ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Aaron Brooks, Shooting guard Ron Artest, Small forward Shane Battier, Power forward Luis Scola, Center Yao Ming. Bench -- Guard Kyle Lowry, Guard Von Wafer, Forward Carl Landry.
PLAYER NOTES: --C Yao Ming was solid on both ends of the court from start to finish, scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots.
--G Aaron Brooks came back from a poor Game 5, scoring 13 points with five rebounds and two assists and without a turnover. In the series six games, Brooks had a 4.5 to 1.1 assists to turnover ratio.
--G Ron Artest had by far his best offensive game of the series, scoring 12 points in the first quarter to set an early tone and finishing with 27 points, one shy of his career playoff high. He made 11 of 21 shots in 39 minutes.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--Tracy McGrady (microfracture surgery, left knee) is out.
--Dikembe Mutombo (ruptured left knee tendon) is out.
