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Too many missed free throws and too few rebounds doomed Mavs in loss to Pistons

DETROIT — From the players to the coaching staff, the Dallas Mavericks are befuddled as to why they keep losing games to teams who don’t have their

best player(s).

They also are mystified as to why they missed a whopping 15 free throws during Thursday’s 131-125 overtime loss to the short-handed Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena.

“We have practice (today) and we have another day to get better,” said center Christian Wood, who scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shots. “We just have to pick it up, especially on the road.