Dallas ? The Phoenix Suns know how they’ll replace injured guard Joe Johnson, and they have several chances to regain the homecourt advantage the Dallas Mavericks have grabbed in their second-round series.

But the aura of invincibility the Suns built by winning their first five playoff games, including a 25-point rout in the opener of this series, will be much harder for Phoenix to get back.

The Suns will now have to show their resilience.

“It’s not going to be like they give you the title,” coach Mike D’Antoni said. “There are going to be a lot of these obstacles. We have to show the strength that we have inside as a team. If we do that, we’ll go on.”

Game 3 is tonight in Dallas. For the majority of Phoenix players, it will be the first time they wear a Suns uniform without Johnson alongside.

His run of 287 straight games since being traded to Phoenix his rookie season will end because of a broken bone around his left eye caused by a nasty fall just before halftime of Wednesday night’s 108-106 loss. He had surgery Thursday morning, and team president Bryan Colangelo said Johnson would be out probably through Game 5 in Phoenix.

Dallas’ Jerry Stackhouse was called for a flagrant foul on the play, but the Suns knew he was going for the ball and said it was a bad call. The league agreed Thursday, rescinding the penalty that comes with a flagrant.

Johnson has averaged 19 points per game in the playoffs, third-most on the team.

Another part of his value to the club is that he often takes over at point guard when Nash rests, something D’Antoni won’t ask of his new starting off guard, Jim Jackson.