Dallas Mavericks (10-10, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (5-18, 15th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas visits the Detroit Pistons after Luka Doncic scored 41 points in the Mavericks' 116-113 win against the Golden State Warriors.
The Pistons are 3-7 in home games. Detroit is 1-1 in one-possession games.
The Mavericks are 1-7 in road games. Dallas averages 109.4 points and has outscored opponents by 1.8 points per game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bojan Bogdanovic is shooting 49.8% and averaging 20.3 points for the Pistons. Isaiah Livers is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Detroit.
Doncic is averaging 33.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.8 steals for the Mavericks. Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Dallas.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 2-8, averaging 110.1 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 points per game.
Mavericks: 4-6, averaging 108.4 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.1 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (knee), Cade Cunningham: out (shin).
Mavericks: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
