The Dallas Mavericks held off the Detroit Pistons at home Monday night, winning 111-105. Luka Doncic paced all Mavericks with 53 points. Bojan Bogdanovic poured in 29 for Detroit, making the case for why he’s such a coveted piece at the trade deadline.
Luka Doncic returned and apparently not a moment too soon, because without his scoring, the Mavericks might’ve been ran off the floor by Detroit in the first quarter. After jumping out to a 10-0 lead, the Dallas offense ground to a halt. Porous Dallas defense and Detroit fouling Luka a ton resulted in a 21 free throws attempted in the frame, slowing the game to a crawl.