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Dallas Mavericks
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Detroit Pistons
117
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-102 at home on Friday, January 31, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Cade Cunningham had 40 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Kyrie Irving had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Dallas Mavericks.
The Detroit Pistons led 62-58 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-26. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons), P.J. Washington Jr. (double-double, Dallas Mavericks), Daniel Gafford (double-double, Dallas Mavericks). Bench points: Dallas Mavericks 18, Detroit Pistons 33. Tobias Harris had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-102 on January 31, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Kyrie Irving scored 28 for the Dallas Mavericks; Cade Cunningham scored 40 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Mavericks | 32 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 102 |
| Detroit Pistons | 28 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 117 |
Game leaders
Dallas Mavericks
- Points
- 28 Kyrie Irving
- Rebounds
- 13 P.J. Washington Jr.
- Assists
- 4 Klay Thompson
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 40 Cade Cunningham
- Rebounds
- 13 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 5 Jalen Duren
P.J. Washington Jr. double-double (22 PTS, 13 REB) · Daniel Gafford double-double (16 PTS, 10 REB) · Jalen Duren double-double (16 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving starter | 37:23 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-23 | 3-10 | 7-7 | 0 | -14 |
| P.J. Washington Jr. starter | 35:40 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-17 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 | -13 |
| Daniel Gafford starter | 32:42 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | -2 |
| Klay Thompson starter | 25:59 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie starter | 23:26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | -9 |
| Naji Marshall bench | 22:03 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -11 |
| Dante Exum bench | 14:00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | -4 |
| Olivier-Maxence Prosper bench | 13:45 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | -3 |
| Quentin Grimes bench | 10:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -5 |
| Kessler Edwards bench | 9:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -4 |
| Kylor Kelley bench | 8:04 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -6 |
| Jaden Hardy bench | 6:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
Not available: Dereck Lively II, Maxi Kleber, Luka Dončić, Dwight Powell
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 35:58 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17-30 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 0 | +11 |
| Tobias Harris starter | 30:43 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 30:16 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | +14 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. starter | 28:08 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | +10 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 23:18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | +6 |
| Malik Beasley bench | 21:40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | +9 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 20:05 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 1 | +11 |
| Paul Reed bench | 17:44 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | +1 |
| Simone Fontecchio bench | 15:30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 |
| Ron Holland bench | 13:36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +3 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. bench | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
| Bobi Klintman bench | 1:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -2 |
Not available: Jaden Ivey, Tolu Smith
| Dallas Mavericks | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 17/21 (81%) | Free throws | 14/16 (87%) |
| 26/54 (48%) | 2 pointers | 38/71 (53%) |
| 11/33 (33%) | 3 pointers | 9/35 (25%) |
| 37/87 (42%) | Field goals | 47/106 (44%) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 30 | Defensive rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 13:39 | Time spent in lead | 30:27 |
| 11 | Biggest lead | 19 |
Largest margin: 19 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 8
- Times tied
- 9
- Largest lead · Dallas Mavericks
- 11 Q1 5:34
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 19 Q4 2:20
- Longest run
- 12-0 Detroit Pistons · Q4 6:39 to Q4 2:20
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 0 | 2 |
| 10:56 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:21 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal | 4 | 2 |
| 10:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 4 | 4 |
| 9:55 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 7 | 4 |
| 9:39 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 7 | 7 |
| 9:14 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 8:55 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal | 12 | 7 |
| 8:10 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford Free throw | 13 | 7 |
| 8:10 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford Free throw | 14 | 7 |
| 7:34 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 17 | 7 |
| 6:28 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 17 | 10 |
| 5:57 | Dallas Mavericks | Olivier-Maxence Prosper 2-pt field goal | 19 | 10 |
| 5:34 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 2-pt field goal | 21 | 10 |
| 5:19 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 21 | 12 |
| 5:02 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 21 | 14 |
| 4:43 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 21 | 15 |
| 3:59 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal | 21 | 17 |
| 3:41 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal | 23 | 17 |
| 3:28 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 23 | 19 |
| 3:12 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal | 26 | 19 |
| 2:53 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 26 | 21 |
| 2:43 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal | 28 | 21 |
| 2:19 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 28 | 24 |
| 2:00 | Dallas Mavericks | Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal | 30 | 24 |
| 1:47 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 30 | 26 |
| 1:15 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal | 32 | 26 |
| 0:43 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 32 | 27 |
| 0:43 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser Free throw | 32 | 28 |
Q2 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 34 | 28 |
| 10:55 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 34 | 31 |
| 10:42 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal | 36 | 31 |
| 10:24 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 36 | 34 |
| 9:48 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 36 | 36 |
| 9:29 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 38 | 36 |
| 9:10 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 38 | 38 |
| 8:57 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
| 8:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 40 | 40 |
| 8:29 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio Free throw | 40 | 41 |
| 8:29 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio Free throw | 40 | 42 |
| 7:39 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 40 | 44 |
| 7:17 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal | 42 | 44 |
| 6:57 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford 2-pt field goal | 44 | 44 |
| 6:39 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie Free throw | 45 | 44 |
| 6:17 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 45 | 46 |
| 5:54 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 47 | 46 |
| 5:43 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 47 | 48 |
| 5:32 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal | 50 | 48 |
| 5:16 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 50 | 49 |
| 5:16 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 50 | 50 |
| 4:57 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 51 | 50 |
| 4:42 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal | 53 | 50 |
| 4:31 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 53 | 53 |
| 3:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 53 | 55 |
| 2:54 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 53 | 57 |
| 2:24 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 53 | 58 |
| 2:17 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 53 | 60 |
| 1:50 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal | 55 | 60 |
| 1:26 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal | 58 | 60 |
| 1:03 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 58 | 62 |
Q3 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Dallas Mavericks | Spencer Dinwiddie 2-pt field goal | 60 | 62 |
| 11:21 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 60 | 64 |
| 10:56 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal | 63 | 64 |
| 9:54 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 63 | 66 |
| 9:24 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 63 | 69 |
| 8:41 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal | 63 | 71 |
| 8:23 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 3-pt field goal | 66 | 71 |
| 8:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 66 | 73 |
| 7:44 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford Free throw | 67 | 73 |
| 7:20 | Dallas Mavericks | Klay Thompson 3-pt field goal | 70 | 73 |
| 6:54 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 70 | 75 |
| 6:32 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 70 | 77 |
| 6:00 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 70 | 79 |
| 5:25 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 70 | 80 |
| 5:25 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 70 | 81 |
| 5:06 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 71 | 81 |
| 4:33 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 71 | 84 |
| 3:57 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 71 | 86 |
| 3:40 | Dallas Mavericks | Naji Marshall 3-pt field goal | 74 | 86 |
| 2:55 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 76 | 86 |
| 2:55 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 77 | 86 |
| 2:42 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 77 | 89 |
| 2:26 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 78 | 89 |
| 2:26 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 79 | 89 |
| 2:02 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw | 80 | 89 |
| 2:02 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. Free throw | 81 | 89 |
| 1:22 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving 2-pt field goal | 83 | 89 |
| 1:01 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 83 | 91 |
| 0:16 | Dallas Mavericks | Naji Marshall 2-pt field goal | 85 | 91 |
| 0:05 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 85 | 93 |
Q4 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:27 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum 2-pt field goal | 87 | 93 |
| 10:46 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 3-pt field goal | 90 | 93 |
| 10:13 | Dallas Mavericks | Dante Exum Free throw | 91 | 93 |
| 9:40 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 91 | 95 |
| 9:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 91 | 97 |
| 8:46 | Dallas Mavericks | Daniel Gafford Free throw | 92 | 97 |
| 8:34 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 92 | 99 |
| 8:25 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 93 | 99 |
| 8:25 | Dallas Mavericks | Kyrie Irving Free throw | 94 | 99 |
| 8:12 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 94 | 101 |
| 7:03 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 94 | 103 |
| 6:51 | Dallas Mavericks | P.J. Washington Jr. 2-pt field goal | 96 | 103 |
| 6:39 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 2-pt field goal | 96 | 105 |
| 6:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 96 | 106 |
| 6:18 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 96 | 107 |
| 5:38 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 96 | 109 |
| 5:19 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 96 | 110 |
| 5:19 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 96 | 111 |
| 4:29 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 96 | 113 |
| 2:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 96 | 115 |
| 1:58 | Dallas Mavericks | Kylor Kelley 2-pt field goal | 98 | 115 |
| 1:46 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 98 | 117 |
| 1:31 | Dallas Mavericks | Olivier-Maxence Prosper Free throw | 99 | 117 |
| 1:31 | Dallas Mavericks | Olivier-Maxence Prosper Free throw | 100 | 117 |
| 0:21 | Dallas Mavericks | Kylor Kelley 2-pt field goal | 102 | 117 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Jan 31: Dallas Mavericks 102 at Detroit Pistons 117 (this game)
- Mar 21: Detroit Pistons 117 at Dallas Mavericks 123
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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