The Dallas Mavericks learned a tough lesson this year: the tougher you play, the more injury prone you are.
With the German native Dirk Nowitzki missing a career high six games in a row with a sprained right knee, the Mavs frantically searched for another face to fill the void in the former MVP’s absence.
Alongside Nowitzki, Caron Butler underwent season-ending surgery, and Roddy Beaubois’s continued absence early in the year left the beaten Mavericks calling for someone to help them keep pace with the Spurs and Lakers atop of the West.
Of late, veteran Jason Terry has been answering that call.
Terry, coined as the “Closer” by teammate Nowitzki, has been asked to fill many roles since arriving in Dallas via trade in 2004.
Terry has played the 1, the 2, and even the 3 position, has embraced being the Robin to Dirk's Batman in their two man game, thrived whether instructed to start or come off the bench, and now will be asked to be the temporary Batman when the wounded Mavs need him most.
The former Sixth Man of the Year with the Dallas Mavericks in 2008-2009 has clearly answered the call ...
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Article written by Grant Norris-Jones
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