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Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons

Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Detroit Pistons lead 46-4389 meetings since 1980
Detroit Pistons lead 46-43Regular season
Dallas Mavericks W1Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (89)

Meetings 51–89 of 89, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Feb 17, 20001999-00DET 97, DAL 106
Jan 23, 20001999-00DAL 99, DET 91
Mar 19, 19991998-99DAL 87, DET 94
Mar 2, 19981997-98DAL 94, DET 100
Feb 21, 19981997-98DET 94, DAL 82
Apr 1, 19971996-97DET 100, DAL 82
Nov 6, 19961996-97DAL 84, DET 103
Mar 9, 19961995-96DAL 91, DET 92
Jan 25, 19961995-96DET 93, DAL 92
Mar 23, 19951994-95DAL 102, DET 94
Mar 4, 19951994-95DET 98, DAL 91
Feb 21, 19941993-94DAL 98, DET 88
Feb 19, 19941993-94DET 105, DAL 96
Jan 19, 19931992-93DET 103, DAL 113
Jan 13, 19931992-93DAL 96, DET 112
Jan 13, 19921991-92DAL 81, DET 84
Jan 3, 19921991-92DET 106, DAL 96
Jan 25, 19911990-91DAL 82, DET 84
Jan 14, 19911990-91DET 89, DAL 81
Mar 25, 19901989-90DET 96, DAL 98
Mar 18, 19901989-90DAL 84, DET 114
Mar 27, 19891988-89DAL 77, DET 90
Nov 15, 19881988-89DET 108, DAL 99
Dec 18, 19871987-88DAL 112, DET 117
Nov 25, 19871987-88DET 107, DAL 113
Mar 21, 19871986-87DET 118, DAL 122
Mar 6, 19871986-87DAL 115, DET 125
Feb 14, 19861985-86DAL 110, DET 119
Jan 24, 19861985-86DET 129, DAL 120
Feb 13, 19851984-85DAL 119, DET 124
Nov 17, 19841984-85DET 124, DAL 110
Feb 18, 19841983-84DET 120, DAL 115
Dec 20, 19831983-84DAL 104, DET 116
Feb 9, 19831982-83DET 113, DAL 122
Dec 10, 19821982-83DAL 122, DET 121
Apr 1, 19821981-82DAL 121, DET 120
Dec 22, 19811981-82DET 106, DAL 98
Feb 10, 19811980-81DET 101, DAL 95
Nov 8, 19801980-81DAL 73, DET 101

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names.

Series by season

Tied 1-12025-26 · Regular season
Tied 1-12024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Dec 18, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonDET 114, DAL 116 (OT)Cade Cunningham 29 · Cooper Flagg 23
Nov 1, 20252025-26 · Regular seasonDAL 110, DET 122D'Angelo Russell 31 · Jalen Duren 33
Mar 21, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDET 117, DAL 123Cade Cunningham 35 · Spencer Dinwiddie 31
Jan 31, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDAL 102, DET 117Kyrie Irving 28 · Cade Cunningham 40

2025-26 team comparison

Dallas MavericksPer gameDetroit Pistons
114.1Points117.8
119.6Points allowed109.6
-5.3Net rating+8.2
110.8Offensive rating117.7
116.2Defensive rating109.6
103.0Pace100.0
44.7Rebounds45.6
25.3Assists27.8

Quick answers

Who won the last Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons game?
The Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-114 on December 18, 2025 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons play next?
The Dallas Mavericks visit the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, January 14, 2027 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons?
The Detroit Pistons lead 46-43 in 89 meetings since 1980 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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