DETROIT – Cade Cunningham scored 18 of his 29 points – the most of his career – in the third quarter to help the Detroit Pistons rebound from a 22-point deficit to beat the Jazz 126-116 Monday night. Utah.
Saddiq Bey added 29 points for Detroit, which is 4-2 in 2022 after finishing 2021 with 18 losses in 18 games. Assistant Rex Kalamian took over after coach Dwane Casey entered the league’s coronavirus protocols.
Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points for Utah and Hassan Whiteside had a season-high 21 points and 14 rebounds.
Utah (28-13), which had won all 10 previous meetings against the Pistons, led by 22 in the second period but was outscored 94-62 in the final two and a half periods.
