National Basketball Association
Utah 110, Detroit 105
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 5, 2019
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #70 Phenizee Ransom, #49 Tom Washington, #38 Michael Smith
Attendance: 17255

Donovan Mitchell racked up 26 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals and the visiting Utah Jazz topped the Detroit Pistons 110-105 on Saturday.

Ricky Rubio contributed 18 points, Joe Ingles had 16 and Derrick Favors added 13 for Utah. The Jazz erased an early 18-point deficit.

Blake Griffin led Detroit with 34 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Reggie Bullock supplied 19 points and Andre Drummond, playing in his 500th career game, had 15 points and 18 rebounds.

Bullock outscored the Jazz in the first quarter, making four 3-pointers en route to 14 points as the Pistons grabbed a 31-13 lead.

The Jazz scored 14 unanswered points during the second quarter to climb back into it.

Griffin hit a long two just before the buzzer to make it 53-48 at halftime.

Detroit reeled off 10 straight points early in the third to build its lead to double digits again. Bullock got that run going with a jumper and assisted on a Reggie Jackson three. In between, Griffin scored five points.

Mitchell helped the Jazz cut their deficit to two, 78-76, by the end of the quarter.

Raul Neto's layup in the opening minute of the fourth tied the score.

Rudy Gobert's dunk at 8:03 gave Utah its first lead at 85-84. That was part of a 7-0 Jazz spurt.

After a Pistons turnover, Kyle Korver made a three in transition to give the Jazz a 94-88 lead with 4:44 left. Another Detroit turnover led to a Jae Crowder dunk.

When Ingles hit a corner three with 3:51 remaining, the Jazz had a 99-88 lead. That capped a 10-0 Utah outburst.

The Pistons came back with seven straight points, but Mitchell answered with a three.

Bullock's corner three brought Detroit back to four with just over a minute to go. Griffin scored in the lane with 41 seconds left to make it a two-point game.

Mitchell then hit a pullup jumper from the elbow. Griffin's corner three reduced Detroit's deficit to one.

Rubio connected on two free throws and Jackson committed a turnover, ensuring Utah's victory.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Detroit
Donovan Mitchell 26 Scoring Blake Griffin 34
Dante Exum 5 Assists Bruce Brown 7
Rudy Gobert 11 Rebounds Andre Drummond 18
Derrick Favors 6 Free Throws Made Bruce Brown 6
Jae Crowder 3 Steals Andre Drummond 3
Derrick Favors 2 Blocks Andre Drummond 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 110 47.6 7-21 25-32 24 42 6 12 12
Detroit 105 47.6 11-25 16-20 18 44 2 7 18
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Pistons have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .368 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Jazz have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .550 after a loss.