Utah Jazz game day: Jazz to face Detroit Pistons

Published: Sunday, March 10 2013 9:25 p.m. MDT

Utah's Derrick Favors goes high to block a shot attempt by Atlanta's Josh Smith as the Jazz and the Hawks play Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Energy Solutions arena. Jazz lost 102-91.

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

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Detroit Pistons (23-42) at Utah Jazz (32-31)

ENERGYSOLUTIONS ARENA

Today, 7 p.m. TV: ROOT

Radio: 1280 AM, 97.5 FM

Season series: Jazz lead 1-0

Probable starters

Derrick Favors: 9.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg Jason Xaxiell: 7.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg

DeMarre Carroll: 6.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg Kyle Singler: 8.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg

Al Jefferson: 17.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg Greg Monroe: 16.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg

Randy Foye: 11.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg Jose Calderon: 11.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg

Mo Williams: 12.1 ppg, 6.4 apg Brandon Knight: 14.1 ppg, 4.2 apg

Game notes

Utah won the first meeting of these teams back on Jan. 12, 90-87. Detroit has lost 8 of its last 9 games. This is the second game of a 4-game Western Conference trip for the Pistons. Detroit averages 46 points in the paint per game, ranking them first in the Eastern Conference and third in the NBA in that category.

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