven	26:59	4-8	1-1	4-15	4	3	9
Agbaji	26:17	3-4	0-0	0-2	0	2	6
George	35:38	7-17	6-10	2-6	6	2	21
Sexton	30:28	9-13	7-7	1-4	5	2	25
Kessler	25:21	6-6	0-0	4-8	0	1	12
Horton-Tucker	20:48	5-8	1-2	0-2	4	3	14
Hendricks	17:44	2-7	0-0	1-2	0	1	5
Samanic	11:49	1-5	0-0	1-3	0	3	2
Totals	265:00	46-94	19-24	16-56	27	21	118

Percentages: FG .489, FT .792.

3-Point Goals: 7-34, .206 (Horton-Tucker 3-5, Collins 1-4, Hendricks 1-4, Fontecchio 1-8, George 1-8, Yurtseven 0-1, Samanic 0-2, Sexton 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 10 (Collins 3, Hendricks 2, Kessler 2, Fontecchio, Samanic, Yurtseven).

Turnovers: 17 (George 4, Sexton 3, Agbaji 2, Collins 2, Fontecchio 2, Kessler 2, Horton-Tucker, Yurtseven).

Steals: 5 (Horton-Tucker 3, Collins, Yurtseven).

Technical Fouls: Horton-Tucker, 00:11 third.

Portland	24	20	30	32	7	—	113
Utah	21	35	28	22	12	—	118

A_18,206 (18,206).

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