--C Kendrick Perkins was a defensive force, blocking four shots and holding Charlotte C Tyson Chandler scoreless. Perkins had nine points and seven rebounds.

--F Rasheed Wallace is living on the edge. The edge of the offensive zone, that is. All eight shots he took against Charlotte Wednesday were three-pointers. He hit three of them.

--F Shelden Williams is getting the minutes vacated by F Glen Davis. Prior to Tuesday, he hadn't been on national television since playing in the Final Four.

"It feels like I'm back at Duke all over again," he said. "There's just a lot of jitters."

MEDICAL WATCH:

--F Glen Davis (fractured right thumb) is out indefinitely. He has been seeing specialists to determine the extent of the injury.

--F Brian Scalabrine (sprained right ankle) is out. He suffered the injury in the next to last preseason game when he stepped on an out-of-position cameraman at Madison Square Garden.

--F Bill Walker (right knee surgery) is out indefinitely.

--G Tony Allen (rehab from right ankle surgery) had been practicing with the team and playing in some preseason games, but he has evidently suffered a setback. He has not been working out with the club for the last three weeks.