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JAZZ 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 64 Portland offers little resistance in loss Utah's defense steps up for clinching victory; Trail Blazers set low-point record The Portland Trail Blazers set an NBA playoff record for fewest points in their 102-64 loss to Utah on Sunday. Here are the lowest single-game point totals in playoff games since the introduction of the 24-second shot clock in 1954-'55. Score Date Utah 102, Portland 64 5 5 96 Indiana 88, New York 68 5 28 94 Atlanta 92, Indiana 69 5 12 94 L.A. 126, Golden State 70 4 21 73 Houston 91, Seattle 70 4 23 82 Fort Wayne 74, Syracuse 71 4 7 55 Boston 94, Houston 71 5 9 81
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The numbers were almost laughable: 12 points in the first quarter,
24 at halftime, 38 after three quarters.
After coming back from a 0-2 deficit to force a deciding fifth
game, the Portland Trail Blazers responded with the worst offensive
output in National Basketball Association playoff history Sunday in
a 102-64 loss to the Utah Jazz.
The 64 points broke the playoff record-low of 68 set by the New
York Knicks on May 15, 1994, at Indiana. Portland also supplanted
the Los Angele...
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