ROTATION: Starters -- Guard Mario Chalmers, Guard Dwyane Wade, Forward Shawn Marion, Forward Udonis Haslem, Center Joel Anthony. Bench -- Forward Michael Beasley, Guard Daequan Cook, Guard Chris Quinn, Forward Yakhouba Diawara, Guard Marcus Banks, Center Mark Blount, Guard Shaun Livingston, Forward Dorell Wright, Center Jamaal Magloire, Forward James Jones.
PLAYER NOTES: --F Michael Beasley had 24 points off the bench Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers, which ties him for the fourth-best scoring performance as a rookie reserve in franchise history. Harold Miner and Willie Burton each had 27-point games off the bench. Beasley had 19 points Monday at Golden State. The 43-point two-game total is the best back-to-back showing of Beasley's 18-game NBA career.
--G Dwyane Wade had double-digit assists for the fifth time this season. The Heat is 2-3 in those games. Wade has had double-digit assists in back-to-back games twice this season. He had 11 assists against the Clippers on Saturday. Wade finished with 37 points Monday and the Heat is 4-3 in games he scores 30 or more points.
--F Shawn Marion (21 points, season-best 15 rebounds) had his fifth double-double against Golden State. Marion has averaged 10.3 rebounds per game in his last six games.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F James Jones (right wrist surgery) is out until mid-January. Jones, the Heat's best 3-point shooter, had his cast removed on Nov. 18 and thinks he'll be back sooner than mid-January.
--F Dorell Wright (knee surgery) is out until January. He had surgery on his left knee Nov. 25 to remove loose bodies.
--C Alonzo Mourning (knee surgery) is out until sometime in January or possibly February. Mourning, 38, isn't on the roster but the Heat expects him to return.
