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DALLAS -- Yet another Dallas injury opened the door for a Charlotte Hornets rally.Kemba Walker scored 19 points, Nicolas Batum had 14 points and 15 rebounds, and the Hornets came back from an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Mavericks 109-101 on Monday night.Already down three regulars to injury, Dallas lost center Andrew Bogut late in the first quarter to a right knee injury. While the Mavericks didnt think the injury was serious, the Hornets took advantage to dominate the boards, outrebounding the Mavericks 55-35 and scoring 54 points in the paint.Thats a big difference, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said of Boguts absence. Hes always been a terrific basket protector. If you take him out, those other guys are good, but its a different level of rim protection.Marco Belinelli scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half, including the teams first two 3-pointers after the Hornets missed their first 14 from long range. Six Hornets scored in double figures.Jeremy Lamb added 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a 3 with 13.9 seconds remaining to hold off a late Dallas run.Harrison Barnes scored 29 points for the Mavericks and Deron Williams had his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 13 assists.It seems like we get someone back and somebody else goes down, said Williams, who had missed eight games of his own due to a calf strain. Its been tough. Wed really like to have Dirk (Nowitzki) out there, and J.J. (Barea). You cant control certain things so weve just got to keep on trucking.After a 15-4 Mavericks run early in the third quarter temporarily opened up a back-and-forth game, the Hornets answered with a 10-1 spurt and the game stayed close into the final minutes.Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was assessed a technical foul arguing a call and Batum converted the free throw for a 98-91 lead with 4:26 to play, capping a 15-5 Hornets run.After the Hornets opened the lead to 104-95 with 2:01 to play, Dallas scored the next six points and had a chance to get closer, but Cody Zeller blocked Williams shot in the lane with 34 seconds to play and Lamb followed with his 3.Its a tough environment, but we stuck together today, Lamb said. We got down 10, but we kept fighting, and we were able to pull out a win.SIGH OF RELIEFBogut limped off the court with 45 seconds left in the first quarter after a collision with Charlottes Roy Hibbert, grabbing his right knee immediately. He was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game.But Carlisle said initial reports were positive and that the knee was only hyperextended.The X-ray was clean from the information that I got, Carlisle said. Well probably have more information in a day or so. At this point, it appears we dodged a bullet.Bogut was not available for comment after the game.LONG ODDSAfter 16 seasons in a row of finishing .500 or better and making the playoffs in 15 of those seasons, the Mavericks are just 4-16.The last team to make the playoffs after such a poor start was the 2004-05 Bulls, who started 5-15 and finished 47-35 before losing in the first round of the playoffs to Washington.TIP-INSHornets: The game had 18 lead changes and was tied 17 times. . The Hornets made 24 of 26 free throws in beating the Mavs for the second time in five days. . Charlotte has lost six of eight aside from its two wins over Dallas.Mavericks: Nowitzki missed his fifth straight game and 15th overall with right Achilles soreness. Barea missed his 10th game in a row with a left calf strain. Seth Curry missed his third game in a row with a right knee sprain. ... Devin Harris scored seven points in the first quarter -- more than he had scored in three games combined since returning from a big toe injury.UP NEXTHornets: Home against Detroit on Wednesday. The Pistons beat the Hornets in Charlotte 112-89 on Nov. 29.Mavericks: Home against Sacramento on Wednesday, the third of a four-game homestand and the first of two visits the Kings make to Dallas in 11 days. Cheap Yeezy Black Friday . "I dont know that were close," said general manager Alex Anthopoulos. "I just think, right now, the acquisition cost just doesnt work for us right now. I dont know if I can quantify how far off or things like that that they might be but I would say we continue to have dialogue. Wholesale Yeezy Black Friday . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. http://www.blackfridayyeezy.com/ . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. Cheap Yeezy Black Friday . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Yeezy Black Friday Deals . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Louisvilles Lamar Jackson confounded the Syracuse defense in just about every way. Quinton Flowers is ready to keep the ball rolling against the Orange.Flowers leads South Florida (2-0) into the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon, a week after Jackson led the No. 10 Cardinals to a 62-28 victory indoors. The Orange (1-1) allowed a school-record 845 yards as Jackson scored four times on runs and threw for another in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.It was a tough loss, said Orange wideout Amba Etta-Tawo, who has 20 catches for 313 yards in two games. It was embarrassing. It hurt our pride a little bit, but were not going to tuck our tails between our legs and run away and try to hide because we lost one game.It doesnt matter that they scored 60 or that they scored one more point than us. A loss is a loss, Etta-Tawo said. We just have to shake it off, just like you have to shake off a win. Its not being rattled. Its just getting ready for Saturday.And for what Flowers, another dual-threat quarterback, brings to the field. He accounted for 403 of his teams 658 yards of total offense and was named American Athletic Conference offensive player of the week after a four-touchdown performance in a 48-17 win over Northern Illinois.Sound familiar?I think we saw what it looks like, first-year Syracuse coach Dino Babers said. We got the concentrated dose. Now, well get a version of that.The Bulls, who are chasing their first 3-0 start since 2011, are 4-0 in the Carrier Dome, those victories coming when both teams were in the Big East.Other things to know when South Florida plays Syracuse on Saturday:BETTER GET READY: Syracuse has averaged 87 snaps in its first two games with Babers new up-tempo attack, and its generated an average of 484 yards. Though Louisville won handily, the Orange aattack was stopped four times by injuries to Louisville players, which came when Syracuse was driving and elicited choruses of boos from the hometown fans who figured a dose of fakery was involved.dddddddddddd.We just have to make sure were sound when it comes to technique and fundamentals, USF coach Willie Taggart said. Our guys have to get the call and be able to line up. I think with this up-tempo stuff, thats where you get in trouble is when your guys dont line up.MIRROR IMAGE: USFs Gulf Coast offense also is fast and ranks 10th nationally in scoring at 50.2 points per game, the Bulls best start ever. USF is averaging 551 yards per game and has had eight TD drives of two minutes or less. The Bulls longest touchdown drive this season is 3:56.We just get better and better, said senior Darius Tice, who rushed for a career-high 120 yards last week.MACK ATTACK BACK: South Florida tailback Marlon Mack returns after missing the previous game while going through a concussion protocol. He suffered a tough hit against Towson in the season opener. Mack needs 251 yards to match USFs career rushing record of 2,731 yards, set by Andre Hall in 2005.DYNAMIC ORANGE DUO: Etta-Tawo, a redshirt senior, and junior wideout Ervin Philips each has 20 receptions. That tops the ACC and is tied for third nationally. Syracuse is the only school with two receivers in the top 10.DANGEROUS DUNGEY: Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey leads the ACC and ranks eighth nationally in completions per game (29.5). He also ranks third in the conference and 15th nationally with 610 passing yards.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Kekis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Greek1947 ' ' '