Luka's 33 And Jalen's 21 Lift The Dallas Mavericks Past Detroit 116-86

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — It wasn't a triple-double, but Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists and Jalen Brunson scored 21 points as the Dallas Mavericks overwhelmed the Detroit Pistons 116-86 on Tuesday night.

The Mavericks won their third game in a row, never trailing after Reggie Bullock's 3-pointer snapped a 21-21 tie with 3 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter. That started a 15-5 run over the rest of the quarter, with Doncic scoring the next six points for Dallas before assisting on consecutive 3s by Trey Burke.

Doncic either scored or assisted on 29 of the 36 points the Mavericks scored in the first quarter.

"It set the whole tone," Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. "Dallas is a very good team. They have an MVP candidate that affects everything. Passing, he picked us apart when we tried to blitz him. ... We just couldn't stay on him, no matter who we put on him."

The 22-year-old, third-time All-Star had 15 points and five assists — four of those 3s by teammates — in the first quarter. He finished 9-of-18 shooting overall with five made 3s.

"We're trying to move him around a little bit on the court, put him in some different spots and see how the defense is going to react," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. "I thought he took what they gave him."

Hamidou Diallo had 18 points to lead the Pistons, who have lost five in a row and nine of 10. Jeramie Grant had 15 points, and Isaiah Stewart had 14 points and 15 rebounds.

The Pistons played their fourth game in a row without standout rookie Cade Cunningham, their leading scorer who missed the chance to play before family and friends because of a hip injury. The No. 1 overall pick in last summer's NBA draft was born in nearby Arlington, Texas.

Kidd, the first-year Mavericks head coach, shared an embrace at the end of the game with Casey. When the Mavericks won their only NBA title in 2011, Kidd was the point guard and Casey was in his third and final season as a top assistant for Rick Carlisle.

Burke had eight points with four of the 18 made 3-pointers by Dallas, which played the fourth of its season-long stretch of six consecutive home games. The Mavs have won 11 of their last 13 games played at the American Airlines Center.

Doncic was coming off a foul-plagued effort two days earlier, when he had 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in less than 28 minutes. He got his fifth foul early in the third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks before sitting for a significant period of time.

The Mavericks had a 35-point lead and Doncic only three fouls in 33 minutes when he departed with nine minutes left Tuesday night.

Burke also came back with a strong effort after being plagued by fouls against Atlanta.

"It meant a lot," Burke said. "Like I always talk about, just staying prepared."

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