Tracy McGrady will rest his sore left knee when the Rockets take on the Pacers on Wednesday night.

"I'm out tonight," McGrady said. "The knee is a little sore so tonight I'm taking it off.

Houston's initial course of action was to let McGrady play through the soreness.

"It's not being able to go out and play at a high level tonight because my knee is a lot sorer than normal. It's being cautious," McGrady added. "It's one game I'm sitting out and looking forward to coming back and playing the next game.

"It's all about being able to go out there and contribute and help my team win ballgames. I don't think I can be effective going out there tonight the way I feel so I'm going to take the route of not playing. I believe in my team that they can go out and win."