Jones and Jet out vs. Bulls

Eddie Jones and Jason Terry are both scratches tonight against Chicago. Jones didn’t play in the preseason opener Tuesday after tweaking his hamstring last week. He’ll be in the lineup tomorrow night against Washington at George Mason University.

Terry is fine. Avery Johnson’s plan is to give select veterans a game or two off during preseason and it’s Terry’s turn.

Jones’ conditioning has been a topic through the early stages of camp. The 14-year vet was joking with Johnson at practice this week that he’ll be in game shape by Oct. 25. “I’m buying it,” Johnson said. “If he said it, I’m buying it.”

“He’s not where we want him to be,” Johnson added seriously. “But he thinks in about two weeks with all the extra conditioning that he’s doing he should be at a place where we really feel comfortable with him.”