ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Andre Miller, Shooting guard Willie Green, Small forward Andre Iguodala, Power forward Thaddeus Young, Center Samuel Dalembert. Bench -- Guard Lou Williams, Forward/center Marreese Speights, Guard Royal Ivey, Forward Reggie Evans, Center Theo Ratliff.
PLAYER NOTES: --G Andre Miller has recorded seven-plus assists in 17 of the last 29 games after doing so six times in the first 21 games.
--C Samuel Dalembert is averaging 9.9 rebounds over the last 15 games and 13.7 in the last three.
--F/C Marreese Speights' 15 points in a win over the Heat on Saturday followed a stretch of eight games in which he averaged 4.3 points and didn't reach double digits once. He scored a career-high 24 vs. the Suns.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Elton Brand (torn right labrum) will miss the rest of the season. Dr. Craig Morgan performed an hour-long operation Monday in Wilmington, Del. A full recovery is expected to take six months.
--F/C Jason Smith (torn left ACL) is out for the season.
