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Watch: Scuffle during Mavericks-Pistons leads to ejection for Detroit’s Jalen Duren
With just seven minutes left in the game between the Mavs and Pistons on Saturday night, the two teams lost their cool.
New acquisition Daniel Gafford went up for a lay-in, with the game well in hand for Dallas, only to get whacked, in what was a hard foul from behind by the Pistons’ 20-year-old center.
The Maverick’s P.J. Washington rushed in to defend his teammate after the hard foul. Both Washington and Duren were assessed technical fouls and Duren was ejected from the game for his actions.
Gafford after the game said, “I really don’t hold it against guys when it comes to them playing physical. I’ve always gotten thrown to the ground or in the face or in the back or so forth when I came to play these guys, so I know what I’m cut out for at the end of the day.”
He went on to comment on Washington defending him, “Good to have guys come and just having my back in those situations.”
The Mavericks ended up taking the victory 142-124 over the Pistons.
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