Utah Jazz at Detroit Pistons

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Utah Jazz

6-20, 4-10 Away

Final
126 - 119

Detroit Pistons

11-17, 5-8 Home

Collin Sexton and Keyonte George lead Jazz past Pistons, 126-119

Jordan Clarkson, Ron Holland ejected for squaring up at each other

Keyonte George added 28 points for Utah. The Jazz built a 29-point lead in the first quarter and overcame 27 turnovers to improve 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 to help the Pistons pull to 114-109 with 1:45 left. John Collins and George hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 120-109 with 51 seconds to go.

Takeaways Jazz: George returned after after turning his ankle and leaving in the third quarter. ... Utah had lost its previous three games by an average of 29.7 points, allowing 139.7 points per game.

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

Key moment The Pistons were down 93-81 with 1:36 left in the third quarter when a fracas broke out during a deadball situation. Utah's Jordan Clarkson and Reed were given technical fouls for bumping each other, and Clarkson and Ron Holland II were ejected for squaring up to each other.

Key stat 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 — going 6-for-6 from the 3-point line — as Utah took a 27-point lead. It was 48-19 at the end of the quarter.

Up next Both teams will be back in action Saturday night. Utah will play at Brooklyn, and Detroit will be in Phoenix.

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	126 - 119
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	126 - 119
4th 2.0	John Collins defensive rebound	126 - 119
4th 4.0	Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	126 - 119
4th 9.1	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2	126 - 119

Statistics

UTAH		DET
39-83	FG	46-105
47	Field Goal %	44
20-40	3PT	13-47
50	Three Point %	28
28-31	FT	14-18
90	Free Throw %	78
62	Rebounds	39
15	Offensive Rebounds	13
47	Defensive Rebounds	26
23	Assists	26
5	Steals	10
8	Blocks	8
27	Turnovers	10
0	Team Turnovers	0
27	Total Turnovers	10
2	Technical Fouls	3
2	Total Technical Fouls	3
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
40	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	13
24	Fast Break Points	27
34	Points in Paint	62
19	Fouls	25
29	Largest Lead	3

Detroit Pistons Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ugonna Onyenso, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 11
Isaiah Joe, G	Out	Nov 9
Jalen Duren, C	Out	Nov 8

Utah Jazz Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Trey Alexander, G	Out	Nov 12
Lauri Markkanen, F	Out	Nov 11
Jusuf Nurkic, C	Out	Nov 6
Jaren Jackson Jr., F	Out	Oct 27

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 18,022 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Portland	8	3	.727	-	W2
Minnesota	8	3	.727	-	W4
Oklahoma City	8	4	.667	0.5	L2
Denver	6	4	.600	1.5	W1
Utah	1	11	.083	7.5	L10

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	-	3	W1	0.7	7
Cleveland	2	6	W1	0.5	6
Indiana	4	8	W1	0.33333334	4
Chicago	6	9	L8	0.1	1
Milwaukee	7	11	L8	0.083333336	1

Full Standings

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