WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyshawn George scored 23 points, Alex Sarr added 21 and the Washington Wizards edged the Utah Jazz 125-122 on Wednesday night. Seven of the nine players used by Washington were in double figures, with Justin Champagnie coming off the bench for 17 points. Johnny Juzang scored 27 points and Kyle Filipowski had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz, who have lost 10 straight road games. Isaiah Collier finished with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. Brice Sensabaugh scored 15 points but missed a 3-pointer to tie with a second to play. Takeaways Jazz: It was a second straight strong performance from Filipowski, after the rookie had a season-high 25 points against Detroit in the previous game. Wizards: Washington picked up just its 12th victory in the matchup of worst in the East vs. worst in the West before going on the road for the next two weeks. Key moment Utah was within three and forced a miss by Khris Middletown with 3:51 to play, but Sarr slammed down a follow dunk and George made a 3-pointer as Washington pushed the lead to 116-108. Key stat The Wizards had 28 fast-break points and scored 24

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 29 points, nine assists and four steals, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Utah Jazz 134-106 on Monday night for their 10th win in 11 games. Ausar Thompson added 17 points and was 7 for 7 from the field, while Jaren Duren was also perfect at 5 for 5 en route to 16 points and 12 rebounds. Kyle Filipowski finished with a career-high 25 points and added eight rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton had 16 points and three steals. Cunningham had 17 points by halftime, when Detroit led 67-47. The Pistons pulled away with a 14-2 run in the fourth quarter to extend a 17-point lead to 29 points. Thompson scored 15 in the second half and finished with six rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Takeaways Pistons: Detroit has 10 wins in 11 games for the first time since 2007-08. Jazz: Utah is 3-7 in its last 10. Key moment A 21-6 run to the end the first quarter gave Detroit a 36-22 lead, and the Pistons scored at least 31 in every quarter. Key stat The Pistons shot 55.4% and Utah hit just 42.7%. Up next The Pistons will

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Walker Kessler had a go-ahead dunk with 9.7 seconds left to help the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-116 on Friday night, snapping a six-game losing streak in the series. John Collins scored a season-high 29 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, Brice Sensabaugh added 17 points ande Isaiah Collier had a career-high 14 assists. Naz Reid had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen McDaniels added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without leading scorer Anthony Edwards while he served a one-game suspension for technical foul accumulation. Utah opened the third quarter with a 27-4 run and seized an 83-71 lead. Collins started the second-half rally with back-to-back baskets and then made two straight field goals again to put the Jazz in front. They scored baskets on six straight possessions to cap the run. Minnesota used a 10-2 run to regain the lead late in the fourth quarter, going up 116-115 on Donte DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer with 1:31 remaining. Takeaways From left, Minnesota Timberwolves guards Joe Ingles, Mike Conley, and center Rudy Gobert sit together on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah