DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – Leading by 11 points in the third quarter, the Detroit Pistons had just a one-point lead headed into the fourth quarter where they were outscored, 28-21, in the 111-105 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Detroit falls to 13-35 on the year.

With 46 seconds left and a two-point lead, Dallas’ Luka Doncic hit a 14-point jumper to push the lead to four, 109-105. Detroit’s Bojan Bogdanovic had a chance to pull the game to within one but missed a three-point shot that was controversial afterward. It looked as though Bogdanovic was fouled but didn’t get the call with 38.1 seconds left.

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“We thought Bojan got fouled,” said Detroit head coach Dwane Casey. “You still have to play in those situations and close out the game, because we put ourselves in a situation to win.”

Bogdanovic led the team with 29 points as Saddiq Bey added 18 points with five three-pointers.

Detroit was down, 30-27, after the first quarter but rallied for 30 points in the second for a 57-53 lead at the half.

Starting off the third quarter on a 9-2 run, Detroit had an 11-point lead, 66-55, when Jalen Duren slammed down an offensive rebound. That was the Pistons’ biggest lead of the game. With 6:57 left to play in the quarter, Bey hit a three-pointer to extend the lead back to 10 points, 71-61. Bogdanovic nailed a three-pointer at 6:16 to put the lead at 11, 74-63. Isaiah Stewart made it an eight-point lead, 83-75, at the 2:46 mark on a hook shot. That was the final basket made in the quarter for Detroit as Dallas finished on an 8-1 run to pull within one heading into the fourth quarter, 84-83.

Dallas went on a 11-4 run in the first four and half minutes of the final quarter for a six-point lead, 94-88. Detroit never recovered coming within two, 98-96, on a Bogdanovic three-pointer at 5:26. The lead was down to two, again, 107-105, on a step-back shot by Bogdanovic at 1:52 but a missed opportunity by the Pistons 40 seconds later happened when Bey couldn’t convert his shot to tie the game. Luka Doncic then hit a shot with 46.1 seconds left in the game pushing the lead to four and the rest is history as a no-call foul on Bogdanovic happened at 38.1 seconds. Dallas made two free throws with 7.1 seconds left to seal the win, 111-105.

Detroit will host the Washington Wizards at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.