Mavericks center Andrew Bogut considers himself lucky.
The last time he suffered a knee injury, a severe sprain of his left knee, was during Game 5 of last year's NBA Finals. The injury Monday against Charlotte, to his right knee, was painful, but Bogut knew there was a difference.
"I knew it wasn't as bad as the NBA Finals one," Bogut said Wednesday, after the Mavericks' morning shootaround in preparation for their game against Sacramento and standout center DeMarcus Cousins. "In the NBA Finals one, I heard two cracks. This one I only heard one minor. I heard the bones hit; I heard a slap.