Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists, though he fell just three rebounds shy of what would have been his third straight triple-double, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-86 on Tuesday.

Jalen Bruson scored 21 points for the Mavs, who won their third straight and never trailed after Reggie Bullock’s 3-pointer broke the tie at 21 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in the first quarter.

That ignited a 15-5 run for the rest of the quarter. Doncic scored the next six points for Dallas, before Trey Burke hit back-to-back 3-pointers.

Hamidou Diallo scored 18 points to lead the Pistons, who have lost five straight and nine of 10. Jeramie Grant had 15 points, while Isaiah Stewart finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds.

The Pistons played their fourth straight game without rookie standout Cade Cunningham, their leading scorer, who missed playing in front of family and friends because of a hip injury.

The first overall pick in the draft was born in the nearby city of Arlington.

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