ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Tony Parker, Shooting guard Michael Finley, Small forward Bruce Bowen, Power forward Tim Duncan, Center Rasho Nesterovic. Bench -- Forward Robert Horry, Guard Manu Ginobili, Guard Beno Udrih, Guard Brent Barry, Center Nazr Mohammed, forward Fabricio Oberto.
Injuries: Nick Van Exel, inflamed left elbow, questionable.
PLAYER NOTES:
--With Nick Van Exel missing his first game of the season because of an inflamed left elbow, Beno Udrih got all the backup time behind starting point guard Tony Parker. He made two of four shots and had two assists in 12:32. Van Exel, who got a cortisone injection in his left elbow on Friday, said he likely would return to action for Wednesday's game against Portland.
--Tim Duncan had 10 rebounds, leaving him five shy of 7,500 for his career.
--Manu Ginobili, who missed nearly two weeks of action after his foot sprain, said he got no more tired than normal in Denver's thin air.
Posted at 09:32 am by ryanleecluett
