SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lost a starter, blew a huge lead and rallied to keep the best home record in the NBA.

The Jazz scored 16 straight points late in the fourth quarter in a 116-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks last night, coming back after blowing a 21-point lead.

Utah made all 18 free throws in the fourth quarter and stayed near the top of the congested standings in the Western Conference.

"Everybody right know is fighting for their lives and fighting for a playoff spot. It was a fun game to be a part of," said Deron Williams, who had 20 assists and 17 points for the Jazz.

Mehmet Okur had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Carlos Boozer scored 28 points for the Jazz, who won their 16th straight at home.

Utah played most of the game without forward Andrei Kirilenko, who was knocked out of the game with 7:04 left in the first quarter after taking a flagrant foul from Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki. Kirilenko went crashing to the floor and bruised his right hip bad enough that he was taken to the hospital for X-rays, which showed no break.

The play angered Jazz fans, who shouted that Nowitzki should be ejected and booed him loudly every time he touched the ball.

HORNETS 100, KNICKS 88

NEW YORK — Chris Paul scored 27 points and had a hand in three clutch baskets in the final minutes, leading New Orleans over New York. The Hornets pulled within 1 1/2 games of Southwest Division leader San Antonio, which is percentage points ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers for the best record in the Western Conference. New Orleans is third.

76ERS 106, CLIPPERS 80

LOS ANGELES — Andre Iguodala scored 18 points and five of his teammates also scored in double figures as Philadelphia rolled to the easy win over Los Angeles.