Henderson hits late jumper, Avdija and Sharpe each score 27 as Trail Blazers beat Jazz 122-120

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija and Shaedon Sharpe each scored 27 points, and Scoot Henderson made a tiebreaking jumper with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Utah Jazz 122-120 on Thursday night.

Henderson finished with 18 points and 10 assists, Deandre Ayton added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 14 points for Portland.

Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead Utah. Collin Sexton added 19 points and Svi Mykhailiuk had 18 points.

Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was away from the team following the recent death of his grandmother and will miss their next game against Dallas on Saturday as well. Assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren is filling in as acting head coach in Billups' absence.

Trail Blazers: Anfernee Simons struggled with his shooting, going 3 for 12 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range.

Jazz: Utah lost despite outshooting Portland from 3-point range, 50 percent (21 for 42) to 39.5 percent (15 for 38).

Henderson’s turnaround fadeaway from the right wing with 0.1 seconds remaining gave the Trail Blazers the lead for good.

Portland outscored Utah in the paint 50-36.

Jazz host Philadelphia on Saturday, and Trail Blazers host Dallas.

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Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton reacts after a basket against the Portland Trail Blazers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe makes the buzzer beater against the Utah Jazz at the end of the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson, right, guards Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, right, dribbles the ball against Utah Jazz forward Cody Williams, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, right, reacts after a foul call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton drives to the hoop against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen reacts to the foul call against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Utah Jazz guard Isaiah Collier, middle, drives to the hoop against Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh, middle, shoots the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Portland Trail Blazers guard Shaedon Sharpe reacts to his shot against the Utah Jazz during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija, left, reacts to Utah Jazz guard Johnny Juzang, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Howard Lao)

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — French standout Cyprien Sarrazin was in intensive care with a head injury after a crash during training for a World Cup downhill race on Friday on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Sarrazin, who won the downhill in Bormio last year, was one of two skiers airlifted to a hospital after crashing and the French ski federation said he was conscious but diagnosed with a subdural hematoma — bleeding near the brain.

Shortly after the federation issued the update on his condition, it was decided to operate on Sarrazin on Friday evening “following further examinations, as well as Cyprien’s evolving clinical examination," according to information provided by the sport's governing body FIS.

Pietro Zazzi of Italy was also taken to a hospital by helicopter after a crash. The Italian ski federation said he has “a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula of his right leg” and was on his way to Milan, where he will undergo surgery on Saturday.

The incidents called into question the safety of the fearsome Stelvio slope — the course for next winter’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.

“My opinion here is clear, it’s that they don’t know how to prepare a course,” Sarrazin’s teammate Nils Allègre said. “It’s been 40 years that they have been preparing courses, but they don’t know how to do anything, apart from dangerous things.

“Maybe it’s not something everyone agrees with but it’s my opinion and it’s deep-seated. It’s not right, I don’t know what they’re trying to prove, but a year ahead of organizing the Olympics, having a course like this — they don’t deserve to have the Olympic Games here.”

Swiss skier Josua Mettler also crashed on Friday and was on his way back to Switzerland for further tests on a knee injury.

Sarrazin, who was fastest in the first training session the previous day, was on course for another good time in Friday’s second run when he appeared to hit a bump and lost control as he was catapulted into the air, landing on his back and sliding a long way down before being brought to a halt by the safety netting on the side.

The 30-year-old Sarrazin enjoyed his best campaign on the World Cup circuit last season with four victories — three downhill and one super-G — but has yet to win in 2024-25.

Canadian Cameron Alexander led Friday’s training session, ahead of Switzerland’s Stefan Rogentin and Stefan Babinsky of Austria. There is a downhill scheduled for Saturday and a super-G on Sunday.

The men’s Alpine skiing events at the 2026 Olympics will take place in Bormio, while the women’s will be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The two ski areas are separated by a five-hour car ride.

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Medical staff are helping France's Cyprien Sarrazin after crashing during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Bormio, Italy, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Medical staff are carrying France's Cyprien Sarrazin after crashing into protections net during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Bormio, Italy, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)