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DALLAS — Ray Allen returned from a three-game injury absence and a long time on the bench in the fourth quarter to nail a go-ahead three-pointer with 31.7 seconds left Thursday night, lifting the Boston Celtics over the Dallas Mavericks 94-90.

The Celtics completed an impressive sweep in the Lone Star State, becoming the first team to go 3-0 in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas since the Sacramento Kings in November 2001.

Boston gave the Spurs their first home loss in six weeks, ended Houston's 22-game winning streak, then gave the Mavericks just their sixth home loss.

Allen, recovering from a jammed left ankle, scored 21 points in 31 minutes. His clutch jumper came on his only shot of the final period. He spent the first 10:06 on the bench, then went back in after Dallas had just gone ahead 88-87.

Paul Pierce had 22 points and a season-high 13 rebounds, and Kevin Garnett added 20 and 13. Boston upped its NBA-best record to 55-13 while winning for the 14th time in 15 games.

This was the Celtics' first win in Dallas since 2000, ending a seven-game skid.

Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and 19 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had nine assists, 11 rebounds and two points, but Dallas fell to 0-7 against teams with winning records since Kidd arrived.

● Lakers 106, Jazz 95: In Salt Lake City, Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Lamar Odom had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Los Angeles ended Utah's 19-game home winning streak.

Derek Fisher added 11 points, and Vladimir Radmanovic scored 13 for the Lakers, who are the first team to win in Utah in 2008.

The Lakers missed just once in their first 10 shots and were ahead by 24 early in the second period, stunning the fans who had hoped to see the Jazz break the longest home winning streak in team history.

Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and Deron Williams had 26 points and 12 assists for Utah. Andrei Kirilenko scored 15 points, Ronnie Brewer had 12 and Mehmet Okur 10.

Utah had not lost at home since Boston won here 104-98 on Dec. 29. The winning streak tied the longest in franchise history, and the Jazz could have set a new mark against the team Jazz fans dislike the most. Bryant shouldered the usual boos and by the end, the remaining fans were mostly wearing gold and purple.

● Spurs 102, Bulls 80: In Chicago, Tony Parker scored 23 points, Tim Duncan had 22 to go with 10 rebounds, and San Antonio ended a four-game losing streak.

The Spurs avoided their first five-game losing streak since the 1996-97 season — the one before Duncan's rookie year. And they had such an easy time of it that Duncan and Parker were able to rest in the fourth quarter.

Luol Deng led the sagging Bulls with 18 points, and Drew Gooden added 16 as Chicago fell 14 games under .500.

Parker had 10 points in the second quarter when San Antonio took control.

His quickness combined with Duncan's steady play on the inside and strong defense sent the Spurs on a 22-4 run that opened up a 53-33 lead late in the half.