Dallas hosts Detroit on 5-game home skid
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Detroit Pistons (39-31, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (33-37, 11th in the Western Conference)
Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to break its five-game home slide with a victory over Detroit.
The Mavericks have gone 19-16 at home. Dallas has a 3-8 record in one-possession games.
The Pistons have gone 21-15 away from home. Detroit ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference shooting 36.0% from 3-point range.
The Mavericks are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points higher than the 45.9% the Pistons allow to opponents. The Pistons average 12.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than the Mavericks give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyrie Irving is shooting 47.3% and averaging 24.7 points for the Mavericks. Klay Thompson is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Cade Cunningham is scoring 25.6 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 9.3 assists for the Pistons. Malik Beasley is averaging 13.8 points and 1.6 rebounds while shooting 42.6% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mavericks: 1-9, averaging 115.0 points, 36.8 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 129.1 points per game.
Pistons: 6-4, averaging 119.1 points, 45.6 rebounds, 26.8 assists, 8.2 steals and 6.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.
INJURIES: Mavericks: Anthony Davis: out (adductor), Daniel Gafford: out (knee), Dante Exum: out (hand), Kyrie Irving: out for season (knee), Brandon Williams: day to day (hamstring), Caleb Martin: day to day (hip), Dereck Lively II: out (ankle), Olivier-Maxence Prosper: out for season (wrist).
Pistons: Jaden Ivey: out (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.