The loss means Dallas will finish fifth in the Western Conference, playing the fourth-place Los Angeles Clippers in the opening round.
DALLAS — Rookie Marcus Sasser scored 24 points in his hometown return, including 13 straight Detroit points during a stretch of the third quarter, and the Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks — playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving — 107-89 on Friday night.The Pistons led for most of the night against a Mavericks team that had won five consecutive games and 16 of 18 to secure a playoff spot.
Guard Cade Cunningham, from nearby Arlington, missed his sixth consecutive game because of left knee soreness. They were also missing center Jalen Duren because of lower back spasms. Five other Pistons were listed as out with injuries.Detroit went into play ranking 29th averaging 14.5 turnovers per game and committed six to Dallas’ 20, outscoring the Mavericks 19-8 in points off turnovers.Doncic, the NBA scoring leader, was declared out about two hours before tipoff with left ankle soreness.
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