SALT LAKE CITY – A fourth-quarter comeback fell short for the Utah Jazz in a 136-134 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers for their first loss at home in 2025.
The Jazz (2-2) used defense to whittle a 22-point deficit to 1, but couldn’t finish the comeback in the final moments against Portland (3-2).
The @utahjazz fall to the @trailblazers 136-134 in their first home loss of the season.
Jazz nearly erased a 22-point deficit with a great effort in the fourth quarter, but came up just short. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/YpFZRYaxuM
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
Keyonte turning what used to be a REALLY bad night tonight into a very solid night is a good sign for his growth.
This could have easily been a 4-15, 12 point, 6 TO game.
The 6 TOs are still too many, but he's up to 27 points and 7 assists on 6-14 shooting.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
Lauri Markkanen finished the night with 32 points to lead all scorers. Keyonte George scored 29 points on 6-of-14 shooting, with eight assists, and was a perfect 15-of-15 from the free-throw line.
Walker Kessler ended the night with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists.
Jazz injury report before facing Portland
•Isaiah Collier — Out (Right hamstring strain)
Collier, who fell just a few votes short of making the All-Rookie second team last season, has not appeared in a game this year after suffering a hamstring injury early in training camp. The team expects to re-evaluate him before the end of the week.
• Georges Niang — Out (Left foot; fourth metatarsal stress reaction)
Niang, who previously spent four seasons in Utah, has missed all three regular-season games and all four preseason contests while rehabbing a foot injury.
10/10 costume
10/10 photo op pic.twitter.com/swJ2mvrfzV
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 29, 2025
• Jusuf Nurkić – Available (Right hip contusion)
Nurkic was initially listed as questionable due to a hip contusion in Tuesday’s injury report, but was upgraded to available on Wednesday.
• John Tonje – Out (G League; two-way contract)
• Oscar Tshiebwe – Out (G League; two-way contract)
Portland Trail Blazers Injury
• Scoot Henderson – Out (Left hamstring tear)
Henderson was expected to play a large role in his third season with the Trail Blazers, but suffered a hamstring tear in the offseason that has kept him off the floor since September.
• Kris Murray – Questionable (Illness)
Murray has appeared in all four games for the Trail Blazers early in the season, averaging 5.5 points and 2.3 rebounds, but is questionable for Wednesday’s game with an illness.
The journey continues.
Don’t miss our game tonight vs the Utah Jazz 🏀 pic.twitter.com/CCgQfqMOJ7
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 29, 2025
• Matisse Thybulle – Questionable (Right hip soreness)
Thybulle appeared in the Trail Blazers’ first three games, but missed Monday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers due to hip soreness.
• Damian Lillard – Out (Left Achilles tendon; injury management)
Lillard will miss the entire 2025-26 campaign after suffering an Achilles tear last season during the Milwaukee Bucks’ postseason run.
• Robert Williams III – Out (G League assignment)
Pregame
these two 👯 pic.twitter.com/2LYpvBPqXG
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
🫡 first five 🫡#StartingLineup pic.twitter.com/3guWBQpwc7
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
LISTEN LIVE: @utahjazz are at home to battle the @trailblazers on the @kslsports app, @KSLSportsZone and:https://t.co/sTxup0wF4C pic.twitter.com/pRvngZSyox
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
First Quarter
Svi Mykhailiuk and Walker Kessler kick-started Utah’s offense with a pair of early threes, helping the Jazz to a nine-point advantage four minutes into the game.
Midway through the first quarter, the @utahjazz lead the @trailblazers 15-13.
Svi and Lauri have 5 points each. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/lX1lFexDBy
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
picking up where he left off 😌🇫🇮#TakeNote | @markkanenlauri pic.twitter.com/p4LccdkkhG
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
No. 5 overall pick Ace Bailey showed off his mid-range game, knocking down a trio of short jumpers. Off the dribble or on a catch and shoot, Bailey is looking more comfortable on the offensive end.
Ace Bailey handles ➡️ Ace Bailey stepback
He's 3-3 from the floor for 6 points! pic.twitter.com/wXIkQGVSfm
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2025
The @utahjazz lead the @trailblazers 43-33 at the end of one.
Lauri Markkanen picked up where he left off on Monday, scoring 9 points in the first quarter. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/GHRG9fwnWR
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
The Jazz finished the period shooting 60 percent (15-of-25), while both teams hit better than 40 percent from beyond the arc in the opening 12 minutes. They combined to make 11 threes in the period.
👻 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝙮𝙖𝙝 👻#TakeNote | @markkanenlauri pic.twitter.com/G4Wdi88CNI
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
Portland’s Jeremi Grant came off the bench to lead all scorers with 11 points. Lauri Markkanen led Utah with nine points.
Through their first three home games, the Jazz are averaging 41.6 points in the first quarter.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
Second Quarter
Markkanen got hot to start the period, scoring nine points in the first four minutes.
we ❤️ when a european is euro steppin'#TakeNote | @MarkkanenLauri pic.twitter.com/65L8mtYb5W
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
Will Hardy has been all over his guys this season, but if you're trying to improve on the defensive end, you've got to let guys know it when they make mistakes.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
that's Lauri Blockkanen to you 😉 pic.twitter.com/v5sqbqgyzl
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
Ace Bailey's best half of basketball by far.
Not just the 3-3 shooting, but getting after it on the glass, good rotations, moving the ball well.
Same stuff he showed in his first two preseason games.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
The Jazz are starting to look more like the team we saw in the first two preseason games.
Capable of scoring 130 on any given night, but also prone to giving up 140.
Portland looks like they solved the Jazz's defense and are getting whatever they want.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
At the half, the @utahjazz trail the @trailblazers 79-73.
Jazz's defense from the first two games is nowhere to be found, but Lauri Markkanen has 19 points to lead all scorers. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/DnSSpwFqSH
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
Third Quarter
Portland jumped out to an 86-76 lead to start the second half.
NUUUUUUURK *for three*#TakeNote presented by @pura pic.twitter.com/SN1yED3fSD
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
If you make one extra pass against the Jazz in the paint, you'll get an open layup almost every time.
That's what we saw from the Rockets in the preseason opener and the reason why the Blazers are 20-31 inside the arc tonight.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
The Blazers continued pulling away courtesy of a porous Jazz defense.
Ace Bailey was the Jazz's best player in the third quarter.
It was a low bar from the rest of the roster, but his activity on both ends stood out like a sore thumb.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
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— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
Live-ball turnovers from the Jazz helped Portland extend the advantage during the quarter. The Trail Blazers scored 23 points off of 17 Utah turnovers through three quarters.
After shooting 60 percent from the floor in the first 12 minutes, Utah’s shooting percentage fell to 45.6 percent heading into the final quarter.
The @utahjazz were outscored 38-25 in the third quarter, and suddenly trail the @trailblazers 117-98 heading into the fourth.
Defense hasn't gotten many stops tonight. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/tbqh6mY30w
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
Fourth Quarter
Elijah Harkless and Cody Williams both getting some fourht quarter minutes.
Will Hardy testing out some new lineups, maybe with some emphasis on defense.
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) October 30, 2025
update: 23’s got 23 https://t.co/Gj85RV8naW pic.twitter.com/7DzkY7LHPz
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
The defensive intensity brought by Elijah Harkless off the bench helped Utah go on a 13-0 run, cutting a 25-point deficit to 12 with more than five minutes to play.
The @utahjazz are making a late push, and have trimmed the @trailblazers lead to 13 with six minutes left in the fourth.
Jazz have picked up the defensive intensity. #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/fpqSgijrLB
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 30, 2025
Key's got 🔑𝟮𝟭🔑
and you get a new Key gif pic.twitter.com/Kp0hwG6AfI
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
For the second time in his career and first with the Jazz, Markkanen surpassed the 30-point plateau for the third consecutive game.
look at Lau 🤩
he's got 30! pic.twitter.com/qrsxkk7nlN
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
how are those heart rates, Jazz fans?!? https://t.co/vIunEqj3Nu pic.twitter.com/YOVKX2XxPo
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 30, 2025
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