Jazz defeat Pistons, who drop their 25th straight

Kelly Olynyk scored 25 points and the short-handed Utah Jazz beat host Detroit 119-111 on Thursday night for the Pistons' 25th straight loss — one short of the NBA single-season record.

The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers share the record at 26.

Back in action Saturday night in Brooklyn, the Pistons are 2-26 under firstyear coach Monty Williams.

Utah played without four of its top seven scorers — Lauri Markkanen, Jordan Clarkson, Keyonte George and Talen HortonTucker — on the second night of a back-to-back after losing at Cleveland on Wednesday.

Collin Sexton added 19 points for the Jazz.

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 28 points and 10 assists. Jaden Ivey scored 24 points.

Utah led 90-88 going into the fourth quarter and took advantage of Detroit's poor shooting to make it 100-93 with 7:40 to play.

The Pistons missed their first six 3-point attempts of the fourth, but Bojan Bogdanovic hit one to make it 104-100 with 4:40 left. Olynyk's 3-pointer put the Jazz up seven.

PELICANS 123, CAVALIERS 104 >> Trey Murphy III scored 28 points while starting in place of star Zion Williamson — out with an illness — and visiting New Orleans pulled away in the second half to beat Cleveland.

Murphy started for the first time this season and made six 3-pointers as the Pelicans won for the fifth time in six games.

Dean Wade had 20 points for the Cavs, who played without their top three scorers — Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley.

Mitchell missed his second straight game due to an illness, while Garland (jaw fracture) and Mobley (knee surgery) are both expected to be out at least until February.