Jazz 126-119 Pistons (December 19, 2024) Game Recap

DETROIT – Collin Sexton scored 30 points, Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 14 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the Detroit Pistons 126-119 on Thursday night for their second win in 10 games.

Keyonte George added 28 points for Utah. The Jazz built a 29-point lead in the first quarter, overcame 27 turnovers and improved to 6-20.

Cade Cunningham had 33 points for Detroit before fouling out in the final minute. Malik Beasley added 23.

Utah led by 15 with 3:54 left, but had five turnovers that helped the Pistons to 114-109 with 1:45 left. John Collins and George hit back-to-back 3-pointers with 51 seconds left to make the score 120-109.

Takeaways

Jazz: George returned after twisting his ankle and exiting in the third quarter. … Utah had lost its last three games by an average of 29.7 points, allowing 139.7 points per game.

Pistons: Paul Reed, who was released last weekend before being re-signed on Monday, had 12 points and nine rebounds, a season high.

Key moment

The Pistons were down 93-81 with 1:36 left in the third quarter when a riot occurred during a deadball situation. Utah’s Jordan Clarkson and Reed received technical fouls for bumping into each other, and Clarkson and Ron Holland II were ejected for bumping into each other.

Key statistics

The Jazz scored 42 points in the first 10 minutes of the game. Sexton and George combined for 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting – 6-for-6 from the 3-point line – and Utah took a 27-point lead. At the end of the quarter the score was 48:19.

Next

Both teams will be back in action on Saturday evening. Utah will play in Brooklyn and Detroit will play in Phoenix.

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