National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 110, Detroit 89
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 17, 2014
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #19 James Capers, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance: 18528

Jazz 110, Pistons 89: Rookie Trey Burke scored 20 points and dished out a personal-best 12 assists to help visiting Utah maintain its dominance over Detroit.

Enes Kanter scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half for the Jazz, who have won 15 of the last 16 meetings between the teams. Marvin Williams finished with 17 points and Richard Jefferson added 13 as Utah snapped a four-game road losing streak.

Rodney Stuckey scored 10 of his 21 points in the first quarter to lead the Pistons, who are 1-7 at home against Western Conference teams. Detroit's starters combined for just 34 points on 11-for-35 shooting, including four points apiece for forwards Josh Smith and Greg Monroe.

Burke had a 3-pointer, a dunk and a floater in the waning seconds of the first half to highlight a 23-8 run that gave Utah a 58-45 lead at the break. The Jazz scored the first eight points of the second half to push the lead to 21 points and Burke's 10th assist came on a Williams layup that made it 85-61 late in the third.

Burke piled it on with an assist on an alley-oop to Jeremy Evans in the opening moments of the fourth and Utah cruised in matching its largest margin of victory this season. The Jazz shot 54.4 percent and outrebounded the hosts - who entered ranked seventh in the NBA in rebounding margin - by a 43-32 margin.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Smith and Monroe entered averaging a combined 30.4 points. ... Detroit C Andre Drummond had 10 points and 13 rebounds for his 28th double-double. ... Utah coasted despite playing its fourth straight game without leading scorer G Gordon Hawyard (hip).
Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Detroit
Trey Burke 20 Scoring Rodney Stuckey 21
Trey Burke 12 Assists Brandon Jennings 6
Derrick Favors 11 Rebounds Andre Drummond 13
Enes Kanter 6 Free Throws Made Andre Drummond 4
Trey Burke 2 Steals Brandon Jennings 2
Derrick Favors 2 Blocks Andre Drummond 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 110 54.4 9-22 15-19 27 43 5 7 18
Detroit 89 43.2 4-16 21-31 15 32 3 5 16
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.