ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Russell Westbrook, Shooting guard Thabo Sefolosha, Small forward Kevin Durant, Power forward Jeff Green, Center Nenad Krstic. Bench -- Guard Earl Watson, Guard Chucky Atkins, Center Robert Swift, Forward Nick Collison, Forward Malik Rose, Guard Damien Wilkins, Guard Kyle Weaver.
PLAYER NOTES: --F Kevin Durant returned to the starting lineup after missing six games with a sprained ankle, and had 22 points and six rebounds Saturday at Phoenix. He played a tad under 39 minutes.
"I felt good, I was a little winded at first, but when I got my second wind I was all right," Durant said. "I wanted to play more, but I just have to easily get back into it. I felt good in the first half, but I shot a couple shots short. That just getting my wind back I think.
"I just wanted to come out there and be aggressive. I think I did an OK job, but I think I can do better. In the second half, I felt good. I was coming off screens and my ankle felt good. I was happy to be back out there."
--F Nick Collison was back Saturday at Phoenix after missing the previous two games with a groin injury. He had four points and two rebounds in 22 1/2 minutes.
Collison had grabbed at least eight rebounds in each of the four games before the injury, including two double-doubles.
--G Thabo Sefolosha is having a highly productive March. He averaged 14 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.4 assists in the five games leading up to Saturday at Phoenix.
Sefolosha had 11 points and eight rebounds against the Suns.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--G Desmond Mason (knee surgery) is missing the rest of the season. He is expected to make a full recovery.
--F D.J. White (jaw surgery) had a benign tumor removed Oct. 13. The second phase of the surgery involved mending the jaw with bone graft taken from his hip.
