The Utah Jazz and Portal Trail Blazers have had shaky starts to begin the 2025-26 NBA season. Portland look solid early on, but has since fizzled out, while Utah is still in the midst of its rebuild. The Trail Blazers are 9-16 and sit No. 11 in the Western Conference, while the Jazz are 8-15 and hold the No. 12 spot.

The Pelicans ended their losing streak with a 143-120 win over the Trail Blazers, fueled by Jordan Poole’s 22 points.

The quietness tends to surface most when the challenge is most extreme — when the shots aren’t falling, when the defense has lapses, when an opponent is surging on a big run. Instead of confronting the issue and fighting it collectively aloud, the Blazers tend to retreat inward and push through the challenge within.

The Memphis Grizzlies have cleared the way for guard Ja Morant's return, but won't have center Zach Edey for the next four weeks. A preview of this game against the Utah Jazz features more injury news,

Jordan Poole anotó 22 puntos en su regreso tras una lesión en el cuádriceps izquierdo que lo marginó de 18 partidos, y los Pelicans de Nueva Orleáns rompieron una racha de siete derrotas consecutivas al aplastar el jueves 143-120 a los diezmados Trail Blazers de Portland.

The Cavaliers again struggled with a high-rebounding team in a loss to Portland. Here's how the game unfolded.

The Detroit Pistons are on the right end of a close matchup this time around after beating the Portland Trail Blazers 122-116 inside Little Caesars Arena. The P

Both the Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans may be without multiple key players in Thursday night's matchup.