ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Rafer Alston, Shooting guard Tracy McGrady, Small forward Shane Battier, Power forward Luis Scola, Center Yao Ming. Bench -- Forward Ron Artest, Guard Von Wafer, Forward Carl Landry, Guard Brent Barry, Guard Aaron Brooks, forward Chuck Hayes.
PLAYER NOTES: --C Yao Ming had foul trouble throughout the first half and never got going. He made just 2-of-8 shots, going from 30 points Saturday to seven against the Bucks, who were playing without injured center Andrew Bogut.
--F Luis Scola, in another game in which he brought the consistent energy that his teammates did not, made 7-of-8 shots and all six of his free throws to score 20 points in 29 minutes.
--G Tracy McGrady missed a breakaway dunk he tried to embellish and then kept on missing. He made just 1-of-9 shots, scoring three points, his fifth game this season in which he did not score even five points in a game.
MEDICAL WATCH:
---G Luther Head (sore right foot) is out.
