Utah Jazz Survive Overtime Thriller Against Detroit Pistons Despite Defensive Struggles
Jazz's narrow victory highlights defensive issues, as Pistons deliver strong offensive performance despite poor season record.
- Utah Jazz narrowly escaped with a 154-148 overtime win against the Detroit Pistons, despite a series of defensive mistakes and miscues.
- The Pistons, despite their poor season record of 3-31, played one of their best offensive games of the season.
- Jazz's Jordan Clarkson scored a game-high 36 points, including key buckets in the fourth quarter and overtime.
- The Jazz failed to foul Detroit's Alec Burks in the final seconds of regulation, allowing him to hit a game-tying 3-pointer and force overtime.
- The Jazz face a tough schedule ahead, with games against the Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets in the next six days.