SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 30 points, rookie Shaedon Sharpe had a career-high 24 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 127-115 on Wednesday night to put a stop to his six-game losing streak.
Trendon Watford added 21 points for the Blazers, his best tally of the season. Portland used a 9-0 run, capped by a Kevin Knox III alley-oop midway through the fourth quarter, to pull away.
Lillard capped the streak with a layup to make it 113-100 with 5:51 to play, and the Jazz never got within double digits.
The Trail Blazers (32-40) have won three of four games against Utah (35-37) this season, but have a long shot of making the play-in tournament as they are three games behind the Jazz for 10th place in Western Conference standings.
