Pistons Lose Eighth in a Row to the Utah Jazz

What can you say about streaks like these? Well thank goodness that the Pistons don’t have a streak like this against every team in the NBA.

Saturday night, the minutes that every player had been putting up, due to the loss of Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace (Wallace played Saturday), finally showed through. They looked slow, and did not have an answer for former Piston Mehmet Okur.

Okur had a huge first quarter. He scored 15 of his eventual 22 in the first. He was guarded by Amir Johnson, who didn’t seem to be able to stop him. Amir would eventually foul out without a single rebound.

“They just kicked our (expletive) tonight. That’s it,” Detroit guard Allen Iverson said.

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Wallace made his first appearance in four games last night. He played 23 minutes and helped the Pistons with 8 points and 4 rebounds.

“They go hard,” said Wallace, who returned to the Pistons’ lineup after missing the previous four games with a sore right foot. “They’re relentless. That’s one of the things I like playing against them. I know they’re not a cupcake team out there. I always look forward to playing against them.”

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Rip Hamilton was still inactive last night and has now missed eight games in a row.

The Pistons have now lost their eighth straight against the Utah Jazz, but this game was one of the few blowouts of the series. The Pistons eventually lost by the score of 99-82. The 17 point loss is much larger than the 6.4 point loss they have averaged.

The Pistons will face the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday at home in hopes of a victory.