ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Steve Blake, Shooting guard Brandon Roy, Small forward Nicolas Batum, Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, Center Joel Przybilla. Bench -- Forward Travis Outlaw, Guard Rudy Fernandez, Center Greg Oden.
PLAYER NOTES: --Coach Nate McMillan tightened his rotation to what amounted to eight players, dumping F Channing Frye and giving G Sergio Rodriguez only three first-half minutes.
--C Greg Oden and C Joel Przybilla used 11 fouls in helping contain Yao Ming. Oden fouled out in 12 minutes but also produced one of the game's biggest baskets -- a rebound hammer dunk to tie the score at 89-89 with 4:45 remaining.
--G Rudy Fernandez had a nice game, scoring 11 points on 3-for-4 from the field, 1-for-1 from 3-point range and 4-for-4 from the line. Fernandez had a steal and dunk shortly after entering the game in the first quarter.
--F Travis Outlaw made only 3 of 9 shots and had eight points and one rebound in 28 minutes, but five of his points came in the final 3:25.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Martell Webster (foot) is out the rest of the season.
