Jazz survive late rally, edge Pistons 117-105
By JOHN COONFebruary 3, 2021 GMT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah regained energy on offense and defense in the closing minutes after squandering a huge lead in the fourth quarter.
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
Mike Conley added 20 points and Bojan Bogdanovic chipped in 18 for Utah, which reclaimed the NBA’s best record with the Los Angeles Clippers loss to the Brooklyn Nets earlier on Tuesday. Royce O’Neale tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Jazz (16-5) won their ninth straight home game.
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Posted Feb 03, 2021
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, right, defends against Detroit Pistons center Mason Plumlee (24) as he shoots in the first half during an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.
Mike Conley added 20 points and Bojan Bogdanovic chipped in 18 for Utah, which reclaimed the NBA’s best record with the Los Angeles Clippers loss to the Brooklyn Nets earlier on Tuesday. Royce O’Neale tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds.
SALT LAKE CITY Where have we seen it before? Late in the game with the score close, Bojan Bogdanovic with a 3-point look.
Bogdanovic might have had an up-and-down start to the season, but the Jazz found out one thing on Tuesday: He is still clutch.
Without Bogdanovic, Utah may have been answering a much different question following their 117-105 win over Detroit. The Piston had cut a 28-point lead down to just 4 with two minutes remaining, and the Jazz were suddenly in danger of seeing a blowout win turn into an embarrassing loss.
Cue Bogdanovic.
The veteran forward drilled back-to-back threes one coming with 1:25 left and the other with 48 seconds remaining to put the game on ice. Even a Bogdanovic miss in the final minute turned into an emphatic put-back slam by Royce O Neal as Utah ended the game on a 8-0 run.
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SALT LAKE CITY Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night (Wednesday, Manila time).
Mike Conley added 20 points and Bojan Bogdanovic chipped in 18 for Utah, which reclaimed the NBA’s best record with the Los Angeles Clippers loss to the Brooklyn Nets earlier on Tuesday. Royce O’Neale tallied 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Jazz (16-5) won their ninth straight home game.
Jerami Grant scored 27 points to lead Detroit and Josh Jackson added 22. Mason Plumlee totaled 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons. Detroit (5-16) lost its second straight game.