ROTATION
Starters -- Point guard Chris Paul, Shooting guard Morris Peterson, Small forward Peja Stojakovic, Power forward David West, Center Tyson Chandler. Bench -- Guard/Forward Bonzi Wells, Guard Jannero Pargo, Forward Julian Wright, Forward Melvin Ely, Guard Mike James, Center Hilton Armstrong, Forward Ryan Bowen, Guard/Forward Rasual Butler, Forward/Center Chris Andersen.

PLAYER NOTES

--Point guard Chris Paul fell one assist short of his fourth 30-point, 10-assist game in the playoffs, finishing with 35 points (on 15-of-25 shooting) and nine assists.

--Forward Peja Stojakovic shot less than 50 percent on three-pointers for the first time in this post-season, making just 1-of-3, and 2-of-7 field goals, to finish with eight points.

--Center Tyson Chandler made all five of his field-goal attempts and finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.

--Forward David West rebounded from a sub-par offensive performance in Game 2 (10 points) to score 23 points, on 10-of-19 shooting, and he had 12 rebounds.

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