Carter scores 29 as Nets beat Mavericks

Vince Carter scored 25 of his 29 points after nearly being knocked out by an elbow to the head, and the inconsistent New Jersey Nets ran off 21 straight points to stun the Dallas Mavericks 101-82 on Sunday night.

Richard Jefferson added 19 points and Jason Kidd put aside trade rumors once again to finish with 13 points, 14 assists and six rebounds, falling four rebounds shy of his 100th career triple-double.

The 21-point run bridged the end of the second quarter and start of the third, and it was part of a 36-6 spurt that turned a 36-25 deficit into a 61-42 lead.

Josh Boone and rookie Sean Williams, who had 15 points, did a great job of frustrating Dirk Nowitzki, limiting the All-Star forward to 21 points on 4-of-16 shooting. Nowitzki had only 10 points after the first quarter and most of those were in garbage time in the fourth quarter.

Josh Howard added 16 points for Dallas, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. The 19-point losing margin was the second largest of the season for the Mavericks.

The win was the second straight for the Nets, but only their fourth in 16 games. It was only their fourth double-digit victory of the season.

Kidd has been the focal point of that stretch since demanding a trade a couple of weeks ago. The NBA trading deadline is Feb. 21.

The Nets seemed to be in trouble early in the second quarter when Carter was elbowed in the right side of his face by Brandon Bass while trying to steal the ball from the Mavericks' forward.

Carter lay on the floor for about two minutes and seemed woozy when helped to his feet by trainer Tim Walsh. He was helped to the bench and then went to the locker room for more attention with 8:23 left until halftime.

Dallas scored the next six points to take a 36-25 lead on a layup by Jose Barea with 6:43 left in the half.

As Kidd was hitting the first of two free throws, Carter returned with 5:21 left in the half and the Nets went on a tear.

Kidd hit the second free throw and Carter followed with an 18-foot jumper and a reverse layup, both off Kidd assists. It was part of a 20-4 spurt at the end of the quarter that featured eight points by Carter and five apiece by Jefferson and Kidd.

New Jersey scored the first nine points of the second half with Carter capping the run with a 3-pointer. The Mavericks never threatened after that.

Notes:@ Mavericks F Jerry Stackhouse did not play because of a hamstring injury. He had played on Friday after missing seven straight games. ... New Jersey had 25 assists on its 35 field goals. ... Bass finished with 13 points for Dallas. ... Dallas shot 36.5 percent from the field, including 2-of-18 from 3-point range. ... Carter also had a team-high nine rebounds for New Jersey, which outrebounded Dallas 47-41. ... The Nets outscored Dallas on the fastbreak 21-5. ... Nets C Nenad Krstic, who is working his way back into shape after ACL surgery last year, had eight points and eight rebounds.