TORONTO – Vince Carter stuck it to his former fans – then called it his greatest shot ever. Carter made a fadeaway 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left and finished with 42 points against his old team yesterday, leading New Jersey past the Toronto Raptors 105-104 for the Nets’ 10th straight victory.

Carter scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and was booed every time he touched the ball, but he silenced the crowd with his spectacular winning shot. After Toronto’s Jose Calderon missed his second free throw, Carter hit a 3-pointer from about four feet beyond the arc. Jason Kidd leapt into his arms after the shot.

“That’s definitely number one,” Carter said. “The atmosphere, the emotion, the hostility in the arena, it was a fun game.”

Nets coach Lawrence Frank told Carter to go for two points and the tie, but Carter wanted no part of that.” I said, ‘Coach, I’m going for the win,’ ” Carter said. “And it went in.”

Toronto led by eight with two minutes left and six with a minute to go, but Carter rallied his team with one clutch shot after another. He scored New Jersey’s last 12 points. The six-time All-Star spent six-plus seasons in Toronto.

“To stick a dagger in their heart right when they thought they were going to win it, it don’t get no better than that. That’s sweet revenge,” Lamond Murray said.

Kidd added 22 points and 15 assists for the Nets, who are on their longest winning streak since a franchise-record 14-game run from January 25 to February 24, 2004. Carter has powered the streak, topping 30 points seven times during the span.

“He just made a great shot, “Toronto’s Mike James said. “We were in his face and he was almost off-balance. It rattled in. It could have gone either way.”

Chris Bosh had 27 points for the Raptors, who won their previous five games. New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson played only 2 minutes because of back spasms.

Toronto’s Morris Peterson was ejected for slapping Carter in the face. Peterson got a technical for arguing a no-call late in the first half. About a minute later, Carter playfully slapped his ex-teammate in the face. Peterson, clearly annoyed, then slapped Carter.

Official Steve Javie didn’t see Carter’s slap, but he saw Peterson’s and gave him his second technical. An irate Peterson tossed his jersey into the stands before leaving. Carter said he would pay Peterson’s fine for receiving the technical. “I felt bad,” Carter said. “It was far from what they assumed it to be.”

Carter also scored nine straight points during another stretch of the fourth. He shot 18-for-35 and had 10 rebounds.

None of the players Toronto acquired from New Jersey in the Carter trade played for the Raptors.