The Dallas Mavericks (26-25, 17-9 Home) host the Detroit Pistons (13-38, 7-19 Away) Monday at American Airlines Center. Detroit was edged out by the Houston Rockets 117-114 at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. Alec Burks led the way in the losing effort with 21 points. The Pistons are 15th in the Eastern Conference.
Dallas dropped their last game on Saturday at Vivint Arena, falling to the Utah Jazz 108-100. Spencer Dinwiddie had 35 points and eight assists in defeat, carrying the team. The Mavericks are sixth in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Detroit will be pursuing a season sweep against Dallas after taking the only previous matchup 131-125 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena in December 2022. Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 30 points. Luka Doncic had 35 points and 10 assists in defeat.
The Pistons have been led this season by Bogdanovic, who is averaging 21.2 points per game. Meanwhile, Jalen Duren is grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game, and Killian Hayes is dishing 5.7 assists. Doncic (33.0 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Mavs’ offense. He has the second-best scoring average in the NBA.
Doncic has also posted 8.4 assists, fourth-most in the league, and 8.9 rebounds per game. The Mavericks have had success in the last 10 meetings between the teams at American Airlines Center, winning seven.
Detroit is 2-8 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -9.0 (116.7-125.7). Dallas has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 116.6 points per game on average while scoring only 112.2 (-4.4 margin).
PISTONS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Duren: 25.8 | 18.0 | +7.8
Points per game:
Saddiq Bey: 18.6 | 14.6 | +4.0
Isaiah Stewart: 7.5 | 11.4 | -3.9
Rebounds per game:
Saddiq Bey: 6.6 | 4.5 | +2.1
Assists per game:
Jaden Ivey: 6.8 | 4.5 | +2.3
MAVERICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 36.2 | 26.1 | +10.1
Jaden Hardy: 3.3 | 7.4 | -4.1
Points per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 26.2 | 17.6 | +8.6
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 6.2 | 4.5 | +1.7
Assists per game:
Luka Doncic: 4.3 | 8.4 | -4.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Dallas Mavs -8.5 (-110)
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