PORTLAND, Ore. – John Collins scored 20 points, Keyonte George had 17 and the Utah Jazz ended a five-game losing streak with a 141-99 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

Walker Kessler scored 13 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks for the Jazz in just his fifth win of the season.

Jerami Grant scored 19 points for Portland in its third straight loss. The Blazers trailed by 46 points and were booed by the home fans.

The Jazz gained a lead of 38:20. The Blazers were hurt early in the game when Toumani Camara limped off the field with a right foot injury and did not return.

The Jazz led 67-44 at halftime and increased the lead to 30 points at 76-46 in the third quarter. All of Utah’s starters were in double figures at this point.

Takeaways

Jazz: Forward Lauri Markkanen was a late scratch due to treatment for a lower back injury. He missed three games early in the season because of the same problem. Svi Mykhailiuk began in his place.

Trail Blazers: Portland was without Scoot Henderson for the fifth straight game because of a left quadriceps bruise. Rookie Donovan Clingan has a sprained left knee.

Keymmment

Collin Sexton passed to Collins for a dunk that gave the Jazz a 90-59 lead in the third quarter and put them on the bench. Shaedon Sharpe hit a high-flying dunk in the first half as the Blazers unsuccessfully tried to erase the deficit.

Key statistics

Blazers guard Anfernee Simons became the fourth player in Portland history to make more than 800 three-pointers, joining Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum and Wesley Matthews. Overall, the Blazers were dismal from the perimeter, making just 14 of 47 3-point shots.

Next

Both teams are back in action on Sunday evening. The Jazz are with the Kings and the Trail Blazers are with the Los Angeles Lakers.

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