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

(AP) Detroit, MI-DETROIT On Thursday night, the Utah Jazz defeated the Detroit Pistons 126-119 for their second win in ten games, led by 30 points from Collin Sexton and 27 points and 14 rebounds from Lauri Markkanen.

Utah gained 28 points from Keyonte George. The Jazz improved to 6-20 after overcoming 27 turnovers and building a 29-point advantage in the first quarter.

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Before fouling out in the last second, Cade Cunningham had scored 33 points for Detroit. Beasley, Malik, added 23.

With 3:54 remaining, Utah had a 15-point lead, but the Pistons pulled away with five turnovers to 114-109 with 1:45 remaining. With 51 seconds remaining, John Collins and George made consecutive 3-pointers to put the score at 120-109.

Takeaways

Jazz: George came back after missing the game in the third quarter due to an ankle injury. Utah has lost its last three games by an average of 29.7 points, giving up 139.7 points per contest.

Pistons: Paul Reed finished with 12 points and a season-high nine rebounds after being waived last weekend and then re-signed on Monday.

Key moment

With 1:36 remaining in the third quarter, the Pistons were down 93-81 when a fight broke out during a deadball situation. Jordan Clarkson and Reed of Utah were expelled for squaring up to each other, while Clarkson and Ron Holland II received technical fouls for pushing against each other.

Key stat

In the opening ten minutes of the game, the Jazz scored forty-two points. Utah opened a 27-point lead because to 22 points from Sexton and George combined on 7-for-8 shooting and 6-for-6 3-point shooting. At the end of the quarter, the score was 48-19.

Up next

On Saturday night, both clubs will return to action. Detroit will be in Phoenix, and Utah will be in Brooklyn.

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