Keith Van Horn (sprained right middle finger) will be a game-time decision for tonight's meeting with Houston. He has missed two of the last three games with the injury, and he aggravated it in the game he played.

Doug Christie will miss his third game, and the Mavericks still are waiting for information to filter out of Seattle, where he is undergoing rehabilitation.

Jerry Stackhouse did not go through Monday's practice. Coach Avery Johnson said he is hopeful that Stackhouse, who has missed the first nine games, will be able to practice Wednesday.