DALLAS » Jason Terry, Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki made pressure shots down the stretch to spoil the New Orleans Hornets’ perfect start.

Terry scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper in the final minute, Nowitzki contributed 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks handed the Hornets their first loss of the season, 98-95 last night.

In the fourth quarter, Terry drained two 3-pointers and had 10 points, Kidd connected on all three 3-pointers, and Nowitzki added eight points and five rebounds.

Terry went 2-for-11 from the floor in the first half, but he stayed aggressive and hit seven of eight second-half shots.

"I was missing wide-open shots, ones that I practice," Terry said. "I’m a shooter, I’m going to keep shooting."

The Mavs rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit with a three-guard lineup featuring Terry, Kidd and J.J. Barea to stretch their winning streak to four games.

"It was an attempt to get more playmaking into the game, get more penetration in the game," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "That was a gamble, because when you go small, you don’t have the length and they are a very long team. But the group that finished did a great job."

New Orleans had been off to a franchise-best 8-0 start and was the NBA’s last unbeaten team.

The Hornets got 22 points and nine assists from Chris Paul, but Paul had only two second-half points. Peja Stojakovic added 17 points, Trevor Ariza had 13 points and seven assists, and Emeka Okafor pulled down 14 rebounds for New Orleans.

Terry’s 17-footer with 46 seconds remaining gave the Mavericks a 95-92 edge, but Ariza’s 3-pointer with 40 seconds left tied it at 95.

Terry hit an 18-footer with 34 seconds to play for a 97-95 advantage. Nowitzki made only one free throw with 2.8 seconds left, giving New Orleans a final chance to tie, but Okafor missed a contested 25-footer at the buzzer.

The teams have a rematch tomorrow night in New Orleans.

"It’s special because it’s like a mini-playoff series," Terry said. "And we held serve by winning at home, and now we go on the road. That’s kind of fun, this early in the season to have something like that."

The Hornets were hurt by missing eight of 24 free throws. The Mavericks weren’t much better from the line, missing eight of 27.

THUNDER 115, JAZZ 108

OKLAHOMA CITY
Durant 6-17 16-16 30, Ibaka 9-13 4-4 22, Krstic 4-10 0-0 8, Westbrook 8-13 6-6 22, Sefolosha 4-7 2-2 11, Collison 2-3 0-0 4, Maynor 3-5 0-0 8, Harden 1-5 3-4 5, White 0-1 2-2 2, Ivey 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 38-75 33-34 115.
UTAH
Kirilenko 3-9 6-6 13, Millsap 8-15 3-4 20, Jefferson 5-14 2-2 12, Williams 12-18 3-3 31, Hayward 2-3 0-0 4, Miles 7-14 2-3 16, Evans 0-2 0-0 0, Price 2-3 0-0 4, Watson 1-1 2-4 4, Fesenko 1-3 0-0 2, Elson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-83 18-22 108.

3-Point Goals–Oklahoma City 6-15 (Maynor 2-2, Durant 2-8, Ivey 1-1, Sefolosha 1-2, Westbrook 0-1, Harden 0-1), Utah 6-16 (Williams 4-7, Millsap 1-1, Kirilenko 1-3, Price 0-1, Miles 0-4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Oklahoma City 40 (Ibaka 11), Utah 43 (Millsap, Elson 6). Assists–Oklahoma City 18 (Westbrook 7), Utah 25 (Williams 11). Total Fouls–Oklahoma City 21, Utah 21. Technicals–Oklahoma City defensive three second. A–19,911 (19,911).

SUNS 100, NUGGETS 94

DENVER
Anthony 7-19 6-8 20, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Nene 6-9 2-4 14, Billups 4-14 5-5 14, Afflalo 6-13 2-3 15, Harrington 6-15 2-3 14, Forbes 2-6 0-0 4, Lawson 4-10 0-2 9. Totals 37-89 17-25 94.
PHOENIX
Hill 6-11 2-4 14, Turkoglu 3-10 2-3 9, Frye 6-11 1-1 15, Nash 6-17 2-2 15, Richardson 5-16 1-1 11, Childress 4-5 2-2 10, Dudley 0-3 2-2 2, Warrick 7-9 7-8 21, Dragic 1-6 0-0 2, Clark 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 38-89 20-25 100.

3-Point Goals–Denver 3-17 (Lawson 1-3, Afflalo 1-3, Billups 1-5, Forbes 0-1, Harrington 0-2, Anthony 0-3), Phoenix 4-20 (Frye 2-5, Nash 1-3, Turkoglu 1-3, Hill 0-1, Dragic 0-2, Dudley 0-2, Richardson 0-4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Denver 63 (Anthony 22), Phoenix 53 (Childress 8). Assists–Denver 12 (Harrington 4), Phoenix 17 (Nash 7). Total Fouls–Denver 20, Phoenix 22. Technicals–Anthony, Billups, Nene, Hill. A–17,744 (18,422).

MAVERICKS 98, HORNETS 95

NEW ORLEANS
Ariza 3-7 5-8 13, West 5-14 2-2 12, Okafor 2-10 1-2 5, Paul 9-16 2-4 22, Belinelli 2-5 4-5 8, Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Green 4-7 0-0 11, Stojakovic 6-8 1-1 17, Bayless 2-6 1-2 5, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 16-24 95.
DALLAS
Marion 2-6 1-2 5, Nowitzki 7-12 10-13 25, Chandler 3-4 1-2 7, Kidd 6-8 1-2 16, Stevenson 2-5 0-0 6, Cardinal 2-6 0-0 6, Terry 9-19 5-6 26, Haywood 0-2 0-0 0, Barea 3-7 1-2 7, Mahinmi 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-69 19-27 98.

3-Point Goals–New Orleans 11-25 (Stojakovic 4-6, Green 3-4, Ariza 2-4, Paul 2-5, Okafor 0-1, Bayless 0-2, Belinelli 0-3), Dallas 11-27 (Kidd 3-5, Terry 3-6, Stevenson 2-5, Cardinal 2-5, Nowitzki 1-2, Marion 0-1, Barea 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–New Orleans 52 (Okafor 14), Dallas 42 (Nowitzki 10). Assists–New Orleans 20 (Paul 9), Dallas 21 (Kidd 6). Total Fouls–New Orleans 26, Dallas 18. Technicals–New Orleans defensive three second, Dallas Coach Carlisle, Dallas defensive three second. A–19,712 (19,200).

BOBCATS 113, T’WOLVES 110

MINNESOTA
Beasley 12-25 1-3 28, Love 8-16 3-3 20, Milicic 5-11 3-4 13, Telfair 5-11 0-0 11, Johnson 2-5 0-2 4, Tolliver 4-8 3-4 13, Brewer 3-9 4-5 11, Hayward 0-2 0-0 0, Gaines 4-5 1-2 10, Koufos 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-93 15-23 110.
CHARLOTTE
Wallace 4-10 17-19 26, Diaw 3-6 0-0 6, Mohammed 5-9 1-1 11, Augustin 3-9 2-4 9, Jackson 9-16 3-3 26, Thomas 8-11 4-7 20, K.Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Livingston 1-1 1-2 3, Diop 1-2 0-0 2, Collins 0-2 0-0 0, D.Brown 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 38-73 30-40 113.

3-Point Goals–Minnesota 9-20 (Beasley 3-3, Tolliver 2-4, Telfair 1-2, Gaines 1-2, Brewer 1-2, Love 1-3, Hayward 0-1, Koufos 0-1, Johnson 0-2), Charlotte 7-14 (Jackson 5-6, Wallace 1-3, Augustin 1-3, D.Brown 0-1, Diaw 0-1). Fouled Out–Wallace. Rebounds–Minnesota 50 (Milicic 12), Charlotte 53 (Thomas 10). Assists–Minnesota 21 (Telfair 6), Charlotte 25 (Augustin 11). Total Fouls–Minnesota 27, Charlotte 23. Technicals–Jackson. Flagrant Fouls–Telfair. A–11,211 (19,077).

NETS 110, CLIPPERS 96

NEW JERSEY
Outlaw 9-14 1-1 23, Humphries 5-7 3-3 13, Lopez 10-16 4-4 24, Harris 3-4 2-2 8, Morrow 4-9 0-0 9, Ross 1-2 0-0 2, Farmar 5-11 4-5 15, Favors 3-3 0-0 6, Graham 1-4 4-4 6, Petro 2-2 0-0 4, Uzoh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-72 18-19 110.
L.A. CLIPPERS
Aminu 5-11 2-2 14, Griffin 5-8 1-4 11, Jordan 2-4 2-2 6, Bledsoe 6-16 3-4 15, Gordon 6-20 16-20 30, Collins 1-2 0-0 2, C.Smith 0-3 3-4 3, Butler 2-7 0-0 6, Gomes 3-5 1-2 9. Totals 30-76 28-38 96.

3-Point Goals–New Jersey 6-15 (Outlaw 4-6, Morrow 1-3, Farmar 1-6), L.A. Clippers 8-24 (Gomes 2-4, Butler 2-4, Gordon 2-7, Aminu 2-7, Bledsoe 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–New Jersey 40 (Humphries 12), L.A. Clippers 46 (Jordan, Bledsoe 8). Assists–New Jersey 32 (Farmar 12), L.A. Clippers 16 (Bledsoe 6). Total Fouls–New Jersey 28, L.A. Clippers 17. Technicals–L.A. Clippers defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls–Harris. Ejected–Harris. A–14,516 (19,060).

WARRIORS 101, PISTONS 97

DETROIT
Prince 7-13 1-2 15, Daye 5-7 2-4 14, Wallace 1-2 0-0 2, Stuckey 2-8 7-8 11, Hamilton 4-11 4-5 13, Bynum 1-3 2-2 4, McGrady 3-8 0-2 6, Gordon 5-11 2-2 14, Villanueva 5-10 6-7 18, Maxiell 0-0 0-2 0, Monroe 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 33-74 24-36 97.
GOLDEN STATE
D.Wright 5-15 5-5 16, Radmanovic 2-6 0-0 4, Biedrins 4-5 1-2 9, Curry 7-14 5-5 21, Ellis 9-18 7-9 27, Adrien 0-3 0-0 0, Carney 2-5 3-4 7, Williams 6-10 0-0 14, Gadzuric 0-6 1-2 1, Lin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 36-85 22-27 101.

3-Point Goals–Detroit 7-19 (Daye 2-3, Gordon 2-4, Villanueva 2-4, Hamilton 1-4, Stuckey 0-1, Bynum 0-1, McGrady 0-2), Golden State 7-18 (Ellis 2-2, Williams 2-3, Curry 2-3, D.Wright 1-6, Carney 0-1, Radmanovic 0-3). Fouled Out–Curry. Rebounds–Detroit 56 (Stuckey, Villanueva 8), Golden State 51 (Gadzuric 11). Assists–Detroit 22 (Stuckey 6), Golden State 22 (D.Wright 6). Total Fouls–Detroit 20, Golden State 25. Flagrant Fouls–Villanueva. A–19,123 (19,596).

MAGIC 89, GRIZZLIES 72

MEMPHIS
Gay 4-17 0-0 9, Randolph 4-15 1-4 9, Gasol 4-8 6-8 14, Conley 5-11 0-0 11, Mayo 4-9 2-3 11, T.Allen 3-5 1-2 7, Vasquez 1-3 0-0 2, Arthur 3-7 1-2 7, Henry 1-3 0-1 2, Thabeet 0-1 0-0 0, Young 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-80 11-20 72.
ORLANDO
Richardson 4-7 0-0 8, Lewis 3-13 2-2 9, Howard 5-13 8-11 18, Nelson 3-7 4-4 11, Carter 6-8 4-5 19, Pietrus 2-6 1-2 6, Bass 2-6 6-6 10, Duhon 0-0 0-0 0, Gortat 3-4 2-4 8. Totals 28-64 27-34 89.<>

3-Point Goals–Memphis 3-14 (Conley 1-2, Gay 1-4, Mayo 1-5, Henry 0-1, Vasquez 0-2), Orlando 6-17 (Carter 3-4, Nelson 1-2, Lewis 1-5, Pietrus 1-5, Richardson 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Memphis 46 (Gay, Randolph 9), Orlando 57 (Howard 14). Assists–Memphis 17 (Conley 8), Orlando 12 (Nelson, Lewis 4). Total Fouls–Memphis 27, Orlando 22. Technicals–Randolph, Orlando defensive three second. A–18,846 (18,500).

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