Starting lineups: Dec. 13
Eight games Saturday, including a marquee matinee matchup as the Warriors, first in the NBA in defensive rating, visit the Mavericks, first in offensive rating. The last time these two met in April, Steph Curry sunk Dallas with a jumper in the final second of overtime.
The night games have a little less punch in terms of storyline, but the Hawks will look to win their 10th in a row, Dwight Howard could return and, hey, there's always the 76ers.
Here are Saturday's projected starting lineups:
Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks, 2 p.m. ET
| osition | Warriors | Mavericks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Steph Curry | Jameer Nelson |
| SG | Klay Thompson | Monta Ellis |
| SF | Harrison Barnes | Richard Jefferson |
| PF | Draymond Green | Dirk Nowizki |
| C | Festus Ezeli | Tyson Chandler |
*Warriors PF David Lee (hamstring), C Andrew Bogut (knee) remain out
*Mavericks PG Jameer Nelson (shoulder) will play
*Mavericks SF Chandler Parsons (back) will not play
*Mavericks PG Raymond Felton (ankle) remains out
Brooklyn Nets at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Nets | Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Deron Williams | Kemba Walker |
| SG | Sergey Karasev | Gerald Henderson |
| SF | Joe Johnson | Lance Stephenson |
| PF | Cory Jefferson | Cody Zeller |
| C | Mason Plumlee | Al Jefferson |
*Nets PF Kevin Garnett (foot) will not play
*Nets PF Mirza Teletovic (hip) will not play
*Nets C Brook Lopez (back) remains out
*Hornets SG P.J. Hairston (disciplinary) did not play Friday
*Hornets SF Jeffery Taylor (suspension) remains out
Portland Trail Blazers at Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Trail Blazers | Pacers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Damian Lillard | C.J. Watson |
| SG | Wesley Matthews | Rodney Stuckey |
| SF | Nicolas Batum | Solomon Hill |
| PF | LaMarcus Aldridge | David West |
| C | Robin Lopez | Roy Hibbert |
*Blazers SG C.J. McCollum (finger) remains out
*Pacers SF C.J. Miles (knee) will not play
*Pacers SF Paul George (leg), PG George Hill (knee, quad), C Ian Mahinmi (foot) remain out
Atlanta Hawks at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Hawks | Magic |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Jeff Teague | Victor Oladipo |
| SG | Kyle Korver | Evan Fournier |
| SF | DeMarre Carroll | Tobias Harris |
| PF | Paul Millsap | Channing Frye |
| C | Al Horford | Nikola Vucevic |
*Hawks C Pero Antic (illness) will not play
*Magic C Nikola Vucevic (back) will play
*Magic PF Aaron Gordon (foot) remains out
Los Angeles Clippers at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Clippers | Bucks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Chris Paul | Brandon Knight |
| SG | J.J. Redick | O.J. Mayo |
| SF | Matt Barnes | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| PF | Blake Griffin | Jabari Parker |
| C | DeAndre Jordan | Larry Sanders |
*Clippers PF Spencer Hawes (knee) doubtful
*Clippers SF Chris Douglas-Roberts (Achilles) will be available
*Clippers SF Reggie Bullock (ankle) will be available
*Bucks PF John Henson (ankle), PF Ersan Ilyasova (nose), SF Damien Inglis (foot) remain out
Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Grizzlies | 76ers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Mike Conley | Michael Carter-Williams |
| SG | Courtney Lee | Hollis Thompson |
| SF | Tony Allen | Luc Mbah a Moute |
| PF | Zach Randolph | Robert Covington |
| C | Marc Gasol | Nerlens Noel |
*76ers SG K.J. McDaniels (ankle) will not play
*76ers C Joel Embiid (foot), SG Jason Richardson (knee), PF Andrei Kirilenko (personal) remain out
Denver Nuggets at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Nuggets | Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Ty Lawson | Patrick Beverley |
| SG | Arron Afflalo | James Harden |
| SF | Wilson Chandler | Trevor Ariza |
| PF | J.J. Hickson | Donatas Motiejunas |
| C | Timofey Mozgov | Dwight Howard |
*Nuggets SF Danilo Gallinari (knee) will not play
*Nuggets SF Wilson Chandler (illness) will play
*Nuggets PG Nate Robinson (back) will not play
*Nuggets SG Randy Foye (quad), C JaVale McGee (leg) remain out
*Rockets C Dwight Howard (knee) will play
*Rockets SF Trevor Ariza (knee) probable
*Rockets PG Isaiah Canaan (ankle) will not play
*Rockets SF Francisco Garcia (ankle) will not play
*Rockets PF Terrence Jones (nerve), PF Kostas Papanikolaou (knee) remain out
Detroit Pistons at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. ET
| Position | Pistons | Kings |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Brandon Jennings | Darren Collison |
| SG | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Ben McLemore |
| SF | Josh Smith | Rudy Gay |
| PF | Greg Monroe | Jason Thompson |
| C | Andre Drummond | Reggie Evans |
*Kings SF Omri Casspi (knee) will not play
*Kings C DeMarcus Cousins (illness) remains out