AJ talks life with Devin

Of the regular-rotation guys, Devin Harris has yet to take a game off. That’s by design.

“I wanted Devin to play in these first six games,” Avery Johnson said, “especially in both of the back-to-backs because part of our slow starts last year early in the season, we didn’t get very good point guard play.”

Jason Terry, on the other hand, missed two games with a slight left knee sprain. Johnson stopped the Houston game with a timeout early in the second quarter to give Harris a little extra one-on-one instruction.

“I really wanted to share something there,” Johnson said without wanting to share the subject.

Harris obliged, explaining that Johnson was wondering if his sore ankle was fine, and if so, get to the basket.

“That’s not the first time he’s called timeout to share his life experiences,” Harris said diplomatically. “And it won’t be the last.”