Coach Avery Johnson said center Erick Dampier and guard Jerry Stackhouse (right thumb) both were cleared to play tonight against the Pistons.

Dampier had missed the last two games, and Stackhouse was out Sunday at Minnesota.

Considering the way Dampier was playing before sitting out, his return should bode well for the Mavericks. He made 11 shots without a miss in his last two games.

"I've been doing it for a while," he said. "The guys have hit me around the basket, and all I have to do is catch and finish, be there for the easy dunk."