Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Bojan Bogdanovic hit late back-to-back three-pointers, and the Utah Jazz survived a late rally to defeat the Detroit Pistons, 117-105, in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, February 2 (Wednesday, February 3, Manila time).
Detroit made a furious push to pull within 4 points late in the 4th quarter after trailing by as many as 28 points.
The Pistons had a chance to get even closer, but Delon Wright missed a three-point attempt at the 1:33 mark.
Bogdanovic then secured the win for the Jazz by hitting consecutive treys en route to an 18-point night as Utah won for the 12th time in 13 games for a league-best 16-5 record.
Mitchell made 10 of 17 shots while contributing 4 three-pointers and 6 rebounds to help Utah get back in the win column after having an 11-game winning streak snapped Sunday in Denver.
The Jazz’s Mike Conley amassed 20 points and 5 assists, Royce O’Neale had a game-clinching dunk in the waning moments and finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Jordan Clarkson also had 12 points.
Bogdanovic’s late three-pointers gave the Jazz their 16th win on the night, helping them climb to the top of the NBA standings. Utah has now made at least 15 treys in 11 straight games, surpassing the mark set by the Houston Rockets (2018-19 and 2019-20).
Jerami Grant sparked the Pistons’ late surge and finished with 27 points. Mason Plumlee contributed 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Josh Jackson fired in 22 points off the bench for Detroit, which is 1-9 in road games.
Utah led 94-77 at the beginning of the 4th quarter, but the Pistons made things interesting down the stretch thanks to a 10-1 run. Grant fueled that run with 5 points and an assist for a Mason Plumlee dunk.
Grant’s free throws with 2:06 remaining made it 109-105.
There was some doubt about whether this game would actually be played after the Pistons’ game in Denver on Monday was postponed because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. – Rappler.com
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