Mavericks guard Jason Terry practiced on Friday after having facial surgery on March 5.

Terry is hoping to play next week. The original timetable for his return was set at 10-to-14 days.

"Even though I didn't make a shot in practice and couldn't see the basket, I'm pretty sure I'll be back in rare form," Terry said. "I'm looking at next week. We got two games and one of those two, I'll definitely be ready to go."

Dallas will play Chicago on Wednesday and Boston next Sunday.

Terry was wearing a protective mask during practice and has a custom mask on the way.

"I look terrible," he said. "That was probably the worst part and I'm glad there were no cameras in here. If you talk to any of the guys, there was a slip and fall incident on the court. I couldn't see. This mask was like a hockey mask. It was terrible."