ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Chris Paul, Shooting guard Morris Peterson, Small forward Julian Wright, Power forward David West, Center Emeka Okafor. Bench -- Guard Bobby Brown, Center Hilton Armstrong, Forward Peja Stojakovic, Forward James Posey, Forward Darius Songaila, Guard Devin Brown. PLAYER NOTES: --G Chris Paul fell one assist short of a double-double, finishing with 26 points (on 11-of-16 shooting) and nine assists.
--F Julian Wright made his debut as the regular starter at small forward and had eight points and four rebounds.
--F Peja Stojakovic, who surrendered his starting position to Wright, managed just two shots and four points in 20 minutes off the bench.
--G Morris Peterson made his first start since reclaiming his position in the wake of Rasual Butler being traded in the offseason and had seven points and no assists.
--No. 1 draft choice Darren Collison made a cameo appearance in his NBA debut, getting one point in three minutes.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Ike Diogu missed Wednesday's game because of a sore left knee and he is day-to-day.
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