Overview
- The Pistons topped the Mavericks 122-110 in Mexico City, overturning a six-point deficit with a 35-17 fourth quarter.
- Jalen Duren scored a career-high 33 points with 11 rebounds to anchor Detroit’s interior dominance.
- Cade Cunningham finished with 21 points, a career-tying 18 assists and three steals, the first 20-18-3 line by a Piston since Isiah Thomas in 1986.
- Detroit’s 72 paint points capitalized on Dallas’ frontcourt absences, with Duncan Robinson and Ausar Thompson adding 18 and 15 points.
- D’Angelo Russell led Dallas with 31 points, but Cunningham hit a late go-ahead three as Detroit improved to 4-2 for its best start since 2018-19.