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 Dallas (2-2) also got 14 points from Josh Howard. The Mavericks shot 53 from the floor compared to 42 for San Antonio. Dallas outrebounded San Antonio 48-38.
The Spurs (0-3) are off to their worst start since opening the 1973-74 ABA season 0-4. It was their first season in San Antonio after playing in Dallas as the Chaparrals. The Spurs joined the NBA in 1976.
Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 points and Tim Duncan scored 19 as the Spurs continue to play without Manu Ginobili. He's not expected back until December after surgery to repair his left ankle.
After trailing by seven at the end of the first quarter, the Spurs cut Dallas' lead to 30-27 on Parker's 20-foot jump shot with 8:34 before halftime.
But the Mavericks quickly shot out to a double-digit lead with two jumpers from Terry and a 3-pointer by Antoine Wright.
Leading 41-31 with 3:33 to go before halftime, the Mavericks finished hit five of six shots. Nowitzki had three of them, including a 3-pointer, and Dallas went up by 18.
Dallas hit 4-of-8 from the 3-point line in the half. San Antonio was 3-of-11.
Jason Kidd hit a 3-pointer on the first shot of the second half, and the Mavericks were 10-of-19 from the floor in the third quarter. The Mavericks led by 23 points as late as 5:49 left in the third quarter.
But the Spurs cut it to 80-73 with 7:29 left in the game on two free throws by first-round draft pick George Hill. But Nowitzki then scored six points to help Dallas open up an 88-73 lead.
Terry was inserted into the lineup and his quickness took advantage of an older, plodding Spurs lineup of Duncan, Matt Bonner, Bruce Bowen, Michael Finley and Parker.
Notes: Spurs C Fabricio Oberto checked in for the first time 9:14 into the game and played 14 minutes after missing the first two games of the season with an irregular heartbeat. ... After spraining his left thumb in the preseason, Hill saw his first action of the season when he checked into the game with San Antonio trailing by 19 points late in the third quarter. ... Spurs F Anthony Tolliver returned to the team after the death of his mother, but he was listed as inactive.
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