With 117 points on the scoreboard and a 20-point lead after three quarters, the Portland Trail Blazers were set to cruise to another victory Wednesday night. Their fans could relax, their best players could rest, and the guys at the end of the bench could get some run.

But games last four quarters and the Utah Jazz had other ideas, staging a furious fourth-quarter comeback that eventually came up just short. The Blazers held on for a 136-134 victory, improving to 3-2 on the season.

Here are a few key observations from the game.

Several Sparks Off the Bench

The Blazers made just one of their first six shots from the field and quickly found themselves down 13-4. Things started to turn when Jerami Grant entered the game and almost immediately hit back-to-back right corner 3’s. He finished

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