Allen back tonight, no change with Stack

Malik Allen is back in the lineup tonight against Utah after missing the last two games with back spasms. The veteran forward has become a valuable part of the rotation.

“He had a pretty good practice yesterday and is moving around a lot better,” Avery Johnson said today.

Jerry Stackhouse remains on schedule to possibly return on the upcoming road trip. He said earlier this week that Sunday at Seattle is the target date, which has him back for the last two games of the regular season.

“I would like to see a minimum of one game, maximum of two,” Johnson said. “The maximum two games is doubtful, but the minimum one game is looking pretty good if we have no setbacks.”