PG Deron Williams missed a third straight game with a left abductor/groin strain and Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said he doesn't know how long Williams will be out. "There's no timetable," Carlisle said. "We hope it's not serious, but it's uncertain because of the nature of the injury. I'd like to be optimistic and that he's going to be back soon but I don't know that to be the case. We hope that it's not serious."

PG Deron Williams missed consecutive games for the first time this season after returning to Dallas for tests on his aching abdomen. He also won't play Monday night against Denver, according to coach Rick Carlisle.

G Deron Williams had 12 points and 11 assists for Dallas on Wednesday in a loss at Portland. However, he shot just 4-for-15.

PG Deron Williams posted season highs in points (31) and assists (16) for the Mavs in a win over the Blazers on Sunday.

G Deron Williams scored 15, including six straight down the stretch and 11 for the fourth quarter, in Dallas' win at Charlotte.

G Deron Williams has not made more than three field goals in three straight games.He went 3-of-10 from the floor in Saturday's loss to Indiana, and Williams is 8-of-30 overall and 4-of-15 from 3-point range in the last three games, all Mavs losses.

G Deron Williams hasn't had much luck in the last two games getting the basketball through the basket. Against the Pistons, he was 3-of-13 overall and 1-of-6 from 3-point range, giving him a two-game total of 5-of-20 and 2-of-10.

G Deron Williams matched his second-highest number of 3-point attempts this season with nine. He only made three. Since going 3-for-3 from 3-point range three games ago, Williams has gone 3-for-13 from beyond the arc.

G Deron Williams was in the starting lineup on Friday night despite dislocating a finger on his left hand during Wednesday's game.

PG Deron Williams finished with 14 points and six assists Wednesday.

PG Deron Williams had 15 points and eight assists Sunday.

PG Deron Williams (calf) was cleared to play in Sunday's game against Philadelphia despite being listed as questionable.

G Deron Williams had 23 points in the Mavericks' overtime loss to the Jazz on Tuesday.

G Deron Williams returned to the starting lineup after missing one game with a right hip injury. He had eight points and three assists in Dallas' loss to San Antonio.

PG Deron Williams sat out with a hip injur Wednesday,

G Deron Williams did not play in Wednesday's game due to a right hip injury that took him out of Monday's game at Atlanta.

G Deron Williams sustained a right hip injury in the first quarter Monday, and he played only one more minute the rest of the night.He finished 0-for-5 from the field and failed to score. "I think it was a hip-to-hip collision on the drive," coach Rick Carlisle said. "He was unable to return. I don't know anything about a timetable for his return, but I'm concerned."

G Deron Williams scored 27 points Sunday, taking on the offensive burden with F Dirk Nowitzki sitting out. "Everybody knows when Dirk is out we have to step up a little bit and fill his void scoring the basketball," Williams said after his second-highest scoring game this season. "I was able to do that a little bit."Williams did his best Nowitzki impression by making 10 of 19 shots, including two of five 3-pointers. He also recovered from missing the morning shootaround due to an allergic reaction.

G Deron Williams faced the Nets on Friday night for the first time since being traded to the Mavericks during the offseason. He missed the season's first meeting in Brooklyn because of an injury. Williams downplayed the meeting, saying he only wants to win the game.

PG Deron Williams had 22 points Friday.