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DALLAS - Stan Van Gundy had an explanation for his Detroit Pistons dramatic turnaround:Practice. Brandon Fusco Falcons Jersey .Specifically, three days of practice from Dec. 22-24. Since then, a team that was 5-23 has become the NBAs hottest team, with a seven-game winning streak.On Wednesday night, Detroit never trailed in beating the Dallas Mavericks 108-95. They also came in with a six-game winning streak.From then on, its just been different, Van Gundy said. Theyve worked harder. Theyve been more attentive. A lot more together. We dont have guys that are getting concerned about whos in the game, or their playing time, or their shots.Theyve had four different high scorers in their seven wins. On Wednesday, it was Greg Monroe, who had 18 rebounds in addition to 27 points for his 13th double-double this season.But D.J. Augustin came off the bench to have an even greater impact, scoring 17 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. He played only 22 minutes.We dont have a one-man team, Augustin said. We have different guys that can contribute every night. Its fun when were playing together like this and were winning.Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons said the Pistons are a different team from the one Dallas beat in Detroit last month.Night and day, Parsons said. Its all confidence. They obviously always had the talent, same coach, same players, same system, but theyre playing free and theyre playing confident right now.The Mavericks pulled within 81-77 with 8:10 to play, but after drawing a technical foul, Augustin made two 3-point shots to increase the lead to 10 points.Brandon Jennings added 14 points, and Jodie Meeks had 11 for Detroit. Andre Drummond had a game-high 19 rebounds for Detroit, which outrebounded the Mavericks 60-43.Dallas Dirk Nowitzki said,We have to all get in there and help Tyson (Chandler) out, Dallas Dirk Nowitzki said. Tysons been a stud on the boards, all year long, both ends of the floor.Chandler had 15 of the Mavericks 43 rebounds.We turned it over quite a bit and our shot-making wasnt great, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. When you cant mitigate a rebounding deficit with those two things in your favour, then its going to be tough.Nowitzki scored 19 points, while Monta Ellis had 16, Parsons 15 and Devin Harris 14.I give Detroit a lot of credit, Carlisle said. We just werent good enough tonight. I just know that Detroit competed at a very high level, and we didnt match it.TIP-INSPistons: They were coming off a 105-104 victory Tuesday at San Antonio after trailing by 18 points in the second quarter. ... Detroits most recent seven-game winning streak had come between Dec. 23, 2008, and Jan. 4, 2009. Five of the games in the current streak have been on the road.Mavericks: They won the only other game between the teams this season, 117-106 at Detroit on Dec. 17. That was their sixth straight win over the Pistons. ... Dallas had won the previous 11 games against Eastern Conference opponents. ... The Mavericks had made 45 per cent (43 for 95) of their 3-point attempts in the previous four games, but made just 27 per cent (6 for 22) against Detroit. ... Dallas has been outrebounded in six of the last seven games.RENEWING THE RECORDThe Pistons have a five-game road winning streak for the first time since 2007-08. They hadnt won in San Antonio and Dallas in the same season since 1996-97.Each team was playing its third game in four nights.KEEPING UP WITH THE SMITHSOn Dec. 22, the Pistons waived Josh Smith, but Van Gundy indicated that the move wasnt connected with the hot streak.I had no problems with Josh at all, Van Gundy said. Josh worked hard. Joshs a 10-year vet. I wanted to give other people opportunities, and it was going to cut his time and take the ball out of his hands. I didnt really think it was fair (to him).UP NEXTPistons: Home vs. Atlanta on Friday.Mavericks: At Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Logan Paulsen Jersey . -- Rookie Victor Oladipo came off the bench to score 20 points and Glen Davis had 18, leading the Orlando Magic to a 112-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Justin Bethel Falcons Jersey .com) - Al Horford collected 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks held off a furious rally to beat the Detroit Pistons 106-103 on Friday night in a game between two of the NBAs hottest teams. http://www.atlantafalconsfootballstore.com/customized/ . The 25-year-old Brazilian player has only made four Premier League appearances for United this season and underwent a medical test in Italy on Friday.Austin, TX - Cameron Ridley scored 14 points and eighth- ranked Texas used a dominating defensive performance to rout Texas State, 59-27, at the Erwin Center. Javan Felix added 10 points, and Connor Lammert pulled down 10 rebounds for the Longhorns (8-1), who bounced back from a 12-point loss to top-ranked Kentucky on Dec. 5. Demarcus Holland scored nine points for Texas, which has posted 26 straight wins against Texas State. Cameron Naylor scored eight to pace the Bobcats (5-2), who had just nine points in the opening half and faced a 15-point deficit after 20 minutes. Emani Gant had the Bobcats within 8-5 with 9:15 left in the first half, but the visitors were ice cold from the field. Texas State shot 4-oof-25 in the first half, which was finished off by a 3-pointer from Felix. Calvin Ridley Falcons Jersey. The Longhorns led comfortably throughout the second half in a matchup of two top-10 defenses in the country. The Bobcats came into the contest ranked 10th while the Longhorns were sixth after not allowing a team to crack the 60-point barrier in their first seven games before Kentucky scored 63 last Friday. Game Notes Texas won its 13th in a row at home going back to last season ... Texas leads the all-time series, 44-5. The last time the Bobcats defeated the Longhorns was a 33-31 decision in Austin on Dec. 7, 1937 ... The Longhorns shot 54.8 percent from the field, compared to 21.6 (11-of-51) for the Bobcats. Cheap Heat Jerseys Cheap Bucks Jerseys Cheap Timberwolves Jerseys Cheap Pelicans Jerseys Cheap Knicks Jerseys Cheap Thunder Jerseys Cheap Magic Jerseys Cheap 76ers Jerseys Cheap Suns Jerseys Cheap Blazers Jerseys Cheap Sacramento Kings Jerseys Cheap Spurs Jerseys Cheap Raptors Jerseys Cheap Jazz Jerseys Cheap Wizards Jerseys ' ' '