ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Rajon Rondo, Shooting guard Ray Allen, Small forward Paul Pierce, Power forward Kevin Garnett, Center Kendrick Perkins. Bench -- Guard Eddie House, Forward/Center Rasheed Wallace, Guard/Forward Marquis Daniels, Forward Shelden Williams, Forward Brian Scalabrine. PLAYER NOTES: --F Kevin Garnett is second to LeBron James among Eastern Conference forwards and fourth overall in the first returns for All-Star Game balloting. Paul Pierce is fourth among forwards, and Ray Allen is fourth for the guards.
--G Rajon Rondo took a flagrant foul hit from Brad Miller in the first quarter Saturday. He believed it was payback from the hits he gave out in last season's playoffs to the Bulls.
--G Eddie House came out firing Saturday. He got up 15 shots in 21 minutes off the bench, hitting three of 10 treys and scoring 15 points.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Glen Davis (fractured right thumb) will be in a cast another two weeks from Dec. 3.
--G-F Marquis Daniels (torn left thumb ligament) is out six-to-eight weeks from his Dec. 9 surgery.
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