NBA: Dallas 102, Chicago 94

Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 10 rebounds Monday to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 102-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Jerry Stackhouse scored 23 points for Dallas. Erick Dampier had 16 rebounds and Josh Howard had 16 points.

Jason Kidd had 11 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Mavericks in his first home game since being acquired from New Jersey last Tuesday.

Ben Gordon scored 25 points for the Bulls, who have lost three of their last four games. Drew Gooden added 17 points and eight rebounds.

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