An MRI on Jameer Nelson's left knee came back negative and he hopes to return to action on Friday. "It's gotten better," Nelson said. "The swelling is going down ... So everything looks positive and I'm shooting to play on Friday." Victor Oladipo has been handling the ball more in Nelson's absence, with mixed results -- over the past four games he's shooting 37.3 percent from the field with 7.3 assists and 5.3 turnovers.