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Jason Terry scored all 19 of his points in the fourth quarter to help the Dallas Mavericks end Miami's 12-game winning streak with a 98-96 victory over the Heat on Monday.
Terry made consecutive three-pointers down the stretch to lift the Mavericks (22-5) to their 15th win in 16 games.
Dirk Nowitzki finished with a team-high 26 points and nine rebounds for Dallas, which took a one-point lead with 6:27 remaining and never trailed again.
The Mavericks defense held the Heat to 40 percent shooting for the game.
"We mixed up our zone and man-to-man nicely," Nowitzki told reporters after the Mavericks won their 14th straight regular-season game against Miami.
"We just tried to clog the lane as much as we could. They settled for a lot of threes against our zone."
Dwyane Wade paced Miami (21-9) with 22 points while LeBron James and Chris Bosh scored 19 each as the Heat have now suffered their last two losses to Dallas.
Miami was defeated by the Mavericks on November 27 to drop to 9-8 on the season. Struggling to find chemistry with their three All Stars, the Heat held a player's only meeting and quickly reeled off their 12-game win streak.
