ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Beno Udrih, Shooting guard Kevin Martin, Small forward Andres Nocioni, Power forward Jason Thompson, Center Spencer Hawes. Bench -- Forward Francisco Garcia, Guard Rashad McCants, Forward Donte' Greene, Center Calvin Booth.
PLAYER NOTES: --G-F Andres Nocioni may have had 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting against New Orleans on Tuesday, but he won't remember that nearly as much as he will his part in the game's final play. It was his man, the Hornets' Rasual Butler, who got free for a three-pointer that downed the Kings at the buzzer.
--G Kevin Martin has seen his scoring dip recently. After scoring 19-plus points in 10 of 11 games, he scored 16, 31, 17, and 20 points in the last four games. In relative standards, that is a decline for Martin, who entered Tuesday's game averaging 24.1 points per game.
--G-F Francisco Garcia hit a three-pointer and a long two-pointer in the final two minutes against New Orleans, reinforcing his reputation as the Kings' most reliable late-game threat. Garcia had 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--G Bobby Jackson (ankle, day to day).
