Thursday’s NBA schedule consists of just a single game: Mavericks-Pistons.
This cross-conference clash hardly deserves the island treatment it’s getting. Detroit has the worst record in the NBA and Dallas has had an underwhelming start to the season after its run last season to the Western Conference Finals. But Luka Donu010diu0107, the league’s leading scorer, is always appointment viewing, even against a Pistons team that will be without Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey.
Dallas has dominated the recent series history against Detroit with five wins in a row dating back to 2019—all have been by double digits.