ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard T.J. Ford, Shooting guard Dahntay Jones, Small forward Brandon Rush, Power forward Troy Murphy, Center Roy Hibbert. Bench -- Guard Earl Watson, Guard Luther Head, Forward Solomon Jones, Forward/center Jeff Foster. PLAYER NOTES: --C Roy Hibbert bounced back from a disappointing performance the night before to score 12 points and block two shots in 25 minutes off the bench Saturday. He was 5-for-8 from the field.
--G T.J. Ford went scoreless and took only two shots. The disturbing stat is that he only had two assists in 18 minutes. Coach Jim O'Brien benched Ford for most of the second half.
--G Mike Dunleavy is averaging 12.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in five games since returning to the lineup following knee surgery earlier this year.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--G Travis Diener is out at least three more weeks after undergoing surgery on his left big toe.
--F Danny Granger aggravated his bruised right heel in the third quarter against the Clippers on Dec. 5. It's unknown if he'll miss any time.
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