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East Oregonian
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Jazz rout Trail Blazers for 23rd straight home victory
finally settled into a rhythm
late in the second quarter.
The Jazz went up 46-42
when Mitchell scored back-
to-back baskets and assisted
on a pair of others over a
2½-minute stretch. Mitchell
scored or assisted on 10 of
Utah’s 20 first-half baskets.
Portland answered with
a 12-0 run and took a 54-46
lead just before halftime.
McCollum and Lillard scored
back-to-back baskets to finish
off the run.
By JOHN COON
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY —
Strong second-half defense
helped the Utah Jazz break
open a close game and extend
their franchise-record home
winning streak.
Donovan Mitchell scored
37 points to lead Utah to its
23rd straight victory at home,
a 122-103 win over the Port-
land Trail Blazers on Thurs-
day night, April 8.
Rudy Gobert had 18 points
and 21 rebounds, Joe Ingles
added 13 points and six
assists and Utah dominated
the glass by outrebounding
Portland 58-41 while snap-
ping a two-game skid.
“This was a must-win,”
Mitchell said. “We kind of
put our focus on that, not
letting three go to teams who
are playoff bound.”
Damian Lillard scored 23
points and C.J. McCollum
added 19 to lead the Trail
Blazers, who lost for the third
time in four games.
“We couldn’t get stops,”
Lillard said.
Utah surged on offense
in the third quarter when
it erased a six-point deficit
and built a double-digit lead
while scoring 40 points on
57% shooting from the field.
Tip-ins
Isaac Hale/Associated Press
Portland Trail Blazers forward Norman Powell (24) drives the ball on Utah Jazz guard Dono-
van Mitchell, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, April 8, 2021,
in Salt Lake City.
Defense keyed the surge.
The Jazz held Portland to 19
points on 32% shooting in the
quarter. They also had a 19-6
advantage on rebounds.
“Our defense was the
biggest thing,” Utah coach
Quin Snyder said. “And our
defensive rebounding in the
third quarter really broke the
game open.”
The Jazz went on a 25-4
run over a six-minute stretch
to take a 93-72 lead with 30
seconds left in the third quar-
ter. Mitchell, Gobert, and
Ingles combined to make
10 free throws during that
stretch. Ingles and Mitch-
ell also combined to score
or assist on seven baskets
during the decisive run.
“It’s almost like we got
better throughout the game,”
Gobert said. “Communica-
tion got better. Our aggres-
siveness got better.”
Portland trailed by double
digits the entire fourth quar-
ter.
“We had a good defensive
first half, obviously the third
quarter was poor offense and
poor defense, so it kind of
went hand in hand to a bad
quarter,” Trail Blazers coach
Terry Stotts said.
Both teams struggled with
generating consistent offense
in the first half. Utah shot
41% from the field and Port-
land shot 43%. Each team
Ducks:
Volleyball:
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As a team, EOU leads the
conference with 13.3 kills
per set (18th in the NAIA),
a .262 hitting clip (fourth in
the NAIA) and 12.5 assists
per set (11th in the NAIA).
The Mounties also average
2.5 blocks per set (ninth in the
NAIA) and hold opponents to
a .097 hitting clip.
McMurtrey is a three-
time CCC Libero of the Year
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Offensive lineman Penei Sewell celebrates after the Oregon Ducks defeated the Wash-
ington Huskies at Husky Stadium in Seattle in 2019. Sewell, who opted out of the 2020
season, is expected to be among the top offensive linemen drafted in April, if not the first
overall at the position.
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League
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0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-1
0-2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
couple of years and feel like
I put in the work,” Holland
said. “When the situation
came to be I decided to go
with the opt-out. It wasn’t
really a gamble. I wasn’t
gambling anything. I knew
the outcome was going to
be what I was going to put
down and I went out and I
did that.”
and all-conference selec-
tion. The senior from Idaho
Falls, Idaho, has appeared in
all 54 sets for the Mounties
and posted a team-high 24
aces — second-most in the
conference. She ranks first
in the CCC with 5.15 digs per
set and boasts a 92.2 service
reception percentage.
Pilon earned her first
Setter of the Year honor
after a solid year fueling the
Mountie offense. The Olym-
pia, Washington, native grabs
her second All-CCC first-
team recognition after post-
Of Oregon’s players who
opted out, Graham has by
far the most film to go off of.
He was a three-year starter
and improved each season.
The cornerback also played
in the Senior Bowl to give a
more current showing of his
talents on the field in lieu of
the season.
“There was no regrets
ing 8.1 assists per set, which
ranks second in the CCC. The
senior also averages 2.04 digs
per set and has six blocks on
the year. Offensively, Pilon
has scored off three kills and
11 aces.
Scott was named the
Player of the Year after
appearing in 53 sets for EOU.
She grabs her second consec-
utive All-CCC first team
honor by averaging 2.32 kills
per set (16th in the CCC) on a
.298 hitting clip (third in the
CCC). The middle hitter is a
threat at the net, leading the
for me personally,” Graham
said. “I felt like the decision
that I made was the right
decision. I missed being
around my boys. It was
a little difficult because I
missed playing with them.”
Shedding a few pounds
and running the 40 in the
mid-4.4s will help Graham’s
cause.
CCC with 64 total blocks and
a 1.21 blocks per set average
(12th in the NAIA).
Troutman has had a spar-
kling rookie campaign, regis-
tering an attack percentage
of .231 (11th in the CCC) and
averaging 2.46 kills per set
entering this weekend’s play.
She scored a career-high 15
kills against Lewis-Clark
State College on March 19,
finishing with 18 points on
the night. The outside hitter
from Powell Butte also has
14 blocks and 19 aces on the
year.
The Jazz improved to 29-0
this season in games where
they’ve had a 10-0 run or
better.
Up next
Trail Blazers: Host the
Detroit Pistons on Saturday,
April 10.
Jazz: Host the Sacramento
Kings on April 10.
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Crook County at Pendleton, 3 p.m.
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Hermiston at Pasco, noon
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Hermiston at Pasco, noon
TUESDAY, APRIL 13
Prep baseball
Hermiston at Richland (2), 4 p.m.
Hood River at Pendleton, 4:30 p.m.
Stanfield/Echo at Umatilla, 4 p.m.
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Hermiston at Kamiakin (2), 4 p.m.
Pendleton at Hood River, 4:30 p.m.
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Umatilla at Pilot Rock/Nixyaawii (2),
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Enterprise/Wallowa/Joseph at
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Prep girls tennis
Hermiston at Pasco, 4 p.m.
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Team
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Crook County
Pendleton
Hood River Valley
The Dalles
Redmond
League
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8-1
6-4
3-6
2-8
1-9
Overall
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12-2
10-6
3-9
3-10
2-13
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2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-4
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5-7
6-4
2-6
2-8
3-8
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Glenwood/Klickitat
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Bickleton
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2-4
2-4
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-2
0-2
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NWAC EAST DIVISION
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Big Bend
Treasure Valley
North Idaho
Blue Mountain
Walla Walla
Spokane
Yakima Valley
Columbia Basin
4-1
3-2
3-1
1-4
0-1
0-2
0-5
Overall
9-1
5-5
11-1
8-4
2-6
2-8
5-7
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Spokane
Columbia Basin
Treasure Valley
Walla Walla
Big Bend
Blue Mountain
Wenatchee Valley
College softball
Joseph
3-1
Dayville/Monument 2-0
Sherman/Condon
2-1
Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler 1-3
Harper Charter
0-1
Prairie City
0-2
Echo
0-5
PREP FOOTBALL
Team
Imbler
Cove
Joseph
Wallowa
Powder Valley
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Elgin
Pine Eagle
League
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2-3
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1-1
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0-0
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0-0
0-3
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9-2
7-6
5-6
7-4
5-5
2-1
1-6
1-9
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0-8
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4-5
7-4
5-5
11-0
7-4
2-9
2-3
0-8
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Redmond
Hood River Valley
Ridgeview
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3-1
3-2
2-2
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1-2
0-1
0-3
Overall
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4-1
3-2
2-3
2-2
3-2
1-4
1-4
2A BLUE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
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League
Heppner
Weston-McEwen
Stanfield
Umatilla
Grant Union
Irrigon
Riverside
Overall
4-0
5-0
2-1
4-1
2-2
3-2
2-3
2-3
1-2
2-2
0-1
0-3-1
0-2
0-4-1
5A INTERMOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
Team
Redmond
Ridgeview
The Dalles/Dufur
Hood River Valley
Pendleton
Crook County
League
3-0-2
2-1-2
2-1-1
1-0-3
1-4-0
0-3-0
Overall
6-2-2
4-5-2
4-4-1
4-4-3
1-9-0
0-6-0
3A/2A/1A SPECIAL DISTRICT 6
Team
Riverside
Nyssa
Umatilla
Stanfield/Echo
Four Rivers
League
2-0-0
2-0-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
0-2-0
Overall
8-2-0
5-2-0
1-3-3
0-5-2
0-8-0
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LOCAL STANDINGS
Through games played April 8
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a game in four weeks so
you got to be here to start
training.’ It was such short
notice and that’s really what
it came down to.”
Breeze will be one of the
more fascinating cases to
watch in this year’s draft. He
closed the 2019 season on a
tear and earned Rose Bowl
Defensive MVP honors.
Had he played in a full 2020
season, there’s a chance he’s
no less than an all-Pac-12
performer. But teams will
have minimal game tape and
some impressive measur-
ables from pro day to base
his evaluation.
There’s also finite game
film for Jevon Holland,
though he’s widely projected
as a second- or third-round
pick. Having played both
free safety and nickel and
served as the primary punt
returner for the Ducks,
Holland offers a lot of versa-
tility for a safety.
“I knew what I was
capable of and the level
of play that I have, espe-
cially throughout the last
Trail Blazers: Jusuf
Nurkic played on a minutes
restriction after a one-game
absence due to right knee
i n f la m mat ion. Nu rk ic
finished with 10 points, six
rebounds, and four assists
in 22 minutes. ... Portland
outscored Utah 10-7 in fast-
break points.
Jazz: Jordan Clark-
son did not play because
of a sprained right ankle. It
was the first game Clark-
son missed this season.
... Derrick Favors passed
Mehmet Okur for 10th place
on the Jazz career scoring
list. Favors has scored 7,527
points with Utah. He finished
with seven points against
Portland. ... Utah is now 9-1
in games with zero days rest.
Foul behavior
Utah shot 27 free throws
compared with 18 free
throw attempts for Portland.
The disparity was more
pronounced in the third quar-
ter when the Jazz attempted
12 free throws compared
with only three for the Trail
Blazers.
Lillard, who picked up a
rare technical foul with 4:45
remaining in the fourth quar-
ter, voiced his displeasure in
how the game was offici-
ated. He thought the referees
allowed the Jazz to be too
physical around the basket.
“It just doesn’t add up that
I could be attacking teams
the way I’m attacking and
teams are defending me the
way defend me — (and) I just
don’t get the whistle,” Lillard
said. “I’m not a flopper. I play
the game straight up. It’s frus-
trating.”
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League
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4-1
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1-3-1
1-3-1
0-5-0
Overall
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7-3-0
5-4-1
2-5-1
1-7-1
1-9-0
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Nyssa
Riverside
Umatilla
Irrigon
Four Rivers
League
1-0-1
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-1-1
Overall
3-4-1
6-2-1
3-4-0
0-7-0
0-6-2