Watch Jazz vs. Trail Blazers: How to live stream, TV channel, start time for Thursday's NBA game

How to watch Jazz vs. Trail Blazers basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 26, 2019 at 3:40 pm ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Portland @ Utah

Current Records: Portland 14-17; Utah 18-12

What to Know

The Portland Trail Blazers have enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they must head out on the road. After a few days' rest for both teams, they and the Utah Jazz will meet up at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Trail Blazers' scoring has been on the decline the past three games, which is obviously a trend Utah hopes will continue.

It looks like the Trail Blazers must have gotten on Santa's naughty list since the squad didn't end up with the win they were expected to receive on Monday. They came up short against the New Orleans Pelicans, falling 102-94. SF Carmelo Anthony (23 points) was the top scorer for the Trail Blazers.

Meanwhile, Utah was close but no cigar on Monday as they fell 107-104 to the Miami Heat. Utah got a solid performance out of C Rudy Gobert, who posted a double-double on 20 rebounds and 18 points along with five blocks; unfortunately, it just wasn't enough for the victory. That's 13 consecutive double-doubles for Gobert.

Portland isn't expected to pull this one out (Utah is favored by 5.5), but if it comes down to a funny bounce or two, they might get lucky. Those betting on the Trail Blazers against the spread shouldn't have high expectations for them, either, since the team is 2-6 ATS when expected to lose.

Both teams will surely be fighting tooth and nail to get back into the win column after losses this week. We'll see which team satisfies their hunger and which team leaves with an empty stomach.