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Duren’s Career High, Cunningham’s 18 Assists Lift Pistons Over Mavericks in Mexico City

Detroit’s 35-17 closing quarter punctuated the NBA’s sold-out Mexico City showcase on Día de los Muertos.

Overview

  • The Pistons won 122-110 to move to 4-2, overturning a six-point deficit entering the fourth as Dallas fell to 2-4.
  • Jalen Duren scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-16 shooting and added double-digit rebounds according to box scores.
  • Cade Cunningham posted 21 points and 18 assists, becoming the first Piston with a 20-18-3 line since Isiah Thomas in 1986.
  • Detroit overpowered Dallas in the paint 72-26 as the Mavericks, thin up front, continued to struggle with interior defense.
  • D’Angelo Russell led Dallas with a season-high 31 off the bench, rookie Cooper Flagg stayed perfect at the line at 21-for-21, and the event marked the NBA’s 11th straight sellout in Mexico City.