Gobert is absent
Sir Utah's five-in-a-row trip to the East finale came to the final battle, heading to Motor City to challenge the Detroit Pistons. The Jazz have lost the last two games without Gobert, and although Mitchell returned in the last game and blasted down 36 points and 9 assists, he still couldn't win the game. From here, you can see how important Gobert is to this team. In this game, Gobert is still unable to play because of isolation, but the strength of the opponent is indeed not enough to see.
As the second-to-last team in the East, the Pistons have won just eight games this season, including the last game to beat the Magic of the Bottom One in the East. Grant is still in injury time, and it is indeed unlikely that Helm Corningham will be able to resist the Jazz's Iron Horse, but the battle between him and Mitchell is still worth paying attention to. But in the NBA, anything can happen.
Upset reversal
The Jazz showed their strength in the first quarter, With Mitchell having nine points, two rebounds and two assists, the big white side that started in place of Gobert also had eight points and four rebounds, the team blasted down 35 points in a single quarter, and the Pistons only scored 21 points, of which Corningham did not score a point on 0-of-4 shooting. After returning from the second quarter, Cunningham gradually regained his touch and led the team to 27 points in a single quarter, but Whiteside still had to eat and drink on the inside, taking 10 points and 5 rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting, and at the end of the half, the Jazz still led the Pistons by 13 points 61-48.
In the second half, Cunningham suddenly broke out, 6 of 7 shots, 4 of 3 three-pointers, 18 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, Sadiq Bay also had 10 points and 2 rebounds, the Pistons scored 40 points in a single quarter, which was simply incredible, and the Jazz did not respond, Mitchell although he scored 10 points, but the whole team only scored 23 points, and in the blink of an eye, it went from 13 points ahead to 4 points behind. In the final quarter of the game, Cunningham kept scoring points with the bench, always maintaining a slight lead.
Cunningham hit a 2+1, Joseph hit a three-pointer and the Pistons' lead came to double digits. Mitchell immediately responded with a three-pointer, but Sadik Bay also had three points, Bogda 2+1 continued life, Bay broke through the basket to win, Conley also scored three points, Began pulled a jumper in response, Mitchell went to the basket and dunked, and scored 4 points in a row. But Joseph's three-pointers can be said to kill the game. In the end, the Detroit Pistons upset the third-place Utah Jazz in the West at home 126-116.
Tsuyonro proves himself
After losing this game, the Jazz suffered a three-game losing streak, and they led by 22 points in the game, but finally lost to the Second-to-Last Detroit Pistons in the East. Although Mitchell has 31 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and his personal performance is impeccable, but without Gobert, this team is indeed difficult to move forward. The Pistons have averaged the league's second-worst scores this season, at just 100.9 points, but this game exploded with 126 points, which is enough to prove how bad the Jazz's defense is.
Whiteside started in place of Gobert, and although he had a beautiful stat of 21 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks, it has to be said that his defense is really terrible. Corningham finally proved himself, the rookie season he encountered a lot of doubts, but this game, 29 points, 8 assists, and 2 steals and 2 blocks, including 18 points in the third quarter, showing his passing ability, as well as scoring explosiveness, in time, he will definitely be able to appear on the All-Star stage. Sadik Bay also had 29 points, six rebounds and one assist, Joseph 16 points and four assists and Lyles with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.