Pistons 108, Mavericks 95
D.J. Augustin scored 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and Greg Monroe collected 27 points, 18 rebounds and six assists as visiting Detroit ran its stunning winning streak to seven games.
Brandon Jennings had 14 points and six assists and Jodie Meeks added 11 points off the bench for the Pistons, who went 10-for-21 from 3-point range. Detroit has not lost since waiving free-agent bust Josh Smith on Dec. 22 after going 5-23 with Smith on the roster.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points and Monta Ellis added 16 for the Mavericks, who had a six-game winning streak halted. Chandler Parsons contributed 15 points, Devin Harris scored 14 off the bench and Tyson Chandler finished with nine points and 15 rebounds for Dallas.
Augustin took over in the fourth quarter, converting a three-point play to make it a nine-point advantage and answering a 5-0 Dallas spurt with back-to-back 3-pointers to push Detroit's lead to 87-77 at the 7:22 mark. After a Parsons 3-pointer briefly brought the Mavericks back within single digits, Augustin exploded for eight straight Pistons points during a 13-5 burst as Detroit pulled away.
The Pistons led by as many as eight in the first half before settling for a 54-49 advantage at the break thanks to Monroe's tip-in at the buzzer. Detroit had the margin out to nine points early in the third quarter and Jennings scored at the end of the period to make it 74-68 going to the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit's winning streak is its longest since a seven-game run from Dec. 23, 2008-Jan. 4, 2009. … Pistons C Andre Drummond had 19 rebounds and has grabbed 10 or more in 14 straight road games, the longest active streak in the league. … Detroit has won back-to-back games at San Antonio and Dallas, the first time they've won road games against both teams in the same season since 1996-97.