Auburn Hills — This wasn’t the same team that turned heads in Atlanta and caused owner Tom Gores to pump a fist and scream like a teenager in his Birmingham home.
A day after looking super sharp on the road against the Atlanta Hawks, the Pistons needed a shot in the arm to squeeze out a 92-87 victory over the Utah Jazz Wednesday night at the Palace. That energy came from a variety of places, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope provided the biggest spark on the defensive end, making key defensive stops down the stretch as the Jazz tried to steal a victory.