EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Jerry Stackhouse hit all five of his third-quarter shots and scored a season-high 28 points Saturday, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 94-78 victory over the New Jersey Nets.

Dirk Nowitzki added 31 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four of Dallas’ 12 steals in helping the revamped Mavericks win for the sixth time in seven games.

Richard Jefferson had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Nets, who lost for the third time in four home games. Point guard Zoran Planinic had a career-high 16 points and Eric Williams added 15.

Spurs 103, Hawks 88

ATLANTA – Tim Duncan scored 26 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Bruce Bowen scored a career-high 22 points to help the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Atlanta Hawks 103-88 on Saturday night.

After the Spurs built a 24-point lead, 65-41, midway through the third quarter, the Hawks scored 11 straight points spanning the third and fourth quarters. The rally was capped by Royal Ivey’s three-point play with 9:44 left to play, cutting the Spurs’ lead to 12 points.

Warriors 103, Bobcats 87

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Only an expansion team could save the Golden State Warriors from the worst start in franchise history.

Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Troy Murphy added 22 to lead the Warriors to their first win of the season, a 103-87 victory over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.

It was the first win for coach Mike Montgomery, who opened his NBA career with six consecutive losses and put Golden State in danger of besting the franchise futility mark set at the start of the 1997-98 season by opening 0-9.

Cavaliers 105, Wizards 74

CLEVELAND – LeBron James scored 24 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their third straight game after an 0-3 start, beating the Washington Wizards 105-74 Saturday.

Drew Gooden added 15 rebounds and 14 points while Jeff McInnis had 13 points and 11 assists for the Cavaliers.

James scored nine of the Cavaliers’ first 11 in the fourth, taking over just as he did Wednesday when he outscored Phoenix 17-14 in the final 12 minutes and the Cavs overcame a 19-point deficit to win.

Clippers 97, Bulls 96

CHICAGO – Marko Jaric scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 24-point deficit to beat the winless Chicago Bulls 97-96 Saturday night.

It was the Clippers’ biggest comeback since moving to California from Buffalo for the 1978-79 season. Their previous best comeback as a California team was 23 points.

Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 23 points and Chris Wilcox added 14, making two thunderous dunks in the final quarter when the Clippers finished off the victory.

Kings 113, Suns 111

PHOENIX – Chris Webber had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Sacramento Kings shake off their worst loss of the early season and beat the Phoenix Suns 113-111 Saturday night.

The Kings lost by 30 points at Seattle on Wednesday night, staggering to a 1-4 start.

But they looked more like the 55-win playoff team of last season this time, taking charge late in the third quarter and holding off Phoenix’s desperate rally in the fourth.

Peja Stojakovic matched his season high with 23 points, Mike Bibby scored 20 and Brad Miller had six of his 14 points in the final quarter, which Sacramento entered with an 88-82 lead.

Jazz 108, Pistons 93

SALT LAKE CITY – Mehmet Okur scored 19 points against his former team, and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds, leading the Utah Jazz past the Detroit Pistons 108-93 Saturday night.

Andrei Kirilenko scored 17 points and Gordan Giricek finished with 15 points for the Jazz, who scored more than 100 points for the fifth time in six games.

The Jazz, who won just three of their six 100-point games last season, won for the fifth time in six games.

Pacers 103, Knicks 97

INDIANAPOLIS – Once again, the ailing and short-handed Indiana Pacers built a big lead. This time, they were able to hold off New York’s furious comeback.

Jermaine O’Neal had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Ron Artest marked his 25th birthday with 22 points and Stephen Jackson added 19 as the Pacers fought off fatigue and beat the Knicks 103-97 Saturday night.

It was Indiana’s fourth game in five nights, and because of injuries the Pacers had only 10 players available and used just eight, with all five starters logging at least 38 minutes.

Lakers 84, Rockets 79

HOUSTON – Lamar Odom had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to give coach Rudy Tomjanovich a victory over the Houston Rockets 84-79 Saturday night.

The Lakers blew a 22-point lead they held in the third quarter, but still managed to give Tomjanovich a win over his former team.