<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> LOS ANGELES ? The Mavericks found out Tuesday they will have to pull out of their season-opening tailspin without Josh Howard. Results of an MRI exam on the swingman revealed a second-degree sprain of his left ankle, and he will be sidelined for at least two weeks. "We're just going to have to pick up the slack and get the job done," Jason Terry said. "You always miss players when they're out, but we got a very deep team." The Mavericks have used a 10-man rotation through the first three games and will get the services of Devean George beginning tonight. He missed the first three games with a stomach illness. Howard, who signed a four-year, $40-million contract extension last month, would miss eight games if he is out two weeks. Last season, he played in 59 of 82 games, missing 10 with a right ankle problem and 13 with a left hamstring injury. </div> Source The Mavericks couldn't have written a worse start to the season. They are 0-3, and could be 0-4 facing a tough Clippers team. Now they've lost Josh Howard.
