ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Chris Paul, Guard Rasual Butler, Small forward Julian Wright, Power forward David West, Center Hilton Armstrong. Bench -- Forward Peja Stojakovic, Forward Sean Marks, Point guard Antonio Daniels, Guard/Forward Devin Brown.
PLAYER NOTES: --G Chris Paul, coming off a 30-point game, tied his career-high with 43 points (making 16-of-28 field goals and 7-of-8 free throws) and had a game-high nine assists Friday in the loss to Golden State.
--F David West, who seemed less restricted by his sprained left ankle than he had been in the two previous games since suffering the injury, had 31 points (on 14-of-27 shooting) and a team-high 14 rebounds.
--F Julian Wright, who had made 15-of-21 field goals in the previous two games, missed all five of his shots, including back-to-back dunk attempts in the second quarter, but grabbed eight rebounds.
--G Rasual Butler made just 3-of-14 shots, including 1-of-7 three-pointers, to score seven points, which tied for third-highest on the team.
--F Peja Stojakovic played 25 minutes in his first action since March 2, making 3-of-8 shots, including 1-of-3 three-pointers.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--C Tyson Chandler has missed the last nine games and will be sidelined another week or so.
--F James Posey has missed the last three games because of a sprained left elbow and will be re-evaluated in New Orleans.
