"Although it came in a losing effort, Devin Harris made a solid return for the Jazz on Thursday night.

Harris shook off some early rust and scored 26 points and had five assists in Utah's 98-87 loss to Portland. He made five 3-pointers and said the injured right hamstring that cost him seven straight games felt fine.

"He looked good, especially for his first game back," said Jazz forward C.J. Miles. "His jump shot looked good, made some 3s. He pushed the ball, got to the basket, mixed it up pretty well. I thought he looked good."

Harris' five 3-pointers tied a career high and his 26 points were the most he's had in a Jazz uniform.

No one would have blamed Harris if he would have sat out Utah's final four games of the season with an ailing hamstring, but he thought it was important to get back on the floor with his relatively new teammates.

"I haven't been here that long," Harris said. "I think every game is important, especially for the guys that we have and the nucleus that we're trying to build on. I think it's important to get as many games as we can to really look at what we need to work on and how to come back better for next year."

Harris had some hits and misses in his first quarter back. He missed his first three shots and threw a pass toward Paul Millsap on the baseline that ended up in the sixth row."