Scoot Henderson from the Trail Blazers is confident in the decisive game: “You dream about plays like this”

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson had no doubt about what he intended to do with the ball as the final seconds ticked away in a game tied 120-120 against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

“I would have fired the last shot at the end anyway,” Henderson said. “I had the ball in my hands.”

Utah forward Lauri Markkanen had just tied the game with a three-pointer with 14 seconds left, and the Blazers didn’t call a timeout.

As Henderson crossed halfcourt, he heard center Deandre Ayton shout, “I, you, me, you,” indicating a two-man game. Ayton set up a screen to Henderson’s left and he moved in that direction and then into the field, where he met 7-foot-2 Utah center Walker Kessler.

“I was originally trying to get to the rim,” Henderson said.

But Kessler interrupted him and came back. Henderson braked with his left foot as Kessler flew toward the basket.

Henderson then pivoted on his right foot, stepped back, pivoted, faded and let loose a soft jumper.

“I just took a little break and then faded out,” Henderson said.

The shot barely hit the rim before it went through with 0.1 seconds left, giving the Blazers a 122-120 victory.

“You dream about plays like that,” said Henderson, who scored 18 points with 10 assists and only one turnover off the bench.

Henderson has overcome his fair share of adversity in his second season. His final six games were one of the worst stretches of his young career. He averaged 8.7 points and 3.0 assists with 2.0 turnovers while shooting 29.4% from the field and 26.1% from three-point range.

On Thursday, he shot 6 of 12 from the field and 3 of 6 from three.

Henderson said he just took advantage of opportunities against the Jazz.

“I don’t think I felt any different,” he said. “I was just put in situations to make plays.”

Henderson played down the idea that he needed a big game to restore his confidence.

“I don’t need anything,” he said. “I need my family, my support and God. Everything else will be ups and downs anyway. So I don’t think I needed a game like that.”

Blazers coach Chauncey Billups missed the game to attend his grandmother’s funeral.

Senior assistant coach Nate Bjorkgren stepped in. He said Henderson played a great ground game while getting his teammates involved.

“I liked his confidence,” Bjorkgren said.

Especially on that last shot.

“I liked the shot,” Bjorkgren said. “I decided not to take a timeout and let it continue, and the audience was behind us.”

Forward Deni Avdija, who scored 27 points off the bench, said he enjoyed seeing Henderson’s hard work pay off with a big game.

“I see that Scoot has a lot of confidence and knows where he wants to go on the floor,” Avdija said. “And I’m so happy for him because he works non-stop.”

Avdija said the two often train together when training.

“When I see his success and see him make the big shot with confidence, that’s what a player needs,” Avdija said, “to keep shooting and believing in himself.”