AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Chandler Parsons hasnt adjusted to the Dallas Mavericks as quickly as he would have liked.Wednesday, though, he took a step in the right direction.Parsons, who signed with Dallas this summer, scored a season-high 32 points as the Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106.The more I play with these guys, the more comfortable I feel, he said. Im just finding my rhythm right now, and were starting to roll.Parsons fell two points short of his career high as he helped the Mavericks win a second road game in two nights. Monta Ellis added 25 points and Dirk Nowitzki contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds, including seven points to help stem a late Detroit rally.We were struggling a little in the third quarter, but Parsons hit a lot of big shots and Monta took over the game with some 1-on-1 stuff, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. We needed every point and we needed every rebound.Andre Drummond had 19 points and 24 rebounds, but couldnt help the Pistons end an 11-game losing streak at home.That was probably Andres best game of the season, and it is definitely the hardest he has played all year, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. He was getting up and down the floor and he was active on defence.Detroits last win at the Palace came on Nov. 7 against Milwaukee.This is definitely embarrassing, said Kyle Singler, who struggled badly against Parsons. Weve got to learn from this and find a way to win at home. You cant lose every game in your own building like this.Drummond dominated the first half with 11 points and 13 rebounds, although he missed five of his six free-throw attempts. His teammates only shot 40.5 per cent from the floor, but that was enough to keep Detroit within 53-51 at the half.I was amazed, Carlisle said. He jumps and he just hangs in the air until he gets his hand on the ball. Ive never seen a guy get his hands on so many lobs, shots — everything.The Mavericks scored 32 points in the first quarter, but couldnt keep it going in the second quarter, hitting only five shots. Ellis had 14 in the half, but Dallas only led because it was able to keep everyone other than Drummond off the boards.Dallas was finally able to create some room late in the third quarter, as Parsons keyed a 14-2 run that made it 83-70. With Josh Smith and Singler both on the bench with foul trouble, Parsons was able to take advantage with 15 points in the quarter.I knew this was going to happen — it was just a matter of time, Parsons said. Im getting used to playing with these guys and they are starting to understand where I like the ball.The Mavericks were still up by 10 at periods end, and boosted the lead to 17 early in the fourth. The Pistons got as close as 105-100 with 2:35 to play, but Parsons and Nowitzki answered with back-to-back 3-pointers to put away the game.We played pretty good defence at Phoenix and at Sacramento, and we won both of those games, Van Gundy said. But thats the best offence in the league, at least according to the numbers, and we needed to pick it up another level. We didnt do that.TIP-INSMavericks: Dallas is 5-1 on the second half of a back-to-back. ... The Mavericks have won six straight against Detroit and 13 of the last 15.Pistons: Fans in the sparse crowd at the Palace got an unwelcome reminder of how the franchise got to this spot, as Mavericks reserve Charlie Villanueva spent much of the halftime break chatting with Smith and Brandon Jennings. Along with Ben Gordon, they make up the four free-agent signings that doomed Joe Dumars tenure as team president.UP NEXTMavericks: Host San Antonio on Saturday.Pistons: Host Toronto on Friday. Air Max 90 Scontate . 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Pearson had a couple of assists in Game Two and Toffoli scored the Kings fourth goal. Pearson and Toffoli each have nine points in the postseason, one behind Nathan MacKinnon and Torey Krug for the rookie lead in the playoffs. Pearson has been particularly efficient in terms of points per minute of ice time. Chicago appeared to have the game well in hand, holding a 2-0 lead with a couple minutes left in the second period, but Justin Williams scored a goal off a seemingly inoccuous play to get the Kings on the board with 1:40 remaining in the second, then Los Angeles scored a pair of power play goals in the first 4:04 of the third period to turn the game upside down. Kings D Alec Martinez had an assist, but was also on the ice for 18 shot attempts for and seven against (72.0%) during 5-on-5 play. With Martinez off the ice, the Kings got 39.1% of the 5-on-5 shot attempts. At the same time, the Kings top defence pairing of Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin were both on for less than 30% of the shot attempts at 5-on-5.dddddddddddd Chicagos possession leader was LW Brandon Saad (13 attempts for, four against, 76.5%), while RW Kris Versteeg and C Peter Regin were at the other end of the spectrum, both under 25% in possession terms. Kings G Jonathan Quick stopped 23 of 25 shots, making some crucial saves when the game was 2-0 for Chicago and a third goal might put the game out of reach. Blackhawks G Corey Crawford allowed five goals in a game for the first time since November 16. Its not a surprise that the Kings power play made a difference -- their 24.1% success rate in the playoffs is best among the final four teams -- but the surprise is seeing the Blackhawks penalty killing unit get lit up for a pair of goals. Prior to Game Two, Chicagos penalty kill had allowed four goals on 48 power plays, 91.7%, so to suddenly allow two within 2:27 in the third period was highly unusual -- Chicago had allowed two power play goals against once in the previous 61 (regular season plus playoff) games. While the manner in which it happened could be considered surprising, it should be expected that the Kings will give the Blackhawks all they can handle. These are two elite teams and neither figures to go quietly, but now the advantage goes to the Kings who, with the split in Chicago, have gained home-ice advantage. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '