Yang Hansen had 3 points, 0 rebounds, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls, and the Trail Blazers lost! Grant missed the tie with 3 points at 32+6, and Kessler had a triple-double.

NBA Preseason Trail Blazers VS Jazz

The NBA preseason continues, and the Trail Blazers go to the road to face off against the Jazz. In this campaign, Kyle Lee, Niang, and Bailey were injured. Salt Lake City's starting five were Kessler, Markkanen, Mykhailiuk, teenagers George and Filipovsky. Billups' starting five are Klingen, Holiday, Avdija, Grant and Sharpe. Lillard, Thybulle, Robert Williams, Kamara, and Henderson are injured. Chinese player Yang Hansen continues to serve as Portland's substitute. Yang Hansen continues to make progress in the preseason. How he performs in this game is still the biggest highlight of this game.

Yang Hansen had 3 points, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls, and the Trail Blazers lost! Grant missed the tying 3-pointer at 32+6, and Kessler had a triple-double!

Full game review

The first quarter started. Filipovsky hit a long shot after the opening. Grant was fouled on a three-pointer. Salt Lake City failed to challenge the penalty, and Grant made all 3 free throws. George hit the basket and scored 4 points in a row, Klingen and Grant responded by scoring in the low post, and Markkanen responded with a three-pointer. Holiday scored a quick layup, Mykhailiuk made a long shot, George made a layup after a steal, and Sharp responded with 2 free throws. Markkanen scored in the low post, Kessler dunked with an alley-oop, Yang Hansen was dunked, and Portland requested a timeout.

Afdija was double-teamed

Holiday hit a long shot, Yang Hansen hit a three-pointer, and the Trail Blazers responded with a 6-0 offensive. Markkanen succeeded in a layup, Avdija hit 2+1 in return, George scored from the mid-range, and Markkanen dunked. Wesley teamed up with Love to attack the basket and launched a 5-0 offensive, and the Trail Blazers tied the score. Clayton made a tip-in and Klingen responded with a long shot. Nurkic scored 4 points with consecutive shots and free throws, Sharp responded with 2 goals on a layup, and Hendricks hit a three-pointer. After the first quarter, Salt Lake City led 34-32.

In the second quarter, Avdija hit 2+1, Harkless made 2 free throws, Holiday scored from the outside, and Nurkic responded by scoring in the low post. Clayton made a layup, Murray and Grant each made 2 free throws, Holiday assisted Avdija for a layup after a steal, Markkanen missed from the outside, Grant made a long shot, and the Trail Blazers launched an 11-0 offensive, widening the point difference to double digits. Grant blocked Mykhailiuk, George made 2 free throws, and Yang Hansen was replaced. Markkanen and Filipovsky made two free throws one after another, and Billups requested a timeout.

Markkanen dunked

Hendricks hit from the outside, the Jazz responded with a 9-0 offensive, Yang Hansen sent out steals and blocks, and Sharp hit from the outside to break the scoring drought for the Trail Blazers. Markkanen dunked with one arm, Love responded with a two-handed dunk, Kessler dunked, and Love responded with a three-pointer. Yang Hansen grabbed a rebound and fouled Kessler. The latter made 1 of 2 free throws and Yang Hansen was replaced. Klingen scored a free throw, and then sent a big block. George scored 3+1, and Holiday responded with a low attack. Hendricks dunked, Klingen and Kessler exchanged big blocks, and Holiday scored from the outside. Both teams made consecutive mistakes and missed shots. After halftime, the Trail Blazers led 64-60.

In another rematch, Kessler scored from the basket, Sharp made 2 free throws, Mykhailiuk scored 2 three-pointers in a row, and Grant responded with 2 free throws. Kessler scored a tip-in, and Markkanen scored from Klingen in a single mid-range shot. Grant made 1 of 2 free throws, George made a long shot, and Salt Lake City went on a 15-5 offensive to take a 6-point lead. Avdija retired from injury and Billups requested a timeout.

Billups communicated with Yang Hansen

Grant scored a three-pointer, Sensabaugh hit a throw, and Murray and George shot long shots. Holiday made 2 free throws, and Yang Hansen was replaced. Filipovsky was blocked by Grant, and then scored in the low post. Grant responded by scoring from the outside. Sensab scored 2+1, Yang Hansen missed a layup, Grant continued to make long shots, the point difference was only 2 points, and Salt Lake City requested a timeout.

Kesler dunked and then scored a three-pointer. Grant's outside shot was blocked and then made a free throw. Young player George blocked Caleb Love, and Clayton and Love battled in the mid-to-long distance. Nurkic's low single was fouled by Yang Hansen, who committed his fourth foul. Nurkic made 2 free throws and Sissoko scored a layup. Hendricks scored a free throw, and Love continued to attack from the outside. Clayton and Nurkic made two free throws one after another, and Sharp and Love each responded with singles. Hendricks dunked, Murray missed 2 free throws, and Love made a mistake. Harkless made 2 of 3 free throws, the Trail Blazers continued to hit from the outside, and Sharp hit 2+1. Nurkic missed 2 free throws. At the end of the third quarter, the Jazz led 103-99.

Caleb Love

In the final decisive battle, Sensabaugh made 2 of 3 free throws, and Holiday responded with a long shot. Nurkic scored a layup and Grant responded with 2 free throws. Holiday continued to make long-range shots and hit two more 3-pointers. Portland successfully challenged the penalty and gained the ball. The Trail Blazers went on an 11-4 offensive to regain the lead. Sensabaugh dunked, and Klingen, Yang Hansen, and Rupert were called for fouls one after another. Yang Hansen was fouled again, accumulating 6 fouls and was forced to leave the game. Murray was called for a foul, and the Trail Blazers received 5 consecutive fouls in 1 minute. Murray was also sent off, Filipovsky made 2 free throws, and Rupert responded with a three-pointer.

Sissoko fouled, Bamba made 1 of 2 free throws, Klingen grabbed an offensive rebound, and Sharp, Grant and Mykhailiuk clashed from the outside. Sharp and Klingen each made 1 of 2 free throws, while Bamba and Tongjie made 2 free throws one after another. Sissoko completed a dunk after the steal, and the game entered a timeout. Grant dunked and the Trail Blazers took a 6-point lead. Bamba hit from the outside, Grant scored 2 free throws, Harkless scored 2+1, and Klingen hit back with a low shot. Harkless made 2 free throws, Mykhailiuk made a long shot, and the Jazz took the lead. With only 20.5 seconds left before the end, Billups requested a timeout. Love hit the iron from the outside, Bamba made 2 free throws, and the Trail Blazers requested a timeout.. Sharp failed to control the ball, resulting in a release, and Grant missed the three-pointer. In the end, the Jazz narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers 132-129.

The Jazz narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers

Two team statistics

For the Jazz, Keonte George scored 20 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 2 steals on 7 of 11 shots. Markkanen contributed 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists on 6 of 10 shots. Mykhailiuk scored 1 of 5 of 10 3-pointers. 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Sensab 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Nurkic 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Filipovsky 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, Harkless 9 points, 2 steals, Hendricks 8 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Clayton 8 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Bamba 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. At the decisive moment, Tongjie scored 2 points and 3 rebounds.

Trail Blazers, Holiday made 8 of 13, 6 of 9 three-pointers scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Sharp made 6 of 17, 2 of 9 three-pointers and scored 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Caleb Love made 6 of 12, 3 of 9 three-pointers and scored 16 points and 3 rebounds. 2 assists, Klingen scored 9 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks on 3 of 8, Avdija scored 3 of 9, 0 of 3 three-pointers and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Sissoko had 7 points, 4 assists and 2 steals, Murray had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Rupert had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Wesley had 2 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Yang Hansen had 3 points, 3 turnovers and 6 fouls.

Trail Blazers star Yang Hansen performed poorly in this campaign. Yang Hansen played 15 minutes, making 1 of 2 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 0 free throws, 3 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. He made 3 turnovers and 6 fouls. Yang Hansen doesn't have much possession of the ball. He has a 50% shooting rate and a 100% three-point shooting rate. Facing the two powerful centers of the Jazz Twin Towers Kessler and Nurkic, Yang Hansen obviously suffered in terms of strength and speed.

Yang Hansen, Grant and Avdija

Facing the low post attacks of Kessler and Nurkic, it was difficult for Yang Hansen to limit the opponent and could only use frequent fouls to prevent the opponent from scoring. Yang Hansen needs to improve his strength and speed, as well as enhance his physical resistance and blocking ability. At the same time, Yang Hansen also needs to better adapt to the NBA's whistleblowing standards, better control his body movements, and reduce the number of fouls. After being sent off, the camera captured Yang Hansen seemingly crying on the bench. As a Chinese player, rookie Yang Hansen needs to face the gap between him and NBA regular rotation players. At the same time, Yang Hansen has shown strong talent and potential in previous preseason games. This game is an important part of Yang Hansen's continued improvement. Yang Hansen needs to find the gap with his opponents and strengthen his shortcomings in a targeted manner. Yang Hansen needs to regroup and continue to improve himself.

Grant missed the tie with 3 points on 32+6

Trail Blazers forward star Jerami Grant broke out strongly in this campaign. Grant played 31 minutes, making 7 of 15 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, and 13 of 14 free throws. He scored 32 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. Grant scored the highest score of the game and also made the second-most five three-pointers in the game. As the player with the most free throws in this game, Grant showed strong impact. Grant grabbed the third most rebounds on the team. As the leader in steals and blocks in this game, Grant also has a strong presence on the defensive end.

Grant tried to block the opponent

Grant, who scored 13 points in the first half, scored another 13 points in the third quarter. During the countdown, Grant failed to score a long-range shot from half court. Grant had tried his best, and it could be said that he was proud of his defeat.

Kessler had a triple-double

Kessler, the core of the Jazz inside line, performed well in this game. Kessler played 26 minutes, making 6 of 9 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored a near-triple double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Kessler shot 67% from the field and 100% from long range. Kessler, who scored the third-highest score on the team, was also the rebounding leader in the game. Moreover, Kessler's five offensive rebounds also topped the game.

Jazz Kessler

At the same time, Kessler was also the steal leader in this battle and sent out the most blocks on the team. At the same time, Kessler is also the assist leader in this battle. Kessler performed strongly on both offense and defense and in connecting the team. His plus-minus value was still the highest in the game at +11. In the confrontation with Yang Hansen and Klingen, Kessler had the upper hand.