The Cleveland Cavliers and Los Angeles Clippers, two presumptive title contenders, are the last teams to get their 2014-15 seasons underway. They'll both be in action Thursday night, with the Cavs hosting the non-showtime Knicks and the Clippers welcoming the Durant-less Thunder. LeBron James will throw chalk and Blake Griffin might hurt somebody.
Here are the starting lineups for those and the rest of Thursday's five NBA games:
Washington Wizards at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET
Position
Wizards
Magic
PG
John Wall
Elfrid Payton
SG
Garrett Temple
Evan Fournier
SF
Paul Pierce
Tobias Harris
PF
Nene Hilario
Channing Frye
C
Marcin Gortat
Nikola Vucevic
Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves, 8 p.m. ET
Position
Pistons
Timberwolves
PG
Brandon Jennings
Ricky Rubio
SG
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Kevin Martin
SF
Kyle Singler
Andrew Wiggins
PF
Josh Smith
Thaddeus Young
C
Andre Drummond
Nikola Pekovic
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers, 8 p.m. ET
Position
Knicks
Cavaliers
PG
Shane Larkin
Kyrie Irving
SG
Iman Shumpert
Dion Waiters
SF
Carmelo Anthony
LeBron James
PF
Quincy Acy
Kevin Love
C
Samuel Dalembert
Anderson Varejao
Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. ET
Position
Jazz
Mavericks
PG
Trey Burke
Jameer Nelson
SG
Alec Burks
Monta Ellis
SF
Gordon Hayward
Chandler Parsons
PF
Enes Kanter
Dirk Nowitzki
C
Derrick Favors
Tyson Chandler
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET