Lillard has great perspective about Trail Blazers' struggles, All-Star snub: Statistically speaking, Damian Lillard is having arguably the best season of his NBA career. But it's been a frustrating time for him because he and his Portland Trail Blazers teammates haven't been winning like they've grown accustomed to during the past few years. -- Deseret News

Utah Jazz steamroll Portland Trail Blazers 111-88, spoil Jusuf Nurkic's debut: On a night the Portland Trail Blazers welcomed a new face to the lineup, they languished through an all-too familiar result. The Utah Jazz defeated the Blazers 111-88 Wednesday night before 19,590 at Vivint Smart Home Arena. -- The Oregonian

Watch: Jusuf Nurkic makes debut in Portland Trail Blazers 111-88 loss to Utah Jazz: The Utah Jazz defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 111-88 at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Wednesday. The Trail Blazers enter the All-Star break on a three game losing streak. CJ McCollum led Portland in scoring with 18 points while Damian Lillard added 13 points on 3 of 19 shooting. -- The Oregonian

Blazers limp into All-Star break after loss in Utah: Coach Terry Stotts says the All-Star Break comes at a good time for every team in the NBA, but perhaps no team will welcome the break more than the Trail Blazers. Portland limped into the All-Star break Wednesday with its third straight loss and fifth in six game with a 111-88 loss to Utah at Vivint Arena. -- CSNNW.com