The Trail Blazers on Wednesday said Evan Turner will miss five-to-six weeks because of a broken right hand suffered in Tuesday's game at Dallas.

Turner, who broke the third metacarpal in his right hand while fighting through a pick on defense, had started the past nine games for the Blazers, who went 5-4 in that span.

The Blazers' timetable projects Turner to return in mid-March, forcing him to miss an estimated 13-to-17 games depending on his return date. The Blazers (23-30) have 29 games left in the regular season, and sit in ninth place in the Western Conference, one game behind Denver for the final playoff spot.

Turner has appeared in 50 games this season, including 10 starts, and is averaing 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists.