National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 97, Detroit 96
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials: #6 Tony Brown, #14 Ed Malloy, #46 Ben Taylor
Attendance: 12888

Jazz 97, Pistons 96: Gordon Hayward scored 17 points, including Utah's last 10, and Brandon Jennings missed a runner at the buzzer as the visiting Jazz edged Detroit.

Derrick Favors collected 16 points and 12 rebounds and Enes Kanter added 14 and 11 for Utah, which has won 16 of the last 18 meetings with Detroit. Alec Burks also scored 14 and Joe Ingles added 10 off the bench as the Jazz picked up their first road win.

Greg Monroe racked up 19 points and 11 rebounds and Andre Drummond added 11 points and 18 boards for the Pistons, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Jennings scored a game-high 23 points and Josh Smith had 13 and nine rebounds for Detroit, which managed only 17 points in the fourth quarter.

Jennings scored 14 during the third quarter, including eight straight in the midst of an 11-3 run that gave Detroit some separation after being tied at halftime. The Pistons had the lead as big as nine at several points but couldn't put away Utah, as the Jazz chipped away and Hayward caught fire, scoring 10 straight Utah points over the final 4:46.

Utah led 27-21 after one period and had the margin as wide as 10 early in the second before Detroit heated up and stormed back. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:35 of the half, including one that forged a tie at 50, and Smith knocked down a 22-footer to send it to the break knotted at 52.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Burks has scored in double figures in every game this season and 36 of his last 37 dating to last season. … Hayward's miss from the foul line with 1:23 remaining was his first missed free throw of the season. He's now 29-of-30. … Caldwell-Pope, who had shot 60 percent over the previous two games, was 3-of-13 from the floor, including 3-of-9 from 3-point range.

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Detroit
Gordon Hayward 17 Scoring Brandon Jennings 23
Dante Exum 5 Assists Brandon Jennings 5
Derrick Favors 12 Rebounds Andre Drummond 18
Dante Exum 5 Free Throws Made D.J. Augustin 5
Gordon Hayward 3 Steals Caron Butler 2
Trey Burke 1 Blocks Andre Drummond 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 97 45.8 6-15 25-35 20 43 2 7 12
Detroit 96 38.7 6-23 18-25 19 51 2 6 11
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Pistons have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .600 after a loss.