ESPN.com PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Blazers went with a big starting lineup to open exhibition play, and coach Maurice Cheeks says to expect more experimentation to come. The Blazers started Tuesday night's 104-80 victory over the Houston Rockets with Rasheed Wallace, Zach Randolph, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, Bonzi Wells and Damon Stoudamire. Boumtje-Boumtje was starting in place of Dale Davis. Starting guard Derek Anderson didn't make an appearance until later in the first quarter. "It's going to depend on match-ups we have," Cheeks said. "Certain matchups may not be conducive to using Rasheed, Dale and Zach in the front court." Wallace scored 19 points, and Randolph had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Blazers in the exhibition opener for both teams Tuesday night. As Yao Ming watched from the bench in street clothes, Alex Scales led the Rockets with 11 points. Kelvin Cato had nine points and eight rebounds. "We played bad," Houston's new coach Jeff Van Gundy said. The Trail Blazers began to pull away late in the first quarter. Jeff McInnis' layup made it 24-17, before his steal and a well-placed pass to Ruben Patterson under the basket for a dunk made it 26-17. The Blazers, who experimented with different on-court combinations, went up 40-21 on Randolph's slam midway through the second quarter. They led 46-34 at the half. The Blazers went up 98-71 on Qyntel Woods' dunk with just under three minutes to play. "I thought tonight we got good results with the big front line and playing Bonzi at shooting guard," Cheeks said. "But we won't necessarily do that in every game." Yao arrived in the United States on Sunday, after playing for China's national team -- which won the Asian Games title and a spot in the 2004 Olympics. He's had just one practice with the Rockets. In addition to Van Gundy, the Rockets made key player moves in the offseason by acquiring forward Jim Jackson and center John Amaechi. The Blazers didn't look much different. Starting guard Scottie Pippen went to the Chicago Bulls via free agency, while Lithuanian center Arvydas Sabonis retired. Guard Antonio Daniels also left as a free agent, but otherwise the team remained intact. Center Dale Davis did not start for the Blazers because of a groin strain. He also was not expected to play Thursday when the Blazers travel to McArthur Court at the University of Oregon for an exhibition game against Sacramento. ※ 编辑: Bbokie 来自: 203.70.203.237 (10/08 15:43)