AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — When Trey Burke took the floor shortly before tip-off, he was the only Utah
player to come out of the tunnel at first.
Burke’s teammates stayed behind, playing a little joke on the rookie point guard by leaving him alone on
the court for a few seconds before eventually joining him.
“I was mad at the guys, because that was embarrassing, but they do little things like that to me once in
a while,” Burke said.
Burke should have expected a prank like that, because this was his return to Michigan — and for the most
part, it was an enjoyable one. He had 20 points and a career-high 12 assists, leading the Jazz to a
110-89 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.
Burke, who was the national player of the year at Michigan last season and led the Wolverines to the
Final Four, had plenty of supporters in the crowd at the Palace. He shook off a slow start and outplayed
Detroit counterpart Brandon Jennings as the Jazz built a big lead.
“That felt good. We had a lot of fun out there,” Burke said. “I’m not even going to lie. I was nervous at
the start, and I had to get my nerves calmed down. My family was here, and all the people who have
supported me in Michigan, and I knew this was my only chance to play in front of them this year.”
Enes Kanter added 18 points for Utah and Marvin Williams scored 17. Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons with
21, but Detroit looked flat for much of the game after a five-day layoff.
“We worked real hard this week, and put a good effort in this week,” Detroit center Andre Drummond said.
“To come out like we did tonight, we took a step back.”
The Pistons had a chance to draft Burke with the No. 8 pick last year, but took Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
instead.
Burke signed autographs before the game, and when his Utah teammates left him alone on the court, it gave
the crowd a chance to give the young point guard a cheer.
Burke got another ovation when he was announced with the Utah starters, and the Jazz opened the scoring
when he made a clever pass to Derrick Favors for a dunk.
The crowd at the Palace was announced at 18,528, and there was plenty of maize and blue around. Burke
didn’t score until the second quarter, when his 3-pointer put the Jazz up 44-37.
A steal and a layup by Burke made it 50-42, and there were some boos for the home team when Utah took a
58-45 lead into halftime.
The second half didn’t start any better for Detroit. The Jazz scored the first eight points of the third
quarter and led 66-45 after a dunk by Favors.
“It was unexplainable to me,” Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said. “Maybe the days off affected us in terms
of getting up and down the floor.”
Burke had nine points and five assists in the third, capping the quarter with a driving floater off the
glass in the final seconds for an 89-65 lead.
“He looked tight early on, and I decided to play him a longer stretch than a shorter one to let him play
himself into a rhythm. He was throwing great passes, and that got him into the offense,” Utah coach
Tyrone Corbin said. “You always root for guys who are playing at home. He wanted to show the fans how
much he has developed his game, and he did that.”
Utah’s lead reached 29 in the fourth. Detroit’s vaunted front line of Drummond, Greg Monroe and Josh
Smith combined for only 18 points on 5-of-18 shooting. Smith and Monroe made only one field goal each.

Detroit passed up a chance to draft Burke, the local favorite, and instead the Pistons addressed the
point-guard spot by trading for Jennings, who has impressed at times but been inconsistent. He scored 11
points on 4-of-13 shooting Friday.
Burke turned the ball over seven times, but he surpassed his previous career high in assists with a pass
to a cutting Jeremy Evans in the fourth quarter for a 98-72 lead. Burke had 11 assists against San
Antonio on Wednesday.
NOTES: Utah went 9 of 22 from 3-point range and played the Pistons to a 44-all tie in the paint. … Kyle
Singler scored 13 points for the Pistons. Drummond had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Jazz 110, Pistons 89
UTAH
Jefferson 5-9 0-0 13, Williams 7-11 1-1 17, Favors 4-10 0-0 8, Burke 8-17 3-4 20, Burks 1-2 4-4 6, Rush
3-3 0-0 8, Garrett 2-4 0-0 4, Kanter 6-13 6-8 18, Evans 4-5 1-2 9, Clark 3-4 0-0 7, Lucas III 0-1 0-0 0,
Gobert 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-79 15-19 110.
DETROIT
Smith 1-6 2-4 4, Monroe 1-7 2-2 4, Drummond 3-5 4-8 10, Jennings 4-13 2-2 11, Caldwell-Pope 2-4 0-0 5,
Stuckey 9-14 3-4 21, Singler 4-8 4-5 13, Bynum 2-6 0-0 4, Villanueva 2-5 0-0 5, Harrellson 0-0 1-2 1,
Jerebko 3-5 1-2 7, Datome 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 32-74 21-31 89.
Utah 27 31 31 21 — 110
Detroit 25 20 20 24 — 89
3-Point Goals—Utah 9-22 (Jefferson 3-6, Rush 2-2, Williams 2-6, Clark 1-1, Burke 1-5, Burks 0-1, Garrett
0-1), Detroit 4-16 (Singler 1-2, Caldwell-Pope 1-3, Villanueva 1-3, Jennings 1-4, Jerebko 0-1, Smith
0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 51 (Favors 11), Detroit 41 (Drummond 13). Assists—Utah 27 (Burke
12), Detroit 15 (Jennings 6). Total Fouls—Utah 22, Detroit 19. Flagrant Fouls—Stuckey. A—18,528
(22,076).