4th preseason game, they will win!

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first game of the year i'll be at!!

gonna buy a jersey tonight...deciding whether to get maxiell even though he might not see playing time this year. i don't wanna wear my ben jersey lol.

yeah get maxiel.

Make sure you get the custom jersey with "Brahma" on the back.

Tashawn...I was about to say the same thing!

Does anyone know if this game is on NBATV or NBA League Pass? I just ordered League Pass just in case, although I understand they have a kind of random hit-or-miss scheduling of Preseason Games. I hope so. I'll listen on radio if not, but I hate missing any Pistons game so much.

I don't get this game either, and after a gruelling Monday, might just pass on listening to the radio.

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Matchup: Pistons (2-1 in exhibitions) vs. Utah Jazz (1-1).

Injuries: Detroit -- none. Utah -- C Andrei Kirilenko (back) doubtful, SG Derek Fisher (pelvis) doubtful.

Overview: The Pistons are 2-1 in three preseason games and have looked crisp and intriguing as they focus on working with their bench, blending in C Nazr Mohammed and adding more zone defense. Their 101-89 loss came Saturday, when five Pistons hit double figures against Memphis, which played without star Pau Gasol, on the second game of a road back-to-back. A 22-6 Grizzlies run in the fourth ensured the Memphis win. The starters have played in the low 20s each night, as coach Flip Saunders has committed the exhibition month to prepping players like F Carlos Delfino, G Flip Murray and PF Jason Maxiell for bigger roles this season. Expect the same tonight. Kirilenko did not dress for the Jazz's win over Indiana on Saturday, and Fisher bruised his pelvis when he took a hard fall in the opening quarter. Both are likely out tonight. The Jazz has 10 rookies or second-year players on their training camp roster.

Some more game day stuff:

Game Preview:
The skinny: Utah somehow managed to sweep the Pistons last season, so there might be a smidgen more motivation than the usual preseason game to produce a win. Second-year point guard Deron Williams is off to a smoking start for Utah, averaging 20 points a game through Utah’s first two preseason contests while shooting 68 percent. On the other end of the spectrum, ex-Piston Mehmet Okur is 2 for 12. Don’t look for Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko, nursing a minor injury, to play in this one.
What to watch: With the roster virtually set and the rotation almost as certain, the biggest intrigue left for the final five preseason games will be how seriously Jason Maxiell challenges for playing time. Through three games, he leads the team in scoring (14.3) and blocked shots. Two other things that bear watching in the preseason home opener: How Flip Murray runs the point and if Carlos Delfino can continue filling up the stat sheet in his first bona fide opportunity to be a rotation fixture

Probable starters

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