http://tinyurl.com/bvuowk Jason Kidd couldn't put it any more succinctly. He and the Mavericks have lost "a security blanket." The broken bone in Jason Terry's hand will keep him out several weeks, although no official timetable has been released. One of the weeks Terry will miss coincides with the All-Star break, when no games are played. Dallas Mavericks / NBA Terry said Sunday that he suffered the injury early in the second quarter Saturday against the Chicago Bulls. "I got a loose ball and ran into [J.J.] Barea and felt a sharp pain," Terry said. It was clear the injury was significant later in the half, when a pass hit Terry in the hands and he winced in pain. Terry said he did not know if surgery would be required. The Mavericks were waiting for Terry to visit a hand specialist to determine what's next. Regardless, it won't be easy to compensate for Terry's absence. "We're going to have to piece this thing together without him for a while," coach Rick Carlisle said. "We've got a lot of good players and enough to win games. We'll figure it out. I've been down this road before." The Mavericks have to figure out how to make up 20 points per game. But they're losing more than a scorer. Terry is a fan favorite, a spiritual leader and a player who can provide a quick spark off the bench. Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki know what has to happen over the next few weeks. The Mavericks have two home games left before the All-Star break: Tuesday against Sacramento and Thursday against Boston. Players such as Barea, Josh Howard, Antoine Wright, Brandon Bass, Erick Dampier and James Singleton have to perk up offensively. Terry left the game in the first half after a rifle pass to him bent his left hand awkwardly. The broken bone between his wrist and ring finger was discovered at halftime. "It hurts," said Nowitzki. "Right before we went out for the [second-half] warmup he came in and almost looked like he had a little tear in his eyes. That's how much he cares. And that's how much he wants to be out there. "He's a tough guy. He usually plays through injuries. Injuries are part of the game. All teams have them so we got to find a way to overcome it. J.J. was great in the second half, picked up the scoring for Jet. Guys just have to make plays in his absence. He's usually instant offense for us off the bench, so we all have to do a little more." Kidd said the Mavericks won't be able to play as they have during the first 50 games of the season, when Terry solidified himself as the favorite for Sixth Man of the Year. "It'll be different because he was one of my security blankets. him and Dirk," Kidd said, adding although he has confidence in Wright, Barea and Howard, everyone else also "has to pick up a little bit more" in Terry's absence. "We've got to take better care of the ball, because Jet bails us out a lot of times with the triple." Kidd said he would only become more of a scorer if the situation dictates it. He will remain more of a distributor unless the defenses back off of him so far that the jump shot is wide-open. 凶手就是JJ!!! --

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