Starting Lineups: Dec. 2
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