On January 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Jazz challenged the Pistons away. Judging from the rankings of both teams, both thought that this was a showdown without much suspense, the jazz also established a 14-point lead in the first quarter, and the second quarter was once stretched to 22 points, both thought that the game would be suspenseful, but in the second half, the Pistons found a touch outside the three-point line, quickly reversed the score, and resisted the opponent's counterattack in the final quarter. In the end, the Pistons beat the Jazz 126-116 at home to win two straight.
The Jazz's latest wave of 5 consecutive guests, the interior and the lack of Gobert, they recently suffered 2 consecutive losses, but this first quarter is still in good shape, single quarter bombed 35 points, establishing a 14-point lead; in the second quarter, whiteside scored consecutive points to help the team establish a 22-point lead, but then the Jazz attacked the dud, giving the Pistons the opportunity to chase points, and the Pistons trailed by 13 points after halftime. In the second half, the Pistons hit consecutive outside hits, and Corningham fired down 18 points in a single quarter, leading the team to complete a big reversal, leading by 4 points in the third quarter; in the last quarter, the Pistons continued the three-point feeling, did not give the Jazz the opportunity to counterattack, the Pistons successfully completed the reversal, and also broke out of the big cold.
In this game, the Jazz lost a good game and suffered a wave of 3 consecutive losses, in fact, this offensive play is still good, the whole team 6 people scored in double figures, Mitchell scored 31 points, Whiteside 21 points and 14 rebounds, Conley 13 points, Bogdanovic 12 points, Clarkson 16 points, Pascal 13 points, but unfortunately the effect on the defensive end is not very good. From this, it can also be seen that Gobert is important to the team, he is a key link in the defensive system, with him sitting on the inside line, many players are not afraid to attack. After the game, Gobert spoke out on social media: "We'll be fine." ”
The Pistons were able to complete a big comeback in the second half this time, mainly due to the feel of the outside, and the team hit 15 three-pointers in the second half, setting a record for the number of three-point shots in any halftime in team history. The Pistons shot 19-of-37 from beyond the three-point line, shooting 51.4 percent, while the Jazz shot 11-of-33. This time, the Pistons also had 6 people in double figures, and the offensive end was still very good, and the most outstanding performance was Yuanlang - Cunningham.
As the core of the team's cultivation, Cunningham showed his talent this time, and when the performance in the first half was not too good, he found his touch in the third quarter, shot 18 points in a single quarter, led the team to complete a big reversal, and finally won the game. Cunningham played 38 minutes in the game, shooting 10-of-17, 5-of-8 from three-point range, with 29 points, 8 assists and 2 steals, plus or minus +22. Of all the rookies this season, there have been 6 single-game at least 25 points and 5 assists, of which 4 have been won by Corningham, and the list-eye show Green is going to fight for gas.