Game ID: 22300474
Detroit Pistons @ Utah Jazz
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
UTA 26 40 38 34 16 154DET 33 35 41 29 10 148
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 6 since 12/14, returns tonight: 24 min (90% of 27)
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 29 since 10/27, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 18)
OUT Potter missed 4 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 5 since 12/16, returns tonight: 2 min (18% of 11)
BACK Clarkson back 12/23 after 6, 30 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Collins back 12/18 after 4, 25 min since (90% of 28)
NEW Sexton 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 6 min (31% of 20)
OUT Juzang missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 5 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/23 after 6, 29 min since (93% of 31)
BACK Collins back 12/18 after 4, 24 min since (85% of 28)
BACK George back 12/26 after 6, 24 min since (90% of 27)
BACK Sensabaugh back 12/26 after 29, 2 min since (11% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 12/26 after 5, 2 min since (18% of 11)
UTA availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Juzang missed 6 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 6 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/23 after 6, 27 min since (88% of 31)
BACK George back 12/26 after 6, 23 min since (85% of 27)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 12/28 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 20)
BACK Sensabaugh back 12/26 after 29, 2 min since (11% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 12/26 after 5, 2 min since (18% of 11)
NEW Dunn 19 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 7 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 7 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 4 min (33% of 11)
BACK Clarkson back 12/23 after 6, 27 min since (87% of 31)
BACK George back 12/26 after 6, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 12/28 after 3, 6 min since (31% of 20)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 8 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 8 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/23 after 6, 27 min since (87% of 31)
BACK George back 12/26 after 6, 26 min since (95% of 27)
BACK Yurtseven back 12/26 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 20)
OUT Juzang missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 9 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK George back 12/26 after 6, 25 min since (93% of 27)
BACK Yurtseven back 12/26 after 5, 3 min since (26% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/06 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 10 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 12/28 after 3, 9 min since (46% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (69% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 11 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 1/05 after 3, 12 min since (61% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (69% of 11)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 7 since 12/28, returns tonight: 3 min (15% of 21)
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 1/06, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 12 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 7 since 12/28, returns tonight: 3 min (18% of 18)
OUT Potter missed 12 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 1/06, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 11)
NEW Fontecchio 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Duren missed 8 since 12/08, returns tonight: 33 min (115% of 29)
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 19 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 32 min since (105% of 31)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 24 min since (133% of 18)
BACK Harris back 12/15 after 2, 9 min since (87% of 11)
NEW Wiseman 17 to 23 min over the last 4
DET availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 24)
OUT Livers missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (111% of 20)
OUT Rhoden missed 20 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (115% of 29)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
DET availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 21 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 12 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (125% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (111% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Cunningham 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (50% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 22 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 13 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (123% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 21 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 14 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
DET availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 24 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 15 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
NEW Burks 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 25 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 16 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 14 min since (57% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (109% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (35% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 26 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 17 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Stewart missed 7 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 27 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 18 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 11 min since (56% of 19)
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 9 min since (84% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (3 straight), Horton-Tucker (2 straight), Juzang (8 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 127, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Stewart (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Utah allowing 110 a night to Detroit's 127 and the line, where Detroit takes 29 free throws a game to Utah's 21. Call it Utah 122, Detroit 113.
12/26 @ SAS 130-118 — UTA notes
UTA won 130-118. UTA shot 49% (47 of 95) to SAS's 45%, 16 of 43 from three. UTA turned it over 14 times to SAS's 9, and SAS turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 53-43 for them. Markkanen led with 31 (12 of 17, 5 of 9 from three); Clarkson added 24, Sexton 20. The hinge was Q2, 37-28: UTA came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 20. Fontecchio was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/28 @ NOP 105-112 — UTA notes
UTA lost 105-112. UTA shot 42% (36 of 85) to NOP's 55%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 25 times to NOP's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. Sexton led with 26 (8 of 17, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Markkanen added 24, Kessler 11. Q3 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 8 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 90-80 against them. George's -13 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs MIA 117-109 — UTA notes
UTA won 117-109. UTA shot 46% (43 of 93) to MIA's 44%, 11 of 41 from three, and got to the line 28 times to MIA's 40. UTA turned it over 10 times to MIA's 16. Sexton led with 22 (8 of 14, 1 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); George added 21, Olynyk 19. The hinge was Q4, 29-21: from level to 8 ahead. George was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/01 vs DAL 127-90 — UTA notes
UTA won 127-90. UTA shot 51% (49 of 96) to DAL's 40%, 12 of 44 from three, and went to the line 18 times to DAL's 10 — 17 points from the stripe to their 5. The glass went 53-41 for them. Fontecchio led with 24 (10 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Clarkson added 20, Markkanen 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-11: a lead of 14 became 37. George was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
1/03 vs DET 154-148 — UTA notes
UTA won 154-148 in 1 overtime. UTA shot 51% (53 of 103) to DET's 53%, 16 of 32 from three, and went to the line 35 times to DET's 22 — 32 points from the stripe to their 17. UTA turned it over 12 times to DET's 17. Clarkson led with 36 (11 of 20, 4 of 5 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Markkanen added 31, Sexton 25. The hinge was OT1, 16-10: from level to 6 ahead. UTA trailed 66-68 at the half and won the second half 88-80. Kessler was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/05 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 28 and Tatum at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Hendricks (4 straight), Horton-Tucker (3 straight), Juzang (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 122, Utah 116.
1/06 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 27 and Harris at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Melton (2 straight), Covington (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 20 and Sexton at 19 a game. Without Hendricks (5 straight), Juzang (10 straight), Sensabaugh (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-9 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 110 a night to Utah's 117. Call it Philadelphia 117, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
1/08 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 36 and Lillard at 22 a game. Without Crowder (27 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 29 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Hendricks (6 straight), Juzang (11 straight), Sensabaugh (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-1. Call it Milwaukee 121, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
1/10 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Clarkson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (7 straight), Horton-Tucker (2 straight), Juzang (12 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Murray at 23 and Jokić at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Denver minus-3 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 12. Call it Utah 118, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
12/26 vs BKN 112-118 — DET notes
DET lost 112-118. DET took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to BKN's 50%, 9 of 25 from three, and got to the line 32 times to BKN's 43. The glass went 52-42 for them. Cunningham led with 41 (15 of 21, 3 of 4 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Bogdanović added 23, Burks 15. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. They led by as many as 14. Burks's -25 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 @ BOS 122-128 — DET notes
DET lost 122-128 in 1 overtime. DET shot 48% (48 of 101) to BOS's 48%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BOS's 25. DET turned it over 18 times to BOS's 12, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 57-43 for them. Cunningham led with 31 (12 of 22, 4 of 6 from three); Ivey added 22, Bogdanović 17. Q2 was theirs, 36-20, but the other 4 periods went 108-86 against them. They led by as many as 21. Burks's -15 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs TOR 129-127 — DET notes
DET won 129-127. DET shot 50% (41 of 82) to TOR's 51%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to TOR's 28 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Cunningham led with 30 (9 of 20, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bogdanović added 19, Duren 18. The hinge was Q2, 27-20: a lead of 1 became 8.
1/01 @ HOU 113-136 — DET notes
DET lost 113-136. DET shot 48% (40 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 13 of 29 from three. DET turned it over 17 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. Burks led with 21 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Ivey added 19, Bogdanović 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 26 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. Wiseman's -24 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ UTA 148-154 — DET notes
DET lost 148-154 in 1 overtime. DET shot 53% (56 of 105) to UTA's 51%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to UTA's 35. DET turned it over 17 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 11 steals. Bogdanović led with 36 (13 of 26, 8 of 15 from three); Cunningham added 31, Burks 27. Q1 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 4 periods went 128-115 against them. They led by as many as 10. Duren's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 15 a game. Without Green (11 straight), Moody (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 133, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the defense, Golden State allowing 122 a night to Detroit's 133. Call it Golden State 123, Detroit 118.
1/07 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 20 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Bogdanović at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Stewart (5 straight), Bagley III (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 113 a night to Detroit's 132 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 123, Detroit 114.
1/09 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Stewart (6 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 120 a night to Detroit's 132 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it Sacramento 122, Detroit 119, Detroit keeping it close.
1/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Burks at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Stewart (7 straight), Bagley III (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collins (4 straight), McDermott (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 123 a night to Detroit's 133 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it Detroit 120, San Antonio 119, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
UTACS C. Sexton
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KG K. George
KO K. Olynyk
LM L. Markkanen
OA O. Agbaji
SF S. Fontecchio
WK W. Kessler
DET/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Clarkson scores 36, Jazz outlast hard-luck Pistons in OT, 154-148
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Jordan Clarkson scored 29 of his 36 points after halftime and Lauri Markkanen added 31 as the Utah Jazz outlasted the tough-luck Detroit Pistons 154-148 in overtime on Wednesday night.
One game after his first triple-double, Clarkson hit a dagger 3-pointer with 1:44 left in overtime to give the Jazz a 149-142 lead.
“It felt good. At that point in the game I was in a rhythm … and the big thing was just us moving, creating mismatches and getting space and the opportunity to get open and knock some shots down,” said Clarkson, who passed Gordon Hayward for fourth all-time on the franchise list for 3-pointers made with 690.
The 154 points ties a franchise record for points for the Jazz and the 148 points is a franchise high for a loss for the Pistons.
“I think it’s really a culmination of how our team’s playing and everybody trusting that when they give the ball up that everybody else is going to continue to try to make the right play,” Utah coach Will Hardy said of his team shooting 52% from the field and 50% from 3-point range.
The Jazz have won nine of their last 12, their best stretch of the season before they face a road trip to Boston, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.
“Early in the year, we were trying to … figure out our roles on a young team,” Clarkson said. “We’re getting a lot more comfortable knowing the ball is going to come back and find you. We started to move and play that type of way. We just bought in.”
Markkanen and Alec Burks exchanged 3-pointers in the final 5 seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime, where the Jazz finally controlled the game and sent the Pistons to their 30th loss in their last 31 games.
“The last four or five games we are playing good basketball. We are outrebounding every team. We are outworking them. We had 32 assists again tonight, so we are playing good basketball but still we need that little push to win these kind of games,” Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic said.
Bogdanovic scored a season-high 36 points, including eight 3s, and Burks added a season-best 27 points.
Cade Cunningham had 31 points and 12 assists, but the Pistons extended their 17-game road losing streak, which has been rolling since their road opening victory at Charlotte on Oct. 27.
“We were right there. We put ourselves in position. But I feel like the turnovers came in spurts today,” Cunningham said.
With 15 seconds left in regulation, Bogdanovic made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 135-135 after Clarkson made a layup and a 3-pointer in a 7-0 Jazz run.
“It was pretty dope,” Clarkson said of going back and forth with Bogdanovic. “Just knowing him. He lives for all the big moments and he’s had so many here.”
Burks had given the Pistons a 132-128 lead with 3:06 remaining in regulation.
Both teams set season highs in points even before the overtime. Utah last scored this many in a 154-105 win over Sacramento on April 28, 2021.
For the first time in NBA history, five teams reached 140 points on the same night, per ESPN.
Utah trailed until midway through the third quarter when the Jazz turned a pair of turnovers into a 3 by Simone Fontecchio and Keyonte George’s fast-break dunk.
The Jazz led 95-92 but the Pistons didn’t fold and took a 112-104 lead early in the fourth quarter behind Burks, who had 10 points in the final 2:41 of the third, and Bogdanovic, who hit his seventh 3 to cap the surge.
“Obviously, it’s fun to score the ball, but I think it just puts a lot of pressure on our offense and execution, because if we’re not getting stops, we know that we have to get a good score on the other end,” Markkanen said.
Collin Sexton tallied 25 points for the Jazz, who have won five straight at home.
The Pistons have lost seven games this year after blowing double-digit leads. They last led by 10 at 49-39 in the second quarter on Bogdanovic’s jumper.
“I’m happy with how we responded. I believe that’s who we are. I think we’re just going to get better and better. This is a great learning experience for our guys on how to play out a game,” Detroit coach Monty Williams said.