Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points (16 in the paint), and the Utah Jazz rallied from 18 points down in the first quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-105.
The Jazz trailed 31-13 with 11 seconds left in the first quarter. Their chance to win fell to 5% with 11:15 left in the second quarter, and they outscored the Pistons 97-74 the rest of the way.
The Pistons had the ball down 3 with 12 seconds left, but Jae Crowder stole the ball from Reggie Jackson. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Pistons 14-5. Mitchell scored 7 of the Jazz’s 14 on 3 for 3 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Crowder had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Jazz run, and the Jazz scored 4 points off them.
For the Pistons, Blake Griffin had 34 points and 10 rebounds.
The Pistons committed 18 turnovers to the Jazz’s 12. They got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pistons’ starters outscored the Jazz 60-50 in 22 minutes together.