Jason Terry wasted as little time as possible in getting back to action, returning from surgery to repair a broken bone in his left hand in just three weeks.
Terry's return Sunday was a nice surprise for a team that desperately needs the scoring punch of its sixth man. He's still shaking off some rust -- he has gone 11-for-28 from the field in the last two games. Now the question is, how long will it take for Terry to get back to his old self? The Jet was averaging a career-best 19.9 points before breaking his hand on Feb. 7.
"It felt great to be back," Terry said. "I thought my conditioning would be the part that I had to worry about, but I think I did a great job of staying in shape."
After another sluggish road performance Monday in losing to Oklahoma City without Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the Mavs begin a grueling back-to-back Wednesday at home against San Antonio and then play the next night at streaking New Orleans.
The Mavs, clinging to the eighth spot in the West, are 1-3 against those two teams this season.
THUNDER 96, MAVERICKS 87: Oklahoma City rookie point guard Russell Westbrook severely outplayed his veteran counterpart Jason Kidd. Westbrook finished with 17 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, while Kidd had just nine points, five assists and five rebounds in 41 minutes. Only Dirk Nowitzki (28 points) and Jason Terry (20) managed to score in double figures. The Mavs trailed by four at halftime and then were outscored 31-15 in the third quarter to trail by 20 heading into the fourth quarter.
