
ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Mario Chalmers, Shooting guard
Dwyane Wade, Small forward Shawn Marion, Power forward Michael Beasley, Center Udonis Haslem. Bench -- Guard Marcus Banks, Center
Mark Blount, Guard Shaun Livingston, Guard Daequan Cook, Guard Chris
Quinn, Forward Dorell Wright, Forward Yakhouba Diawara, Center Joel
Anthony, Center Jamaal Magloire, Forward James Jones.
PLAYER NOTES:
--G Mario Chalmers, who was in a 6-for-18 three-game shooting
slump, was 5-for-7 from the field. Chalmers added six assists and just
one turnover.
--F Shawn Marion had mixed results. He finished with 12 points and
nine rebounds. But he also shot four air-balls and allowed Antawn
Jamison to go for 25 points and 12 rebounds.
--F Michael Beasley sat out the entire fourth quarter at
Washington. Beasley, considered a defensive liability right now, has
sat out all or much of the fourth quarter in three of the last four
games, and it has been mostly for defensive purposes.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F James Jones (right wrist surgery) is out until mid-January.
Jones, Miami's best three-point shooter, thinks he'll be back sooner,
however.
--C Jamaal Magloire (broken bone left hand) is out until
mid-November. Magloire has been cleared for non-contact drills but
he's expected to be at least one week from returning.
--C Alonzo Mourning (knee surgery) is out until sometime in
January. Mourning, 38, isn't on the roster but Miami expects him to
return.