11/1 Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Keys to the game

The Utah Jazz (4-3) will face off against the Portland Trail Blazers (4-3) and Damian Lillard on Wednesday night. Here are the keys to the game!

The Utah Jazz are coming off a dominant second half victory over the Dallas Mavericks, and they will look to win their third-straight game on Wednesday, as they face the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Blazers are led by a dominant backcourt in Weber State alum Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. Both are off to terrific starts to the season, and are going to be hard to handle. Lillard is averaging 24.3 points and shooting 37.5 percent from 3-point range. Meanwhile, McCollum has been perhaps even more impressive, averaging 23.2 points per game and shooting 57 percent from distance.

A late addition to the team last season, Jusuf Nurkic, has also played well and gives the Blazers a strong interior presence. He is currently averaging 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

The Blazers are currently sitting at 4-3, and look to be one of the main teams the Jazz are going to be contending with for a playoff spot in the West. There are three things they need to focus on if they are going to get their third consecutive victory on Wednesday night.