AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Samuel Dalembert had more offensive rebounds than Andre Drummond, Greg Monroe and Josh Smith combined.
That was probably the most telling stat from Saturday's game, which Dalembert's Dallas Mavericks won 113-102 over a Detroit team hurt throughout the night by Drummond's foul trouble. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and Vince Carter added 18 for Dallas.
"If you're able to get them in foul trouble early, they kind of slow things down a little bit and become less aggressive," Dalembert said. "We knew what we were getting into, and we were ready for the fight."
Dallas had surprising success on the boards against Detroit's imposing front line. The Mavericks finished with 16 offensive rebounds. The Pistons, who came in as the NBA's top team in that department, had only nine.
Drummond finished with only eight points and three rebounds in just under 20 minutes of action.
"When you get in foul trouble, it changes your aggression, but it also keeps you from ever getting in the flow of the game," Detroit interim coach John Loyer said. "Andre is a guy who is normally always into the flow, but he wasn't able to do that tonight, whether because of the fouls or something else. I know he'll be in the gym tomorrow making sure it doesn't happen again."
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