Gooden back tonight

The scuttlebutt from the players at shootaround was that Erick Dampier's minutes are about to go down again with the return of Drew Gooden to action. Rick Carlisle called him a game-time decision, but it still figures that Gooden is probably a go for tonight. That means the Mavericks would have 13 healthy players for one of the few times this season, so one of the healthy bodies will not suit up. Expect either Roddy Beaubois or Matt Carroll to sit, assuming Gooden is active. --Eddie Sefko