Mavericks 107, Hornets 80
Monta Ellis led six players in double figures with 18 points as visiting Dallas ran a dominant winning streak to four games.
Chandler Parsons hit four 3-pointers en route to 17 points while Tyson Chandler went 7-for-7 from the floor and scored 14 for the Mavericks, who have won by an average of 25.5 points during the run. Dirk Nowitzki chipped in 13 points and Jameer Nelson had 11 and a season-high eight assists
Gerald Henderson paced the Hornets with 18 points while Kemba Walker and Jannero Pargo added 11 apiece. Star center Al Jefferson was held to six points on 3-of-12 shooting in his first single-digit effort since Feb. 22 as Charlotte fell for the fourth time in five games.
The Mavericks hit four 3-pointers in the first eight-plus minutes - including a four-point play by Parsons that made it 27-17 - and had an 11-0 run in the second quarter en route to a commanding 67-43 halftime lead. Henderson's short jumper capped a 9-0 burst for Charlotte early in the third, forcing Dallas to take a timeout while still up 17.
Nowitzki scored back-to-back hoops out of the timeout, Parsons nailed another triple to make it 76-52 midway through the third and the margin reached 30 points later in the period. The Mavericks, who had 32 assists against just eight turnovers, recorded their largest lead at 96-63 on Greg Smith's basket with 8:30 to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hornets G Michael Kidd-Gilchrist missed his third consecutive game with a stress reaction in his right foot while G Gary Neal sat with a concussion. ... Mavericks F Charlie Villanueva and Hornets F Noah Vonleh were whistled for double technical fouls midway through the fourth. ... Vonleh, the 19-year-old rookie who made his NBA debut Saturday in Golden State, scored his first career points on a turnaround jumper with 5:20 left.