AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Utah Jazz spoiled Chris Webber's debut and Chauncey Billups' comeback with the Detroit Pistons.

Former University of Illinois star Deron Williams scored a career-high 31 points, had 10 assists and made a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left to help the Jazz hold off Detroit for a 100-99 victory Wednesday night.

The Pistons had a chance to win the game after a timeout with 5.1 seconds left, but Billups missed a shot just before the buzzer.

Mehmet Okur had 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help Utah improve to 4-0 over the last two seasons against his former team. Utah's Carlos Boozer had 20 points and nine rebounds and reserve Matt Harping added 10 points.

Webber, who signed the previous day, was with the team for only the morning shootaround before entering the game with 10:07 left in the first half and was welcomed by a standing ovation. The five-time All-Star made his first shot before missing his next four and finishing with two points, five rebounds and three assists.

Billups, who missed the previous eight games with a calf injury, had 26 points and seven assists in 35 minutes. The Pistons were 3-5 without the All-Star guard in the lineup.

Rasheed Wallace, who had 11 points, was called for a technical while Williams was shooting free throws. That allowed Okur to shoot a free throw to give the Jazz a seven-point lead with five minutes left, and the point proved to be the difference in the closely contested game.

Detroit's Antonio McDyess scored 16 points, matching his season high for the second straight game, and fellow reserve Lindsey Hunter had 12 points in his second straight game after returning to the lineup from an injury.

The Pistons got off to an awful start, missing their first seven shots, but trailed just 26-24 after the first quarter. Detroit went ahead 51-46 at halftime before falling behind 72-70 entering the final quarter.

Okur made his sixth straight shot midway through the fourth quarter to put the Jazz ahead by seven points. Each time Detroit rallied, he or Williams made shots or free throws to keep Utah ahead.