With his left hand, Isaac Haas brushed aside 7-foot Zach Collins like a reed. With his right, he took a bounce pass in for a rim-rocking jam.
The refs called Haas, the 7-foot-2 Utah Jazz center, for an offensive foul. But it turned out to be a spark for a Jazz team that started out getting whipped by the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday afternoon in the first five minutes, and it was the beginning of a frustrating performance for Collins, who would finish just 2 for 12 and never seemed to have the upper hand on Haas afterward.