Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson, left, drives as Utah Jazz center Boris Diaw defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Rodney Hood scored a season-high 27 points and the Utah Jazz rolled over the Detroit Pistons, 110-77 on Friday night.
The third-year guard has been inconsistent this season, but Friday was easily his best game, going 7 for 8 from 3-point range and aggressively looking for opportunities on offense.
The Jazz put the game away in the third quarter with a 28-9 run highlighted by a heavy dose of George Hill, including a pair of back-to-back 3-pointers. They shot 65 percent in the quarter.
Hill finished with 22 points and Gordon Hayward added 20.
Tobias Harris scored 13 for Detroit and Andre Drummond grabbed 19 rebounds.
The Pistons looked lost on defense in the second half. Their poor play was summed up on a third-quarter sequence in which Hayward chased down a loose ball in the backcourt that led to a 3-pointer by Hill while Detroit passively watched the ball bounce away.
The Jazz led 45-43 at halftime after the teams exchanged runs in the first 24 minutes. Utah jumped out to a 10-0 lead as the Pistons missed their first five shots to go with a pair of turnovers on their first seven possessions.
Detroit responded with a 12-2 stretch to close the first quarter thanks to six points from Harris.
The Jazz closed the half with a 9-0 run, including five from Hayward, before Pistons forward Stanley Johnson beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer.
TIP-INS
Pistons: Detroit was without Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who sustained a Grade 2 left rotator cuff strain against the Warriors on Friday. Coach Stan Van Gundy said he's doubtful for Sunday's game. ... The Pistons started a big lineup with Marcus Morris at shooting guard for the first time this season.
Jazz: Backup point guard Raul Neto was inactive. ... Dante Exum played 17 minutes after getting three consecutive Did Not Play-Coach's Decisions. ... Hayward is now ninth on the Jazz career assists list. ... Utah hit 16 3-pointers.
HEAVY HEART
Reggie Bullock returned to the Pistons after missing time due to personal reasons. On Thursday, a Baltimore jury acquitted a man of all charges in the 2014 slaying of his transgender sister. The 46-year-old Shawn Oliver was acquitted of all charges after being charged with first-degree murder in the July 2014 stabbing death of 26-year-old Mia Henderson, formerly known as Kevin Long.
News media report that Bullock tweeted the verdict on Thursday along with a broken-heart emoticon and "#standupforMIA."
UP NEXT
Pistons: Detroit travels to Los Angeles to face the struggling Lakers on Sunday.
Jazz: Utah hosts the Orlando Magic on Saturday in their home back-to-back of the season.
Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum falls into the crowd during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy speaks with referee Derrick Stafford during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond, right, reach for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Detroit Pistons center Aron Baynes (12) lays the ball up as Utah Jazz center Boris Diaw (33) watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) competes for a loose ball with Detroit Pistons' Reggie Jackson (1) Andre Drummond (0) and Aron Baynes (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy shouts to his team during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond, right, shoots as Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder shouts to his team during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, right, passes the ball as Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (1) defends during the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) shoots as Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (34) defends during the first half during an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, rear, dunks the ball as Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris (34) looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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