Donovan Mitchell scored the tiebreaking layup with 19.5 seconds left, and the Utah Jazz survived a controversial finish to post a 117-114 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night in Salt Lake City. The Trail Blazers fouled Bogdanovic with nine seconds left, and he split two free throws to make it a three-point game. The Trail Blazers were already without center Hassan Whiteside (leg) and forward Nassir Little (ankle). The Trail Blazers shot 45.4 percent from the field and were 17 of 40 (42.5 percent) from 3-point range. Carmelo Anthony scored his first points to start the second half to give the Trail Blazers their biggest lead at 16.

Source: National Post February 08, 2020 06:22 UTC