Who won Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks?

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 123-117 on March 21, 2025.

Cade Cunningham scored 35 for the Detroit Pistons; Spencer Dinwiddie scored 31 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Detroit Pistons at Dallas Mavericks

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Mar 21, 2025 · 8:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · Dallas Mavericks schedule

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123

Venue: American Airlines Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 123-117 at home on Friday, March 21, 2025 at American Airlines Center. Spencer Dinwiddie had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists for the Dallas Mavericks. Cade Cunningham had 35 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the Detroit Pistons.

The Dallas Mavericks led 60-54 at halftime. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 35-27. Double-digit figures in two categories: Naji Marshall (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 51, Dallas Mavericks 16. P.J. Washington Jr. had 27 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks?: The Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 123-117 on March 21, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Cade Cunningham scored 35 for the Detroit Pistons; Spencer Dinwiddie scored 31 for the Dallas Mavericks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Detroit Pistons	27	27	29	34	117
Dallas Mavericks	35	25	31	32	123

Game leaders

Detroit Pistons

Points: 35 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 9 Jalen Duren
Assists: 6 Cade Cunningham

Dallas Mavericks

Points: 31 Spencer Dinwiddie
Rebounds: 11 Naji Marshall
Assists: 7 Spencer Dinwiddie

Naji Marshall double-double (19 PTS, 11 REB)

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	38:25	35	7	6	1	0	2	15-30	2-5	3-5	4	-5
Tobias Harris starter	34:45	9	6	3	5	1	2	4-11	1-4	0-0	3	-12
Jalen Duren starter	27:29	14	9	3	0	2	1	5-5	0-0	4-6	4	-8
Ausar Thompson starter	15:47	8	3	3	1	0	0	3-8	0-0	2-2	2	-11
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	7:52	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	-9
Malik Beasley bench	36:07	16	1	2	1	1	1	5-15	5-11	1-1	4	+3
Dennis Schröder bench	30:41	11	3	4	1	0	4	3-7	2-4	3-4	2	+11
Isaiah Stewart bench	20:22	8	6	2	2	1	0	4-6	0-0	0-0	1	+3
Simone Fontecchio bench	16:07	4	0	0	1	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	+3
Ron Holland bench	12:25	12	5	1	2	0	4	5-9	1-4	1-1	2	-5

Not available: Jaden Ivey

Dallas Mavericks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Spencer Dinwiddie starter	38:39	31	3	7	2	0	1	9-12	2-5	11-13	0	-1
P.J. Washington Jr. starter	38:22	27	3	0	2	4	9	9-16	5-8	4-6	2	+5
Naji Marshall starter	35:54	19	11	5	2	1	3	8-12	1-2	2-4	2	+4
Klay Thompson starter	30:17	20	5	1	0	0	2	6-14	3-11	5-6	0	+3
Kai Jones starter	24:33	10	7	3	0	2	0	5-6	0-0	0-0	6	+7
Max Christie bench	24:17	5	8	2	2	0	0	1-4	1-4	2-2	2	+6
Dwight Powell bench	19:25	4	3	2	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	-2
Brandon Williams bench	18:18	7	3	5	2	0	3	2-9	0-2	3-5	1	+10
Jaden Hardy bench	10:15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-5	0-2	0-0	1	-2

Not available: Anthony Davis, Dante Exum, Kyrie Irving, Kessler Edwards, Olivier-Maxence Prosper

Team statistics
Detroit Pistons	Stat	Dallas Mavericks
14/19 (73%)	Free throws	27/36 (75%)
35/67 (52%)	2 pointers	30/46 (65%)
11/31 (35%)	3 pointers	12/34 (35%)
46/98 (46%)	Field goals	42/80 (52%)
41	Rebounds	44
26	Defensive rebounds	34
15	Offensive rebounds	10
24	Assists	25
14	Turnovers	20
14	Steals	10
5	Blocks	7
22	Fouls	16
7	Max points in a row	8
0:44	Time spent in lead	46:46
3	Biggest lead	12

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Dallas Mavericks ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 3 Q1 11:30
Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks: 12 Q4 10:14
Longest run: 8-0 Dallas Mavericks · Q1 11:12 to Q1 9:43

Scoring plays

Q1 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Dallas Mavericks
11:30	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal	3	0
11:12	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	3	2
10:46	Dallas Mavericks	Kai Jones 2-pt field goal	3	4
10:02	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	3	7
9:43	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	3	8
9:22	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	5	8
9:06	Dallas Mavericks	Kai Jones 2-pt field goal	5	10
8:07	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	7	10
7:49	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	7	12
7:34	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	10	12
7:26	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal	10	15
6:50	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	10	18
6:38	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	12	18
6:01	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	12	21
5:26	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	15	21
5:03	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 3-pt field goal	15	24
4:47	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	17	24
4:31	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	17	25
4:31	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	17	26
4:14	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	20	26
3:48	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	22	26
3:24	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	24	26
3:05	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie 3-pt field goal	24	29
2:44	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	26	29
2:00	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	26	31
1:15	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	26	32
1:15	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall Free throw	26	33
0:39	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	26	35
0:38	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley Free throw	27	35

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Dallas Mavericks
11:34	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	29	35
11:21	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal	29	37
11:07	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	31	37
10:47	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	31	39
10:39	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	33	39
10:39	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	34	39
10:10	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	34	41
9:58	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 3-pt field goal	37	41
9:00	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	37	43
8:41	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	38	43
8:41	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	39	43
7:14	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	39	45
6:51	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	41	45
6:32	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson Free throw	41	46
6:02	Dallas Mavericks	Kai Jones 2-pt field goal	41	48
5:23	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	41	50
5:01	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	43	50
4:43	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	43	51
4:35	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	43	53
4:24	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	45	53
4:12	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	45	54
4:12	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	45	55
3:45	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	47	55
2:21	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	49	55
1:39	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	49	56
1:39	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	49	57
1:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	51	57
0:38	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	51	60
0:30	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	52	60
0:30	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	53	60
0:12	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	54	60

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Dallas Mavericks
11:42	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal	56	60
11:07	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	56	63
10:51	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	58	63
10:35	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	58	66
10:15	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	59	66
10:15	Detroit Pistons	Ausar Thompson Free throw	60	66
9:53	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal	60	69
9:31	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	63	69
8:58	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	65	69
8:46	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson Free throw	65	70
8:46	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	65	71
8:46	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	65	72
8:21	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	68	72
8:09	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	68	74
7:48	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	71	74
7:16	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	71	76
7:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	73	76
6:22	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	73	78
5:58	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	73	80
5:58	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson Free throw	73	81
5:58	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	73	81
5:23	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	75	82
4:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	76	82
4:19	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	77	82
4:01	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	77	84
3:25	Dallas Mavericks	Dwight Powell 2-pt field goal	77	86
2:07	Detroit Pistons	Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal	79	86
1:52	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	79	87
1:52	Dallas Mavericks	Max Christie Free throw	79	88
0:44	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	81	88
0:25	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	81	89
0:06	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	83	89
0:01	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal	83	91

Q4 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Dallas Mavericks
11:00	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal	83	93
10:48	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	85	93
10:39	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	85	95
10:14	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal	85	97
9:59	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	87	97
9:39	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	89	97
9:08	Detroit Pistons	Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal	91	97
8:55	Dallas Mavericks	Kai Jones 2-pt field goal	91	99
8:35	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	94	99
8:03	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	96	99
7:46	Dallas Mavericks	Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal	96	102
7:31	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	98	102
5:23	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal	98	105
5:00	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 2-pt field goal	100	105
4:35	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	100	107
3:35	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	102	107
3:35	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	103	107
3:12	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal	103	109
2:49	Detroit Pistons	Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal	106	109
2:35	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	106	110
2:24	Dallas Mavericks	Kai Jones 2-pt field goal	106	112
2:16	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	107	112
1:59	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	107	114
1:48	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder 3-pt field goal	110	114
1:04	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	110	115
0:48	Detroit Pistons	Dennis Schröder Free throw	111	115
0:37	Dallas Mavericks	P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw	111	116
0:32	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	113	116
0:31	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	113	117
0:31	Dallas Mavericks	Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw	113	118
0:24	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	115	118
0:17	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams 2-pt field goal	115	120
0:17	Dallas Mavericks	Brandon Williams Free throw	115	121
0:11	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	117	121
0:05	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson Free throw	117	122
0:05	Dallas Mavericks	Klay Thompson Free throw	117	123

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Jan 31: Dallas Mavericks 102 at Detroit Pistons 117
Mar 21: Detroit Pistons 117 at Dallas Mavericks 123 (this game)

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