J-Ho good to go

Josh Howard tweaked his left ankle stepping on Dirk Nowitzki’s foot Monday against Orlando. (For once, he landed on a teammate’s foot.) Howard took it easy at practice yesterday, but he won’t tonight with Phoenix in town.

“You know me,” he said. “It ain’t going to slow me down for this game tonight.”

He can’t afford to be a step slow with Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, Grant Hill and the rest running the floor.