(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Jazz are off until Friday when they host the Blazers to open the second half of the NBA season. Utah entered the break winners of 11-straight and 10th in the West at 30-and-28 overall. The Jazz are a game-and-a-half out of the final Western Conference playoff spot. Portland is seventh in the West at 32-and-26. The Jazz are 2-and-0 against Portland this season.