Unfortunately for Detroit, their final game against the Utah Jazz was strikingly similar to their first meeting. The Pistons came out the gates swinging and built a double digit lead in the first half. They then went ice cold in the second half, finding themselves in a dog fight against one of the league’s best defenses. It ended with Donovan Mitchell carrying his team to the finish line in the fourth quarter, as the Jazz outscored Detroit 25-20 in the fourth quarter to eventually win 106-100.
Here’s how it happened...
Thanks to some early hot shooting by Reggie Bullock, and a much needed injection shot from Ish Smith, who played for the first time in over a month after suffering a groin injury, the Pistons built that double digit lead early in the second quarter.