Drummond has 18 points and 10 rebounds as Pistons beat Jazz in opener
Andre Drummond had 18 points (10 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Utah Jazz 92-87 in the Jazz’s season opener at Palace of Auburn Hills.
Reggie Jackson’s driving layup answered Gordon Hayward’s driving layup and put the Pistons back ahead for good with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz had the ball down 3 with 9.4 seconds left, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocked Rodney Hood’s 3-pointer. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Jazz 11-10. Jackson (No. 1 in clutch points, 2015-16) scored 7 of the Pistons’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 41 seconds left, Derrick Favors stole the ball from Jackson, and Hayward’s driving layup off it put the Jazz ahead 87-86.
For the Jazz, Favors scored 26 points on 10 for 15 shooting, and Hood went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Pistons went 25 for 34 at the line to the Jazz’s 15 for 21.