The Utah Jazz have several players who missed the first matchup of the back-to-back set they will conclude in Michigan on Monday against the Detroit Pistons. Th
Detroit visits the Delta Center on Monday night in what will be the ninth-straight home game for the 15-45 Utah Jazz. A Jazz team finally focused on maximizing their draft position, this team has jostled itself well into the third and final lottery slot with a shared 14 percent chance to pick first overall in the upcoming NBA draft.
In a major collision with even larger NBA Draft Lottery Implications, the Utah Jazz fell to the visiting New Orleans Pelicans with a final score of 128-121.
Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has overcome myriad challenges en route to becoming a fan favorite for coach JB Bickerstaff's Detroit Pistons, leading the team to a 34-27 record so far this season heading into Monday night's 9 p.
Utah fought valiantly while shorthanded on Sunday night in a seven-point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, and that came on the heels of a huge win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This team has covered the spread in six of its last eight and has done so in its previous two games played on the second night of a back-to-back.
This Minnesota team has been wholly unreliable all season long, one that loves to play down to its competition.
We've got another exciting interconference contest on Monday's NBA schedule as the Utah Jazz will host the Detroit Pistons. Utah is 15-45
Meanwhile, the backup show in Utah likely won’t take advantage of a flimsy New Orleans defense. While the Pelicans are just 22nd in the league in points allowed per game (110.7) and 25th in defensive rating (110.8), Keyonte George is the only player available for the Jazz averaging double-digit points (16.5).