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Mehmet Okur scored a game high 22 points on Saturday night, as the Utah Jazz shot 53.5% (38-71) from the floor for the game, while holding the visiting Detroit Pistons to an anemic 35.9% (28-78) and defeated the Pistons handily 99-82. The Jazz have seemingly had the Piston's number for quite a while as this was their eighth straight win over the team from Motown. Detroit has not won a contest against Utah since March of 2005.
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