Raptors 102, Mavericks 91
DALLAS -- Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry scored 27 points, and the Raptors remained undefeated by topping the Dallas Mavericks 102-91 Monday night at American Airlines Center.
The Raptors, 4-0 for the first time in franchise history, rode a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to take control in the first of a four-game road trip.
The Mavericks (2-2) dropped their home opener after going 2-1 on a West Coast road trip. Dallas, which swept Toronto last season, held a halftime lead and was up by four points midway through the final period.
Lowry shot 9-for-15 from the floor, including 4-for-5 from beyond the 3-point line, and added 10 assists. Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan battled back from early foul trouble to score 20 after logging just seven minutes in the first half.
The Raptors made 23 of 26 free throws, with Lowry sinking all eight of his foul shots.
Mavs power forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 but had only five points in the second half. Point guard Deron Williams scored 13 on 4-of-15 shooting, as Dallas shot only 38.4 percent.
Dallas backup forward/center Dwight Powell had 10 points (all in the first half) and 10 rebounds. Mavs guard J.J. Barea dished out six assists off the bench.
The Raptors' 12-point spurt turned an 86-82 deficit into a 92-86 advantage. Toronto power forward Luis Scola (19 points and 12 rebounds) hit the team's only other 3-pointer beside the four from Lowry during the game-turning spurt.
The Mavericks made up a nine-point, first-quarter deficit to take a 51-49 lead into halftime. A 19-4 run highlighted by two 3-pointers from Nowitzki put Dallas up 39-33.
Nowitzki had 13 points in the first half on 4-for-4 shooting.
Lowry knocked down three 3-pointers in the first quarter and had 14 points at the break. Scola had 12 points and five boards.
Mavs small forward Chandler Parsons (nine points on 3-of-6 shooting) started and played 14 minutes in the first half. He didn't play in the second half, as the team monitors his minutes. Parsons is coming back from offseason knee surgery.
Toronto concludes its first back-to-back of the season Wednesday night at Oklahoma City.
The Mavericks' three-game homestand continues Thursday against the Charlotte Hornets.
NOTES: Dallas coach Rick Carlisle and Toronto coach Dwane Casey both set franchise records for career wins in their respective team's last game. Carlisle came into Tuesday with 340 victories for the Mavs, while Casey had 157 for the Raptors. ... Casey spent three seasons (2008-11) on Carlisle's staff in Dallas. ... Toronto opened a four-game road trip in Dallas. ... Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of the Raptors' first NBA game, a 94-79 win over New Jersey at SkyDome. ... Dallas fell to 22-14 in home openers.