ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Aaron Brooks, Shooting guard Ron Artest, Small forward Shane Battier, Power forward Luis Scola, Center Chuck Hayes. Bench -- Guard Kyle Lowry, Guard Von Wafer, Forward Carl Landry.
PLAYER NOTES: --G Aaron Brooks finished the series leading the Rockets in scoring in every game since Yao Ming's injury, but he struggled badly in the losses. He made just 4 of 13 shots in Game 7, scoring 13 points with three assists and five turnovers.
--F Luis Scola never matched his sudden offensive burst from Game 6, making just 4 of 12 shots for 11 points with just six rebounds.
--G Ron Artest made just 3 of 10 shots, scoring seven points, his third game in single digits in the series. He made just 28 percent of his shots in the last three games of the series.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--Yao Ming (hairline fracture, left foot) is out.
--Tracy McGrady (microfracture surgery, left knee) is out.
--Dikembe Mutombo (rupture left knee tendon) is out.
