Jimmy Smith of the Times-Picayune reports that a bone bruise in Baron Davis' left knee could keep him out for Game 2 against Philadelphia.

Davis had an MRI on his left knee which revealed the bone bruise and his status is officially day-to-day.

"It's still sore," Davis said. "I'll take (today) off too, rest it and hopefully some of the inflammation will go down. We'll just hope for the best, but it's extremely frustrating, especially knowing that after I came back I was close to 100 percent, then got it hurt again just before the playoffs."

It's the same left knee on which Davis had arthroscopic surgery back on January 28 which kept him out 20 games.

Davis feels he can contribute to the team still, but is unsure how long he can be out on the court.

"As far as playing and doing some things, I feel I can contribute," Davis said. "As far as the minutes, I don't know how many minutes I can play. But I'll try to give it as much as I possibly can, five good minutes or 10 good minutes, just give it as much as I possibly can."

Head coach Paul Silas is feeling a reoccurrence of last years injury bug coming back to bite the Hornets again.

"It's d?j? vu," Silas said. "If Baron goes down, we've just got to find a way to get it done. We beat Orlando last year after Mash went down, and we can do the same."

As a matter of fact, Silas is more confident this team will be able to overcome an extended absence by Davis because they have already had to deal with it this season and because of Jamal Mashburn's ability to play point-forward, which he did in Davis' absence.

"That's a positive because I know we can do it," Silas said. "We've been through a lot of adversity this year and always come through. These guys are resilient, and that's what I love about them. They just come through when the have to. I have no doubt that they will again.

"It's a lot easier with a healthy Baron, but if we have to play without him, we will, and we must win."