Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Detroit Pistons were able to keep it close through a half of play, before their opponents took an ever-widening lead in the third quarter due to Detroit’s turnovers and halftime adjustments made by the opposition. Tonight, the opponent was the Utah Jazz, and the Pistons managed to actually be UP at halftime, but were outscored 29-18 in the third quarter.
Derrick Rose led the way for the Pistons with 20 points and four assists off the bench, and Andre Drummond had his usual divisive performance - 15 points (on 16 shots), 13 rebounds, three assists, eight (!