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Blazers halt losing streak with 127-115 victory over Jazz.

Damian Lillard (0) of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots to the basket after beating Lauri Markkanen (23), left, and Ochai Agbaji (30), of the Utah Jazz, in the first half of the basketball game of the NBA, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Sal Lake City. (AP Photo/Jeff Swinger)Jeff Swinger/AP

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.

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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.

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