Paul Millsap 31pts/11reb vs Trailblazers - 4/2/12

Paul Millsap scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Utah Jazz rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat the Portland Trailblazers 102-97 at the Rose Garden. Millsap, who shot a blistering 14-20 from the floor, scored 10 points in the 2nd-qtr, 11 in the 3rd-qtr, and 8 in the 4th-qtr including the two biggest dunks of the game. The first (off a feed from rookie Alec Burks) gave the Jazz the lead with 1 minute and 11 seconds to go, and the second (off a steal and tight-rope act by Jamaal Tinsley) gave Utah a 3-point lead with only 20.9 seconds remaining. The Jazz, who had lost 3 games in a row, improved to 28-26 on the abbreviated 2011-12 season and moved within one game of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Western Conference while the Blazers fell to 25-29.