NBA Final Intelligence
Detroit Pistons 129, Utah Jazz 131 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 129, Utah Jazz 131. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 36-33 UTA; Q2 DET 32-34 UTA; Q3 DET 35-44 UTA; Q4 DET 26-20 UTA.
Top performers (box score): Keyonte George (UTA) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Lauri Markkanen (UTA) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 17 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Brice Sensabaugh (UTA) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (UTA) 16 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · UTA
31 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 12-22 FG
Scoring · UTA
30 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 8-18 FG
Scoring · DET
29 PTS, 5 REB, 17 AST, 3 3PM · 10-19 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DET
11 largest lead
Q2 6:02 (DET 54, UTA 43) · 11-0 run, Q1 4:20–Q1 2:27
UTA
15 largest lead
Q3 2:34 (DET 89, UTA 104) · 8-0 run, Q3 9:03–Q3 8:09
Swings
5 lead changes
Tied 4 times
Ahead for good: Keyonte George makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Q4 0:02, DET 129, UTA 131).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:53 Cade Cunningham makes 14-foot step back jumpshotDET · DET 122, UTA 125
- Q4 4:00 Isaiah Collier makes 5-foot running dunk (Keyonte George assists)UTA · DET 122, UTA 127
- Q4 3:53 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2DET · DET 123, UTA 127
- Q4 3:23 Ronald Holland II makes free throw 1 of 2DET · DET 124, UTA 127
- Q4 3:23 Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2DET · DET 125, UTA 127
- Q4 1:14 Keyonte George makes 3-foot driving dunkUTA · DET 125, UTA 129
- Q4 1:04 Cade Cunningham makes 5-foot driving dunkDET · DET 127, UTA 129
- Q4 0:18 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2DET · DET 128, UTA 129
- Q4 0:18 Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2DET · DET 129, UTA 129
- Q4 0:02 Keyonte George makes 8-foot driving floating jump shotUTA · DET 129, UTA 131
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 36 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 129 | |
| UTA | 33 | 34 | 44 | 20 | 131 |
🧮 How They Scored
DETUTA
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
51Bench points45
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
62.0%Effective FG%58.9%
14.3%Turnover %14.4%
25.6%Offensive rebound %29.5%
0.250Free-throw rate0.289
Box Score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham G-F | 37 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10-19 | 3-6 | 6-9 | -1 |
| Tobias Harris F | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 3-3 | -5 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 26 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Isaiah Stewart F-C | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jalen Duren C | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -3 |
| Caris LeVert G | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Javonte Green G-F | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Ronald Holland II F | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +8 |
| Ausar Thompson G-F | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -15 |
| Jaden Ivey G | 14 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-2 | +6 |
| Daniss Jenkins G | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Paul Reed F | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen F | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 10-10 | +7 |
| Keyonte George G | 35 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12-22 | 5-10 | 2-2 | +10 |
| Brice Sensabaugh F | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 3-3 | +13 |
| Isaiah Collier G | 30 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -18 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk G | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Kevin Love F-C | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 5-5 | -11 |
| Kyle Filipowski C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Airious Bailey F | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Walter Clayton Jr. G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Taylor Hendricks F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Starter | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| Tobias Harris | Starter | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| Duncan Robinson | Starter | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Duren | Starter | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Ausar Thompson | Starter | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Caris LeVert | Bench | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Ivey | Bench | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Ronald Holland II | Bench | 19 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Javonte Green | Bench | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Daniss Jenkins | Bench | 09 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Stewart | Bench | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Reed | Bench | 04 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Sasser | Bench | 00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chaz Lanier | Bench | 00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Utah JazzTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyonte George | Starter | 35 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| Lauri Markkanen | Starter | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| Jusuf Nurkic | Starter | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Starter | 21 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Airious Bailey | Starter | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Bench | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Love | Bench | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Collier | Bench | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Filipowski | Bench | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Anderson | Bench | 00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Bench | 00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Hendricks | Bench | 04 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Williams | Bench | 00 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Bench | 09 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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