ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Mike Conley, Shooting guard O.J. Mayo, Small forward Rudy Gay, Power forward Zach Randolph, Center Marc Gasol. Bench -- Forward DeMarre Carroll, guard Sam Young, guard Marcus Williams, point guard Jamaal Tinsley, center Hasheem Thabeet. PLAYER NOTES: --F Zach Randolph had 24 points and 13 rebounds Wednesday against Phoenix. He set a franchise record with 10 offensive rebounds, breaking the record of nine, last achieved by Lorenzen Wright in December 2005.
--C Hasheem Thabeet had the best offensive game of his rookie season, with nine points and five rebounds.
--C Marc Gasol, the only NBA player to rank in the top five in rebounds (11.1 per game) and field goal percentage (.611), has hit 33 of 41 shots in his past five games.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Darrell Arthur is out for four months after surgery to repair a partially torn pectoral muscle.
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