"We've got to get better defensive rotation," Daly said.

What's more, Karl is thinking seriously of changing his defensive rotation in order that Rodman can be blocked off the boards.

Coupled with the Nets' poor defensive rotations, the Celtics were leading by 22 points.

Lethargic for the second straight game, they were slow on their defensive rotations and allowed Milwaukee to blitz them for 48.8 percent shooting.

However, he saw little time in the defensive rotation.

The Hornets made 10 of 22 3-point attempts against the Nets' molasses-slow defensive rotations.

The Knicks will have to show more discipline in their defensive rotations or watch Robinson and Duncan outrebound them as a team again.

When the Nets got confused on a defensive rotation, Stephen Jackson sank a 3-pointer with 9.7 second left to cut the Nets' lead to 86-85.

"We have a couple of players on our team who simply do not read the situation well," Riley said of the Knicks' defensive rotations.

The announcers assumed Ewing was angry at Starks for not making the defensive rotation.