Shooting guard Jason Terry will have surgery tomorrow to repair a fractured orbital bone (eye socket) that will cause him to miss the next 10-14 days. Terry has played in 62 games (12 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 33.9 minutes, 17.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. It will be impossible for the Mavericks to replace Terry. Jose Juan Barea and Rodrigue Beaubois will likely both see a bump in minutes with Terry out of action. Barea has played in 61 games (18 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 20.2 minutes, 7.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Rookie Rodrigue Beaubois has played in 37 games (13 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 11.2 minutes, 5.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Complicating matters further is the fact that the Mavericks would like to give Jason Kidd some time off to keep fresh for the playoffs but they might not be able to do that with Terry out of action.

The Mavericks got outrebounded 49-30 but they still held off the pesky T-Wolves last night. Jason Terry led the way for the Mavericks last night with 26 points, 5 assists and 2 steals. Dirk Nowitzki also had a decent game with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Shawn Marion (17 points and 7 rebounds) and Rodrigue Beaubois (17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in 29 minutes) both helped out the Mavs in this tough victory at home. The Mavericks are now 41-21 on the year.

The Mavericks finished strong last night outscoring the Bobcats 46-31 in the second half of the game to pull away. Dirk Nowitzki led the way as usual last night for the Mavericks with 27 points and 13 rebounds. Caron Butler (22 points) and Jason Terry (20 points) also pitched in offensively for the Mavs last night in Charlotte. The Mavericks turned up the D last night holding the Bobcats to 39.7% from the floor and that is the biggest reason for the win last night. The Mavericks are now 40-21 as they won their 8th game in a row last night.

32-year old shooting guard Jason Terry is one player the Mavericks can count on. He played in 59 games (12 starts) for the Mavericks this season and he is averaging 33.9 minutes, 16.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Terry does whatever the Mavericks need him to as he has gotten some starts lately. He is solid as a starter but he is a really lethal weapon off the bench giving the Mavs instant offense. He will be a huge key in the playoffs for the Mavericks who have there sites on knocking out the Lakers and Nuggets.

The Mavericks have signed 24-year old shooting guard Von Wafer to a 10-day contract. Wafer played in 63 games (11 starts) for the Rockets last season and he averaged 19.4 minutes, 9.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He has now played in 109 games (11 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 13.3 minutes, 6.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Mavericks were lucky to find a quality player like Wafer to help them off the bench.