Mavericks 117, Pistons 106: Chandler Parsons scored a season-high 32 points as Dallas sent Detroit to its franchise-record 11th straight home loss.

Monta Ellis finished with 25 points and eight assists as the Mavericks won their fifth straight in the series and improved to 12-2 against the Eastern Conference. Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points and 10 rebounds while Tyson Chandler tallied 16 points and nine boards for Dallas.

Andre Drummond posted 19 points and a season-high 24 rebounds to pace the Pistons, whose last home win came Nov. 7 against Milwaukee. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in 14 points and three others finished in double figures as Detroit finished 13-of-33 from 3-point distance.

Ellis scored 14 points in the first half to help offset Drummond's 11 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas claimed a 53-51 advantage. The contest remained tight until late in the third, when Ellis hit two jumpers and Parsons scored eight points in an 14-5 run as the Mavericks went up 83-73 entering the final 12 minutes.

The Pistons had the first two points of the fourth before Devin Harris buried a long-range shot to spark an 11-3 surge that gave Dallas a 16-point lead and forced the Pistons to call timeout with under nine minutes to go. Four different Detroit players had 3-pointers to help cut the margin to 105-100 with 2:31 left, but Parsons buried a triple and Nowitzki followed with one of his own to push the lead to double digits with 1:32 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Mavericks are 4-0 in the second half of back-to-back sets on the road after going 6-0 in such situations last season. ... The Pistons lost 10 in a row at home in 1979-80 and 1993-94. ... Dallas F Brandan Wright had 10 points and three of his team's four blocked shots off the bench.