Starting Lineups: Nov. 19
The 2014 offseason champions are set to go toe-to-toe with the actual NBA champions on Wednesday night, as the San Antonio Spurs visit the Cleveland Cavaliers to kick off an ESPN doubleheader at 7 p.m. ET.
The second half of the twin bill sees the Los Angeles Lakers, fresh off their second win of the season, visit the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, and guard Jason Terry said Houston will take its frustrations out on the Lakers.
Elsewhere, the top teams in each conference square off, as Memphis visits the Toronto Raptors, Bradley Beal may make his season debut, Andrew Wiggins continues his tour of ridiculous assignments trying to cover Carmelo Anthony and a lot more.
Here are tonight's projected starting lineups:
San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m. ET
Position | Spurs | Cavaliers |
---|---|---|
PG | Tony Parker | Kyrie Irving |
SG | Danny Green | Shawn Marion |
SF | Kawhi Leonard | LeBron James |
PF | Tim Duncan | Kevin Love |
C | Boris Diaw | Anderson Varejao |
*Spurs C/PF Matt Bonner (illness) will not play
Charlotte Hornets at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m. ET
Position | Hornets | Pacers |
---|---|---|
PG | Kemba Walker | Donald Sloan |
SG | Gerald Henderson | Solomon Hill |
SF | Lance Stephenson | Chris Copeland |
PF | Marvin Williams | Luis Scola |
C | Al Jefferson | Roy Hibbert |
*Hornets SG P.J. Hairston (ankle) will not play
Los Angeles Clippers at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET
Position | Clippers | Magic |
---|---|---|
PG | Chris Paul | Victor Oladipo |
SG | J.J. Redick | Willie Green |
SF | Matt Barnes | Tobias Harris |
PF | Blake Griffin | Channing Frye |
C | DeAndre Jordan | Nikola Vucevic |
*Magic SG Willie Green will start in place of Evan Fournier (heel)
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m. ET
Position | Celtics | 76ers |
---|---|---|
PG | Rajon Rondo | Michael Carter-Williams |
SG | Avery Bradley | Hollis Thompson |
SF | Jeff Green | Luc Richard Mbah a Moute |
PF | Jared Sullinger | Nerlens Noel |
C | Kelly Olynyk | Henry Sims |
Dallas Mavericks at Washington Wizards, 7 p.m. ET
Position | Mavericks | Wizards |
---|---|---|
PG | Jameer Nelson | John Wall |
SG | Monta Ellis | Garrett Temple |
SF | Chandler Parsons | Paul Pierce |
PF | Dirk Nowitzki | Nene |
C | Tyson Chandler | Marcin Gortat |
*Wizards SG Bradley Beal (wrist) could make season debut
Milwaukee Bucks at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. ET
Position | Bucks | Nets |
---|---|---|
PG | Brandon Knight | Deron Williams |
SG | Khris Middleton | Bojan Bogdanovic |
SF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Joe Johnson |
PF | Jabari Parker | Kevin Garnett |
C | Larry Sanders | Mason Plumlee |
Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. ET
Position | Suns | Pistons |
---|---|---|
PG | Eric Bledsoe | Brandon Jennings |
SG | Goran Dragic | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
SF | Marcus Morris | Josh Smith |
PF | Markieff Morris | Greg Monroe |
C | Miles Plumlee | Andre Drummond |
Memphis Grizzlies at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m. ET
Position | Grizzlies | Raptors |
---|---|---|
PG | Mike Conley | Kyle Lowry |
SG | Quincy Pondexter | DeMar DeRozan |
SF | Tayshaun Prince | Terrence Ross |
PF | Zach Randolph | Amir Johnson |
C | Marc Gasol | Jonas Valanciunas |
*Grizzlies G/F Tony Allen, SG Courtney Lee, G Beno Udrih, C Kosta Koufos, C/PF Jon Leuer all out due to stomach virus
*Raptors F James Johnson (ankle) will not play
New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET
Position | Knicks | Timberwolves |
---|---|---|
PG | Shane Larkin | Mo Williams |
SG | Iman Shumpert | Kevin Martin |
SF | Carmelo Anthony | Andrew Wiggins |
PF | Quincy Acy | Shabazz Muhammad |
C | Samuel Dalembert | Gorgui Dieng |
*Timberwolves PG Mo Williams and F Shabazz Muhammad will start
*Knicks PF Quincy Acy will start
Oklahoma City Thunder at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m. ET
Position | Thunder | Nuggets |
---|---|---|
PG | Reggie Jackson | Ty Lawson |
SG | Jeremy Lamb | Arron Afflalo |
SF | Lance Thomas | Wilson Chandler |
PF | Serge Ibaka | Kenneth Faried |
C | Steven Adams | Timofey Mozgov |
Los Angeles Lakers at Houston Rockets, 9:30 p.m. ET
Position | Lakers | Rockets |
---|---|---|
PG | Jeremy Lin | Patrick Beverley |
SG | Kobe Bryant | James Harden |
SF | Wesley Johnson | Trevor Ariza |
PF | Carlos Boozer | Donatas Motiejunas |
C | Jordan Hill | Tarik Black |
*Rockets C Dwight Howard (knee) will not play