Jefferson leads Jazz past Blazers 86-77

Damian Lillard had the Utah Jazz hanging on for dear life, but the league's top rookie couldn't dig the Portland Trail Blazers out of a massive hole.

The Utah Jazz survived a spectacular second half by Lillard and hung on for an 86-77 victory over the Portland on Friday night. Al Jefferson had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Jazz overcome Lillard's 26 points.

Paul Millsap had 15 points for the Jazz, who have defeated the Trail Blazers five straight times and won for the eighth time in their last nine home games. LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.