The Mavericks were coming off a 133-99 loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
Brandon Bass added a season-high 18 points, and Jason Kidd had 11 points and 10 assists for Dallas.
Richard Hamilton, coming off the bench for just the second time in his Detroit career, led the Pistons with 17 points, and Tayshaun Prince added 12
- 10 from the free-throw line.
Dallas shot 66 percent in the first half, building a 63-51 lead. Howard, Nowitzki and Terry combined for 43 points in the half.
Things didn't get any better for Detroit in the second half, as the Mavericks led by 18 at the end of the third and by 25 in the fourth.
Notes:@ The Mavericks will go for the first season sweep by either team when they face the Pistons in Dallas on March 17. ... The Mavericks only scored 67 points in their last visit to the Palace
- a 23-point loss last Feb. 3 - but surpassed that total in the first 4 minutes of the third quarter Friday. ... The game was delayed for a couple minutes after referee Michael Smith was injured with 51.8 seconds to play. Smith, who got hit in the side of the head, finished the game, but said he was "a little bit groggy."
