Jrue Holiday scored 27 points, with four coming on clutch free throws in the closing seconds, to lift the Blazers to a win.

Jrue Holiday had 27 points and eight assists, and he hit four free throws in the final seconds to help the Portland Trail Blazers hold off a late Utah rally and beat the Jazz 136-134.

For the first time in 27 years, a Utah Jazz player has scored 50 points in a regular-season game. They needed every one of them, too. Lauri Markkanen’s 51-point, 14-rebound performance pushed the Jazz to an overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

Fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey has gotten his feet wet with some NBA regular season minutes amid the first two games of the Utah Jazz' s campaign, where they've wound up with an even 1-1 record in the books.

Jrue Holiday scored 27 points and hit four key free throws in the final seconds to lift the visiting Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-134 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

Jrue Holiday anotó 27 puntos y repartió ocho asistencias, además de encestar cuatro tiros libres en los segundos finales para que los Trail Blazers de Portland superaran el miércoles 136-134 al Jazz de Utah.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz as Will Hardy Highlights Underrated Offseason Addition for Utah Jazz.