Delonte West is targeting a return to action on Thursday for the first time since fracturing his right ring finger on Feb. 15th.

"I'm trying to get back as quick as possible," West said. "I don't want you guys to think I'm trying to wait for 100 percent healing.

"I'm actually trying to do more than the trainers really want me to do. I would like to target these games [also Friday at Orlando] at the end of the week. If not, definitely next week, for sure."

"There's a lot of possibilities when you get a guy like Delonte back, because he's a two-position player," Rick Carlisle said. "His presence can impact other positions. More than anything, we've got to get him healthy first, and then it will lighten (Shawn) Marion's load defensively."