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Starting Lineups: Feb. 20

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / reuters

The trade deadline and All-Star weekend have passed, which means the NBA is officially heading into the the regular season's final stretch.

Friday brings about a packed schedule, with 13 games on the slate. To start, the Toronto Raptors visit the Atlanta Hawks for a battle between the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference. That's followed by another Eastern clash between the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Then, the Western Conference is on full display. The Houston Rockets visit the Dallas Mavericks for a skirmish with their Texas rivals. That's followed by a heavyweight bout between the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. In short, basketball is back with a bang.

Here are your projected starting lineups:

New Orleans Pelicans at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET

Pelicans

  • Tyreke Evans
  • Eric Gordon
  • Dante Cunningham
  • Anthony Davis
  • Omer Asik
Magic
  • Elfrid Payton
  • Victor Oladipo
  • Tobias Harris
  • Channing Frye
  • Nikola Vucevic

Pelicans PG Jrue Holiday (leg) will not play
Pelicans PF Anthony Davis (shoulder) will not play
Magic SF Tobias Harris (knee) will not play

Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers. 7 p.m. ET

Pacers

  • George Hill
  • C.J. Miles
  • Solomon Hill
  • David West
  • Roy Hibbert
76ers
  • Tim Frazier
  • Jason Richardson
  • Robert Covington
  • Luc Mbah a Moute
  • Nerlens Noel

76ers SG Jason Richardson (foot) will play

Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. ET

Bulls

  • Derrick Rose
  • Jimmy Butler
  • Mike Dunleavy
  • Pau Gasol
  • Joakim Noah
Pistons
  • Spencer Dinwiddie
  • Jodie Meeks
  • Caron Butler
  • Greg Monroe
  • Andre Drummond

Miami Heat at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. ET

Heat

  • Mario Chalmers
  • Dwyane Wade
  • Luol Deng
  • Udonis Haslem
  • Hassan Whiteside

Knicks

  • Jose Calderon
  • Langston Galloway
  • Tim Hardaway
  • Jason Smith
  • Louis Amundson

Heat PF Chris Bosh (lungs) will not play

Toronto Raptors at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. ET

Raptors

  • Kyle Lowry
  • DeMar DeRozan
  • James Johnson
  • Amir Johnson
  • Jonas Valanciunas

Hawks

  • Jeff Teague
  • Kyle Korver
  • DeMarre Carroll
  • Paul Millsap
  • Al Horford

Hawks SG Thabo Sefolosha (calf) will not play

Phoenix Suns at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET

Suns

  • Eric Bledsoe
  • Gerald Green
  • P.J. Tucker
  • Markieff Morris
  • Alex Len

Timberwolves

  • Ricky Rubio
  • Kevin Martin
  • Andrew Wiggins
  • Anthony Bennett
  • Nikola Pekovic

Timberwolves SF Shabazz Muhammad (hand) will play

Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards, 8 p.m. ET

Cavaliers

  • Kyrie Irving
  • J.R. Smith
  • LeBron James
  • Kevin Love
  • Timofey Mozgov

Wizards

  • John Wall
  • Otto Porter
  • Paul Pierce
  • Nene Hilario
  • Marcin Gortat

Wizards SG Bradley Beal (toe) will not play
Wizards C Kevin Seraphon (illness) will not play

Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. ET

Rockets

  • Patrick Beverley
  • James Harden
  • Trevor Ariza
  • Donatas Motiejunas
  • Joey Dorsey

Mavericks

  • Rajon Rondo
  • Monta Ellis
  • Chandler Parsons
  • Dirk Nowitzki
  • Tyson Chandler

Denver Nuggets at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET

Nuggets

  • Jameer Nelson
  • Danilo Galinari
  • Wilson Chandler
  • Kenneth Faried
  • Jusuf Nurkic

Bucks

  • Jerryd Bayless
  • Khris Middleton
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Jared Dudley
  • John Henson

Bucks C Miles Plumlee is available to play
Bucks PG Tyler Ennis is available to play
Bucks F Ersan Ilyasova (illness) will not play
Nuggets PG Ty Lawson (internal discipline) will not play

Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz, 9 p.m. ET

Trail Blazers

  • Damian Lillard
  • Wesley Matthews
  • Nicolas Batum
  • LaMarcus Aldridge
  • Robin Lopez

Jazz

  • Dante Exum
  • Elijah Millsap
  • Gordon Hayward
  • Derrick Favors
  • Rudy Gobert

Trail Blazers C Chris Kaman (ankle) a game-time decision

Boston Celtics at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. ET

Celtics

  • Marcus Smart
  • Avery Bradley
  • Evan Turner
  • Brandon Bass
  • Tyler Zeller

Kings

  • Ray McCallum
  • Ben McLemore
  • Rudy Gay
  • Carl Landry
  • DeMarcus Cousins

Kings PF Reggie Evans (knee) will not play
Kings PG Darren Collison (hip) will not play
Celtics C Kelly Olynyk (ankle) a game-time decision
Celtics PF Jared Sullinger (foot) will not play
 

San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET

Spurs

  • Tony Parker
  • Danny Green
  • Kawhi Leonard
  • Tim Duncan
  • Aron Baynes

Warriors

  • Stephen Curry
  • Klay Thompson
  • Harrison Barnes
  • Draymond Green
  • Andrew Bogut

Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET

Nets

  • Deron Williams
  • Alan Anderson
  • Joe Johnson
  • Brook Lopez
  • Mason Plumlee

Lakers

  • Jordan Clarkson
  • Wayne Ellington
  • Ryan Kelly
  • Tarik Black
  • Robert Sacre

Nets PG Jarrett Jack (hamstring) a game-time decision
Nets F Thaddeus Young is available to play

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