Detroit Pistons player Paul Reed and Michigan Wolverines basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg are stepping off the court this holiday season to give back to the Detroit community.

Daniss Jenkins, a Dallas native, came off the bench to score 11 points in the Pistons' OT loss to the Mavericks.

The Detroit Pistons are on a roll again. This team isn't a Cinderella story anymore until the playoffs begin. The Pistons are expected to win regular season ga

By leading with their season motto, "Control the Chaos," the Pistons rallied from 18 points down, but still fell short in an overtime loss to the Mavericks.

The Detroit Pistons get one last opportunity to play in front of their home fans this month when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

The Detroit Pistons are ranked as high as the No. 2 team in the NBA, according to many of the biggest sports media outlets.

The Dallas Mavericks are hosting the Eastern Conference leader, the Detroit Pistons, on Thursday evening, hoping to play spoiler to yet another contender. They've beaten the Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, and Houston Rockets in recent weeks, and now want to upset the Pistons, who are on a 4-game winning streak.

Dallas routinely outshot the Pistons to end the quarter ahead 35-30. In the second quarter, the Mavericks extended the lead by turning defense into offense, forcing turnovers and converting them into transition points.