SALT LAKE CITY (AP) \u2014 Keyonte George scored 31 points and hit a floater in the lane with 2.1 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak with a 131-129 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Cade Cunningham, who had 29 points and 17 assists, missed a contested shot at the buzzer and then had a long conversation with the officials before leaving the court. Cunningham had a personal-best 13 assists in the first half.<\/p>\n
Lauri Markkanen scored 30 points and Brice Sensabaugh equaled his season high of 20 points filling in for Ace Bailey, who missed the second half with a hip injury. <\/p>\n
Tobias Harris had 16 points for the Pistons, who lost for just the second time in their last nine games despite shooting 52.2% from the field and making 18 of 37 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
George stole a backcourt pass and threw down a breakaway dunk to give the Jazz a 129-125 lead with 1:14 remaining. Caris LaVert blocked George and Cunningham stole the ball. Cunningham’s free throws tied the game at 129-129.<\/p>\n
Utah’s largest lead came with 2:34 left in the third quarter, 104-89, after Kevin Love’s three free throws. Love had 11 in the period as the Jazz outscored the usually stingy Pistons 44-35. <\/p>\n
Detroit rallied in the fourth quarter but couldn’t stop George on the decisive possession.<\/p>\n
The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons have the second-best defensive rating in the league behind Oklahoma City, but they had a difficult time staying with Markkanen and George as they ran off multiple screens.<\/p>\n
The Jazz have yielded an average of 134.4 points in their last five games but had a block, three steals and some pressure defense down the stretch to clinch the win.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Pistons: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday as they continue their nine-day road trip.<\/p>\n
Jazz: At San Antonio on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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