Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 31 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 123-117 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Mavericks took control with a 21-9 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 12.
The Pistons got within 118-115 on Cade Cunningham’s driving layup with 23 seconds to play, but Brandon Williams answered with a three-point play, and the Pistons got no closer than 121-117.
During clutch time, the Mavericks outscored the Pistons 18-6. Dinwiddie scored 7 of the Mavericks’ 18 on 2 for 2 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line.
P.J. Washington had 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 4 blocks, and Klay Thompson added 20 points (12 in the third quarter). The Mavericks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 35 points and 6 assists. Tobias Harris had 9 points and a season-high 5 steals. Cunningham scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter.
The Mavericks shot 52.5% from the field to the Pistons’ 46.9%. The Pistons outscored the Mavericks 51-16 off the bench. Kai Jones fouled out.