42pts
Tim Hardaway Jr.
DALvsDET
Apr 29, 2021
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons Head-to-Head
Detroit Pistons lead the all-time record 46-43 across 89 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on November 8, 1980: Dallas Mavericks 73, Detroit Pistons 101.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DAL
43
vs
DET
46
89 meetings
All-time
DET lead 46-43
Recent form
DAL 6-4 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DAL won 116-114 on Dec 18, 2025
Closeness
3 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.6 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Dec 18, 25
DAL 116-114 DET
DALNov 1, 25
DET 122-110 DAL
DETMar 21, 25
DAL 123-117 DET
DALJan 31, 25
DET 117-102 DAL
DETApr 12, 24
DAL 89-107 DET
DETMar 9, 24
DET 124-142 DAL
DALJan 30, 23
DAL 111-105 DET
DALDec 1, 22
DET 131-125 DAL
DETApr 6, 22
DET 113-131 DAL
DALFeb 8, 22
DAL 116-86 DET
DAL| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | DAL | DET | 116–114 | DAL |
| Nov 1, 2025 | DET | DAL | 122–110 | DET |
| Mar 21, 2025 | DAL | DET | 123–117 | DAL |
| Jan 31, 2025 | DET | DAL | 117–102 | DET |
| Apr 12, 2024 | DAL | DET | 89–107 | DET |
| Mar 9, 2024 | DET | DAL | 124–142 | DAL |
| Jan 30, 2023 | DAL | DET | 111–105 | DAL |
| Dec 1, 2022 | DET | DAL | 131–125 | DET |
| Apr 6, 2022 | DET | DAL | 113–131 | DAL |
| Feb 8, 2022 | DAL | DET | 116–86 | DAL |
Last Meeting
Dec 18, 2025Final
DAL
116
HOME
DET
114
AWAY
Maverickswon by2
Game 89 of all-time series
Matchup context
Dallas Mavericks have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Detroit Pistons lead the complete decided record 46-43. The 10.6-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1980 to 2025
- 46 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.6 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
43W
46W
DAL
DET
48%52%
Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season89 games
43
46
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
114–75+39
Nov 9, 2002
Detroit Pistons Biggest Win
114–84+30
Mar 18, 1990
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DAL ↕ | DET ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
20-26
DAL
AWAY
20-23
DET
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Dallas Mavericks won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.6 pts on average
10.6pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DAL↑Trending Up
Last 1060%
All-Time48.3%
DET↓Trending Down
Last 1040%
All-Time51.7%
Last 10 Results
DAL / DET
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 43 of 89 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
DAL OT Wins
0
DET OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
131-125 on Dec 1, 2022 (1OT)
Largest Leads
DAL Biggest Leads
+28pts
Nov 6, 1996
#2:+26 pts·Feb 3, 2008
#3:+26 pts·Nov 15, 2001
DET Biggest Leads
+52pts
Nov 9, 2002
#2:+37 pts·Feb 8, 2022
#3:+37 pts·Nov 19, 2005
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
20
Apr 6, 2018
Average per Game
6.5
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
18
Apr 6, 2018
Average Ties per Game
5.8
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
22,076
Jan 23, 2009
Lowest
750
Apr 29, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,811
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DAL47.3%
DET44.7%
DAL +2.6 pp
3P%
DAL35.7%
DET36.6%
DET +0.9 pp
FT%
DAL78.3%
DET74.0%
DAL +4.3 pp
TS%
DAL56.3%
DET53.0%
DAL +3.3 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DAL Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki | 694 | 32 | 21.7 | 42 |
| Michael Finley | 286 | 14 | 20.4 | 42 |
| Jason Terry | 180 | 13 | 13.8 | 26 |
| Steve Nash | 166 | 11 | 15.1 | 29 |
| Luka Doncic | 162 | 5 | 32.4 | 41 |
| Devin Harris | 135 | 14 | 9.6 | 22 |
| Josh Howard | 131 | 9 | 14.6 | 26 |
| Shawn Bradley | 120 | 14 | 8.6 | 14 |
| Harrison Barnes | 113 | 6 | 18.8 | 27 |
| Jalen Brunson | 94 | 6 | 15.7 | 24 |
| Dwight Powell | 92 | 10 | 9.2 | 13 |
| Erick Dampier | 88 | 9 | 9.8 | 16 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 82 | 9 | 9.1 | 15 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 72 | 4 | 18.0 | 22 |
| Chandler Parsons | 72 | 3 | 24.0 | 32 |
DET Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Stackhouse | 219 | 9 | 24.3 | 36 |
| Richard Hamilton | 219 | 14 | 15.6 | 20 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 213 | 17 | 12.5 | 28 |
| Andre Drummond | 182 | 12 | 15.2 | 25 |
| Chauncey Billups | 150 | 9 | 16.7 | 31 |
| Reggie Jackson | 123 | 8 | 15.4 | 24 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 112 | 8 | 14.0 | 21 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 111 | 8 | 13.9 | 20 |
| Grant Hill | 109 | 5 | 21.8 | 35 |
| Ben Wallace | 99 | 14 | 7.1 | 17 |
| Lindsey Hunter | 88 | 8 | 11.0 | 16 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 83 | 7 | 11.9 | 16 |
| Greg Monroe | 77 | 6 | 12.8 | 27 |
| Will Bynum | 76 | 6 | 12.7 | 20 |
| Chucky Atkins | 74 | 8 | 9.3 | 19 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsDET
Nov 23, 2010
42pts
Michael Finley
DALvsDET
Nov 27, 2002
41pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsDET
Dec 12, 2019
40pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsDET
Feb 7, 2004
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
44 games with complete quarter lines
DALDET
How they create points
41 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points off turnovers: DAL +2.8 points41 games
DAL highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 25.1
DET highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.0
Widest fingerprint gap
DAL +2.8 points off turnovers
Questions about this record: Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons
How do recent Dallas Mavericks vs Detroit Pistons results compare with the complete record?
Dallas Mavericks have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Detroit Pistons lead the complete decided record 46-43. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.