The Portland Trail Blazers dominated the Utah Jazz 135-119 in the final game before the All-Star break on Thursday night.
Jrue Holiday dropped a season-high 31 points for the Blazers, Donovan Clingan added 23 points, 18 rebounds and a career-high seven assists.
Portland was unable to completely put the Jazz away after a third-quarter outburst, allowing them to make it a close game deep into the fourth quarter.
On the other end, Brice Sensabaugh had 28 points and 4 boards for Utah, while Ace Bailey, Kyle Filipowski and Isaiah Collier each had 15 points.
There was no one to challenge Clingan on the boards as the Jazz played without Jusuf Nurkic, leading to a 59-46 lead in the paint for the Blazers.
Clingan sparked a 10-0 spurt with dominant play on both ends, giving the Trail Blazers a 75-65 lead. Portland outscored the short-handed Jazz 40-23 in the third quarter to take control.
Meanwhile, Jaren Jackson, who led the Jazz to a 2-1 record since arriving from Memphis in a trade last week, did not play.
During a post-trade physical, Jackson was diagnosed with a benign mass in his left knee and is scheduled for surgery next week.
Lauri Markkanen rested during the second game of a back-to-back, and Keyonte George was sidelined with a sprained right ankle.
Earlier in the day, the NBA fined Utah $500,000 for not playing Markkanen and Jackson in the fourth quarter of the games in Orlando and Miami. The Jazz defeated the Heat 115-111 on Monday despite playing without their stars.
Both teams play next week after the break: Portland hosts the Nuggets, while Utah visits Memphis.
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