DETROIT -- — Collin Sexton scored 30 points, Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 14 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the Detroit Pistons 126-119 on Thursday night for for their second victory in 10 games.

Keyonte George added 28 points for Utah. The Jazz built a 29-point lead in the first quarter and overcame 27 turnovers to improve to 6-20.

Cade Cunningham had 33 points for Detroit before fouling out in the final minute. Malik Beasley added 23.

Utah led by 15 with 3:54 left, but had five turnovers to help the Pistons pull to 114-109 with 1:45 left. John Collins and George hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 120-109 with 51 seconds to go.

Takeaways

Jazz: George returned after after turning his ankle and leaving in the third quarter. ... Utah had lost its previous three games by an average of 29.7 points, allowing 139.7 points per game.

Pistons: Paul Reed, who was waived last weekend before being re-signed Monday, had 12 points and a season-high nine rebounds.

Key moment

The Pistons were down 93-81 with 1:36 left in the third quarter when a fracas broke out during a deadball situation. Utah's Jordan Clarkson and Reed were given technical fouls for bumping each other, and Clarkson and Ron Holland II were ejected for squaring up to each other.

Key stat

The Jazz scored 42 points in the first 10 minutes of the game. Sexton and George combined for 22 points on 7-for-8 shooting — going 6-for-6 from the 3-point line — as Utah took a 27-point lead. It was 48-19 at the end of the quarter.

Up next

Both teams will be back in action Saturday night. Utah will play at Brooklyn, and Detroit will be in Phoenix.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Walker Kessler vs. Jalen Duren (Ausar Thompson gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tobias Harris assists)	3	0
11:21	John Collins makes 8-foot two point shot	3	2
11:12	Ausar Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	3	2
11:09	John Collins defensive rebound	3	2
10:53	Collin Sexton bad pass (Jalen Duren steals)	3	2
10:39	Lauri Markkanen blocks Cade Cunningham 's 4-foot driving dunk	3	2
10:38	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	3	2
10:25	Jalen Duren shooting foul	3	2
10:25	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
10:25	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:06	Jalen Duren out of bounds lost ball turnover	3	4
9:50	Lauri Markkanen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Walker Kessler assists)	3	7
9:39	Walker Kessler kicked ball violation	3	7
9:31	Cade Cunningham makes 3-foot driving dunk	5	7
9:04	Keyonte George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Walker Kessler assists)	5	10
8:56	Ausar Thompson makes driving layup	7	10
8:42	Collin Sexton makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Keyonte George assists)	7	12
8:33	Jalen Duren makes 2-foot layup (Ausar Thompson assists)	9	12
8:32	Jazz Full timeout	9	12
8:32	Jazz delay of game violation	9	12
8:18	Ausar Thompson shooting foul	9	12
8:18	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	9	13
8:18	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	9	14
8:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	14
7:59	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	9	14
7:55	Keyonte George makes 25-foot three point shot (Collin Sexton assists)	9	17
7:45	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	11	17
7:26	Lauri Markkanen misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	17
7:24	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	11	17
7:24	Collin Sexton misses tip shot	11	17
7:23	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	11	17
7:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	11	17
7:12	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	11	17
7:09	Collin Sexton makes 24-foot three point shot (Keyonte George assists)	11	20
7:09	Ausar Thompson away from play foul	11	20
7:09	Malik Beasley enters the game for Ausar Thompson	11	20
7:09	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 1	11	21
6:53	Tobias Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	21
6:50	John Collins defensive rebound	11	21
6:45	Collin Sexton out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	21
6:45	Micah Potter enters the game for John Collins	11	21
6:38	Walker Kessler blocks Cade Cunningham 's 4-foot driving layup	11	21
6:36	Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound	11	21
6:31	Collin Sexton makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists)	11	24
6:19	Tobias Harris makes driving layup	13	24
5:59	Keyonte George makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Walker Kessler assists)	13	27
5:45	Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	27
5:44	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	13	27
5:35	Tobias Harris shooting foul	13	27
5:35	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 1 of 2	13	28
5:35	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tobias Harris	13	28
5:35	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Keyonte George	13	28
5:35	Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 2 of 2	13	29
5:24	Simone Fontecchio misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	29
5:23	Jazz defensive team rebound	13	29
5:06	Lauri Markkanen misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	29
5:05	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	13	29
5:01	Cade Cunningham makes two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)	15	29
4:53	Collin Sexton makes 28-foot three pointer (Jordan Clarkson assists)	15	32
4:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	15	32
4:38	Micah Potter defensive rebound	15	32
4:23	Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot	15	32
4:22	Pistons defensive team rebound	15	32
4:22	Walker Kessler loose ball foul	15	32
4:22	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	15	32
4:22	Brice Sensabaugh enters the game for Collin Sexton	15	32
4:15	Cade Cunningham offensive foul	15	32
4:15	Cade Cunningham turnover	15	32
4:05	Jordan Clarkson discontinue dribble turnover	15	32
3:55	Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	32
3:53	Walker Kessler defensive rebound	15	32
3:39	Walker Kessler makes 5-foot layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)	15	34
3:29	Simone Fontecchio lost ball turnover (Jordan Clarkson steals)	15	34
3:26	Lauri Markkanen makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)	15	36
3:26	Pistons Full timeout	15	36
3:26	Marcus Sasser enters the game for Cade Cunningham	15	36
3:14	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	36
3:11	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	15	36
3:03	Brice Sensabaugh makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	39
2:46	Brice Sensabaugh shooting foul	15	39
2:46	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 1 of 2	16	39
2:46	Paul Reed enters the game for Jalen Duren	16	39
2:46	John Collins enters the game for Lauri Markkanen	16	39
2:46	Drew Eubanks enters the game for Walker Kessler	16	39
2:46	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 2 of 2	17	39
2:35	John Collins misses driving floating jump shot	17	39
2:33	Paul Reed defensive rebound	17	39
2:27	Marcus Sasser discontinue dribble turnover	17	39
2:07	Jordan Clarkson makes 24-foot three pointer	17	42
1:55	Malik Beasley misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	17	42
1:53	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	17	42
1:50	Marcus Sasser shooting foul	17	42
1:50	John Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	17	43
1:50	John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	17	44
1:32	Paul Reed makes 1-foot layup (Marcus Sasser assists)	19	44
1:15	Drew Eubanks misses 8-foot two point shot	19	44
1:12	Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound	19	44
1:07	Marcus Sasser misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	44
1:05	Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound	19	44
1:01	Micah Potter makes two point shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists)	19	46
46.1	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	46
44.0	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	19	46
39.1	Brice Sensabaugh makes two point shot (Drew Eubanks assists)	19	48
29.1	Jordan Clarkson blocks Malik Beasley 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	19	48
27.1	Drew Eubanks defensive rebound	19	48
23.0	Jordan Clarkson misses running pullup jump shot	19	48
21.1	Marcus Sasser defensive rebound	19	48
6.1	Marcus Sasser misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	19	48
4.1	Micah Potter defensive rebound	19	48
1.0	Jordan Clarkson misses 33-foot three point shot	19	48
0.0	Jazz offensive team rebound	19	48
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	48

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 20, 2024

Coverage

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Attendance

18,022

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Marc Davis, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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