Starting and bench lineups that provide the most balance in offense & defense

Scola should be inserted to the starting lineup. So, the starting 5 are

- Alston
- T-mac
- Battier
- Scola
- Yao

After 10 minutes, take Yao and Battier out. Put in James, Francis and Bonzi to play an uptempo game.
- James
- Francis
- T-mac
- Bonzi
- Scola

after 5 minutes, take james, t-mac, scola out and insert Yao, Battier and Hayes in. Put Francis at PG. Post Yao or Bonzi.

In the 4th quarter, play Yao, T-mac, Scola and two players that play the best.

Every time, Yao gets a defensive rebound, he throws a nice quick outlet pass to his teammate. How come his teammates don't push the ball up? The Rockets have good finishers, T-mac, Francis, Bonzi.