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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker had no nice way to describe the Charlotte Hornets 97-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.That was pretty ugly, Walker said, before quickly adding that the Hornets will take the wins any way they can get them.Walker scored 18 points, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 14 and the Hornets got their third win in the last four games Thursday night to remain in first place in the Southeast Division.The Mavericks slowed the tempo of the game, but the Hornets didnt get frustrated and never trailed.At the end of the day, it shows toughness, Walker said. It shows that we can withstand games. They really slowed it down tonight. But we really stayed with the game and won. ... Thats what you have to do on some nights.Walker was just 7 of 19 from the field and Charlotte again struggled from the foul line at home.However, the Hornets got a big boost from their bench, which combined for 46 points on 25 shots, led by Jeremy Lamb, who had 12 points.That was a hard game to play, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. It wasnt a conventional tempo for a NBA game to be played. It was slower. They really execute and they really changed their defenses. The tempo of a NBA game usually lets you get into a rhythm. But there was no way they would let us get into a rhythm. Bottom line is thats a game that good teams win.Harrison Barnes scored 17 points and Justin Anderson added 15 for the Mavericks (3-15), who have lost 10 of their last 11 games.The Hornets led by two when Walker drained a long 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with 3:51 to give his team the spark it needed. Lamb followed with a driving layup that resulted in a three-point play to push the lead to 86-78.The Mavs would battle back behind Barnes to cut the lead to three, but Lamb hit two free throws and Walker buried a 3-pointer from the right wing with 41 seconds left to put the game out of reach.TIP-INSMavericks: Deron Williams did not play down the stretch in the fourth quarter because he was on a minutes restriction on the second night of a back-to-back. ... Dwight Powell fouled out with 1:18 left.Hornets: Nic Batum, who received a $120 million contract this offseason, has struggled some with turnovers this season. He entered averaging 2.3 per game and had three in the first half. ... The Hornets were 22 of 31 from the foul line and shot 28 percent from 3-point range.GIANTS WRESTLINGFor the most part it was a subdued, lackluster game until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Mavericks center Salah Mejri grabbed the ball after it went out of bounds and cradled it in his arms until Charlottes Roy Hibbert inexplicably attempted to rip it out. In a bizarre sight, the two 7-footers started wrestling for the ball well after the whistle had blown ending the play. They finally tumbled to the floor together, sending long arms and legs flying in every direction. Several players were seen trying to keep themselves from laughing at the spectacle after the play, which resulted in Hibbert getting a technical foul.STRUGGLING FROM 3Dallas Wesley Matthews was upset with himself after the game for making just 1 of 11 3-point shots.If I shoot halfway decent, you give me those looks, and its a different game, Matthews said.ECLECTIC SITUATIONMavericks coach Rick Carlisle said his team is in an eclectic situation right now.Weve got to get these guys healthy, Carlisle said. Weve got to do it the right way. In the meantime, other guys are getting valuable experience. Were playing some guys in some different positions and finding out some different things. We just have to keep up the fight. 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