Raja comes off the bench quickly, gets in the scoring column with a trey.
Millsap so far with 0-2 FG but straight 4 FTs and a couple of rebounds.
Matthews burns his replacement, Ryan Thomspon.
Then Thompson commits a TO and a foul on the other end.
It's a process.
23-23.
Kirilenko in the game playing the 4 alongside Jefferson, scoring on a follow-up tip.
25-23 Utah.
After nobody runs on the fast break, Raja puts in a jumper with 14 seconds left in first quarter.
Utah shoots 41% (2-6 from Big Al), and Portland 47% (and shoot more FGs), but the Jazz lead 27-23 at the end of Q1 thanks to 11-11 from the charity stripe. Not a bad stat at all.
Both teams have 5 RBs, but Utah has tripled the Trailblazers in TOs, 6 to 2, thanks in part to 2 each for CJ and DW, who has as many assists as turnovers.
Gaines, Bell, Hayward, AK (at the 4), and Fes start the second quarter.
