<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> Jermaine O'Neal is expected to be back in the lineup when the Indiana Pacers open their four-game Western trip Tuesday in Denver.</p> </p> O'Neal has missed the past three games and four overall with knee and calf injuries. An MRI taken Saturday revealed a slight tear in his calf, but the knee was "stable," according to coach Jim O'Brien.</p> </p> Asked last week what he wanted for Christmas, Marquis Daniels replied, "healthy knees."</p> </p> Daniels has missed three games this season with lingering knee issues, but looked fine Sunday when he scored 25 points -- 19 in the second half. -- <font color="#000000">Indianapolis Star</font></p> </div></p>
