Jerry Stackhouse (sore knee) returned to practice Tuesday and has circled Dec. 23 at Seattle as his hopeful return. Keith Van Horn (bruised hip) sat out Wednesday against Phoenix. He could return Friday against Orlando. Marquis Daniels suffered a neck strain against Phoenix in the second half Wednesday and left the game. He's being listed as day-to-day.
ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Jason Terry, Off guard Marquis Daniels, Small forward Adrian Griffin, Power forward Dirk Nowitzki, Center Erick Dampier. Bench -- Forward Josh Howard, Forward Keith Van Horn, Center DeSagana Diop, Guard Devin Harris, Guard Darrell Armstrong.
PLAYER NOTES:
--Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 29 points and added 13 rebounds against Phoenix, his second straight double-double and his eighth overall this season. In the month of December (eight games), Nowitzki is averaging 10.0 boards.
--Jason Terry had 23 points against the Suns, his second straight game with at least 20. He has scored 20 or more points nine times this season after doing so 10 times last season.
--In his second game back from a sprained ankle, Josh Howard scored 15 points, and added season-high and a career-high 18 rebounds for his fifth double-double this season.
--Adrian Griffin returned to the starting lineup against Phoenix, his sixth start in 10 games since joining the team.
Posted at 12:23 pm by jessicacluett
