Taking the court with a shorthanded frontcourt, Cade Cunningham embraced MVP chants in the Pistons blowout win over the Mavericks.

However, experience didn’t prevail this time around. The Irving-led Mavericks suffered a 117-102 loss to Cunnigham and the Detroit Pistons. It was the first loss in the Mavericks’ five-game road trip that continues in Cleveland on Sunday.

In the heart of the winter, the basketball world gathered in the Dallas Fort Worth area for the yearly showcase between the league’s brightest stars. Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was among the select group of All-Stars and served as the unofficial host for the weekend’s festivities.

Just a day after being named to his first All-Star Game, Cade Cunningham's 40 points leads the Detroit Pistons to the win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Behind an All-Star performance by Cade Cunningham, the Pistons ended their three-game losing streak in a win over the Mavericks.

Though they will be down power forward Isaiah Stewart after the NBA handed him a one-game suspension, the Pistons are still a team with much more cohesion than previous years' iterations. Outside of the aforementioned Cunningham,

After defeating the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night in a 137-136 thriller, a game in which both sides seemed allergic to defense, Dallas continues its road trip on Friday when they travel to Detroit to take on the Pistons.