The Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-114 on Dec 18, 2025 at American Airlines Center.
Final · American Airlines Center
Top performers
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Cooper Flagg led the Mavericks with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
Detroit Pistons box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | 45 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-30 | 2-9 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Jalen Duren | 34 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Ronald Holland II | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Daniss Jenkins | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jaden Ivey | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Ausar Thompson | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Caris LeVert | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Paul Reed | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Javonte Green | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Duncan Robinson | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Tobias Harris | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Marcus Sasser | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 263 | 114 | 62 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 47-122 | 6-33 | 14-20 | 27 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Dallas Mavericks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 40 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-4 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Naji Marshall | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 4 |
| Anthony Davis | 37 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| P.J. Washington | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Max Christie | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Daniel Gafford | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Ryan Nembhard | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Klay Thompson | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 234 | 102 | 46 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37-81 | 5-23 | 23-26 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pistons · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 15, 2025: DET 112, BOS 105 · Next Dec 20, 2025: CHA 86, DET 112
- Mavericks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 15, 2025: DAL 133, UTAH 140 · Next Dec 20, 2025: DAL 114, PHI 121