Utah pulled off the surprise 93-78 win over Portland, thanks to a great game by Edmonds. "Take away Edmonds from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said Utah coach Coach Young after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Portland coach Bob agreed, "We didn't really think Edmonds had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

Utah was led by Edmonds (14 points, 31 boards, 2 assists, a block), Brown (32 points, 0 assists), Banks (21 points, 6 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks). Portland was led by Williams (23 points, 1 assists, a block), King (13 points, 5 boards, 6 assists), Virtue (15 points, 1 assists).

With today's victory, Utah jump to 30-47 and 17-21 at home. They remain at #4 in the Northwest and remain at #10 overall in the Western Conference. With the loss, Portland stand at 40-36. They remain at #2 in the Northwest and stay at #6 overall in the Western Conference.

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