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Starting Lineups: Dec. 2

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The return of reigning MVP Kevin Durant, in a matchup with early-season MVP Anthony Davis, headlines a 10-game Tuesday night on the NBA schedule. 

That slate also includes Bulls-Mavericks in a battle between unstoppable force and immovable object, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in action, and the Raptors and Kings meeting almost exactly one year after the big Rudy Gay trade.

Here are tonight's projected starting lineups.

Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 p.m. ET

Position Bucks Cavaliers
PG Brandon Knight Kyrie Irving
SG O.J. Mayo Shawn Marion
SF Giannis Antetokounmpo LeBron James
PF Jabari Parker Kevin Love
C Larry Sanders Anderson Varejao

*Bucks C John Henson (foot) will not play

Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Celtics Hawks
PG Rajon Rondo Jeff Teague
SG Avery Bradley Kyle Korver
SF Jeff Green DeMarre Carroll
PF Jared Sullinger Paul Millsap
C Tyler Zeller Al Horford

*Celtics PG Marcus Smart (ankle) will not play

Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Lakers Pistons
PG Jeremy Lin Brandon Jennings
SG Kobe Bryant Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
SF Wesley Johnson Kyle Singler
PF Carlos Boozer Josh Smith
C Jordan Hill Andre Drummond

Brooklyn Nets at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Nets Knicks
PG Deron Williams Jose Calderon
SG Bojan Bogdanovic Iman Shumpert
SF Joe Johnson Carmelo Anthony
PF Kevin Garnett Amar'e Stoudemire
C Brook Lopez Samuel Dalembert

*Knicks SG J.R. Smith (illness) will not play
*Knicks PF Andre Bargnani (calf) will not play
*Nets SF Andrei Kirilenko (personal) will not play

Dallas Mavericks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. ET

Position Mavericks Bulls
PG Jameer Nelson Derrick Rose
SG Monta Ellis Jimmy Butler
SF Chandler Parsons Mike Dunleavy
PF Dirk Nowitzki Pau Gasol
C Tyson Chandler Joakim Noah

*Bulls PF Taj Gibson (ankle) will not play
*Bulls SF Doug McDermott (knee) will not play
*Mavericks PG Raymond Felton (ankle) will not play
*Mavericks PG Jameer Nelson (back) will play

Oklahoma City Thunder at New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 p.m. ET

Position Thunder Pelicans
PG Russell Westbrook Jrue Holiday
SG Andre Roberson Tyreke Evans
SF Kevin Durant Luke Babbitt
PF Serge Ibaka Anthony Davis
C Steven Adams Omer Asik

*Thunder F Kevin Durant (foot) will make season debut
*Thunder PF Mitch McGary (foot) will not play

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets, 9:00 p.m. ET

Position Blazers Nuggets
PG Damian Lillard Ty Lawson
SG Wesley Matthews Arron Afflalo
SF Nicolas Batum Wilson Chandler
PF LaMarcus Aldridge Kenneth Faried
C Robin Lopez Timofey Mozgov

*Blazers SG Will Barton (illness) will not play
*Blazers SG C.J. McCollum (finger) will not play
*Nuggets SG Randy Foye (quad) will not play

Indiana Pacers at Phoenix Suns, 9:00 p.m. ET

Position Pacers Suns
PG Donald Sloan Eric Bledsoe
SG Rodney Stuckey Goran Dragic
SF Solomon Hill P.J. Tucker
PF David West Markieff Morris
C Roy Hibbert Miles Plumlee

*Pacers C Roy Hibbert (ankle) will return to the lineup
*Suns G Isaiah Thomas (ankle) will not play

Toronto Raptors at Sacramento Kings, 10:00 p.m. ET

Position Raptors Kings
PG Kyle Lowry Darren Collison
SG Greivis Vasquez Ben McLemore
SF Terrence Ross Rudy Gay
PF Amir Johnson Jason Thompson
C Jonas Valanciunas Carl Landry

*Kings C DeMarcus Cousins (illness) will not play
*Raptors SG DeMar DeRozan (groin) will not play

Orlando Magic at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET

Position Magic Warriors
PG Victor Oladipo Stephen Curry
SG Evan Fournier Klay Thompson
SF Tobias Harris Harrison Barnes
PF Channing Frye Draymond Green
C Kyle O'Quinn Andrew Bogut

*Warriors PG Stephen Curry (ankle) will play
*Warriors SG Klay Thompson (quad) will play
*Warriors PF David Lee (hamstring) will not play
*Magic PF Aaron Gordon (foot) will not play
*Magic C Nikola Vucevic (back) will not play

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