Ellis shot 58 percent from the field and averaged 29.5 points against his old teammates.

New York averaged just 79 points against Houston this season.

Jordan averaged 31 points against New York in the season.

He is averaging 24 points in the first two games against Miami.

Jordan averaged 31 points a game against New Jersey last season.

He averaged 17 points and 7.6 rebounds against older players, most of them professionals in the European leagues.

Johnson, now a reserve, averaged 18.3 points in three previous starts against the Irish.

Johnson, who averaged 25 points against New York, will also present problems.

Reed was 0-2 with a 6.07 earned run averaged against the Giants this year and is 2-5 in his career.

Wilkins averaged 27.7 points against Boston, but it was on only 45 percent shooting from the field.