Article: 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

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 Angeles Lakers' record 28-point first half on April 7, 1974, at Milwaukee.

"The Jazz were that good, and we were that bad," Portland coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "They ran out on us and controlled the game. . . . They ...

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