A busy Friday night in the Association calls for a dozen games on the slate.
To start, the rapidly-fading Charlotte Hornets fight for their scant playoff hopes against the injury-riddled Atlanta Hawks. Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors could reclaim third place in the East with a win over the Orlando Magic.
The Boston Celtics face LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a potential preview of the 2-versus-7 matchup. Elsewhere, the red-hot Brooklyn Nets take on the Washington Wizards in their push for the eighth seed.
The New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder both face playoff ineligible teams in their ongoing battle for the final playoff spot in the West. Elsewhere, in Houston, the San Antonio Spurs have a chance to jump into second with a win over the Rockets.
Here are your projected starting lineups:
Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Raptors | Magic |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Kyle Lowry | Elfrid Payton |
| SG | DeMar DeRozan | Victor Oladipo |
| SF | Terrence Ross | Tobias Harris |
| PF | Tyler Hansbrough | Dewayne Dedmon |
| C | Jonas Valanciunas | Nikola Vucevic |
Raptors PF Amir Johnson (ankle) is out
Raptors PG Kyle Lowry (back) will play
Magic SF Roy Devyn Marble (eye) is out
Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m. ET
| Position | Hornets | Hawks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Kemba Walker | Jeff Teague |
| SG | Gerald Henderson | Kyle Korver |
| SF | Jeff Taylor | DeMarre Carroll |
| PF | Marvin Williams | Mike Muscala |
| C | Bismack Biyombo | Al Horford |
Hornets C Al Jefferson (knee), SG Lance Stephenson (toe), SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (ankle), C Cody Zeller (shoulder) are out
Hawks PF Paul Millsap (shoulder), SF Thabo Sefolosha (ankle) are out
Hawks C Pero Antic (personal) is expected to play
Indiana Pacers at Detroit Pistons, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Pacers | Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| PG | George Hill | Reggie Jackson |
| SG | C.J. Miles | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
| SF | Solomon Hill | Caron Butler |
| PF | David West | Greg Monroe |
| C | Roy Hibbert | Andre Drummond |
Pacers SG C.J. Watson (elbow), SF Chris Copeland (elbow) are out
Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Celtics | Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Marcus Smart | Matthew Dellavedova |
| SG | Avery Bradley | J.R. Smith |
| SF | Evan Turner | LeBron James |
| PF | Brandon Bass | Kevin Love |
| C | Tyler Zeller | Timofey Mozgov |
Cavaliers SF LeBron James (rest) will play
Cavaliers SF Iman Shumpert (leg) is out
Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Wizards | Nets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Ramon Sessions | Deron Williams |
| SG | Bradley Beal | Markel Brown |
| SF | Paul Pierce | Joe Johnson |
| PF | Nene Hilario | Thaddeus Young |
| C | Marcin Gortat | Brook Lopez |
Wizards PF Nene Hilario (rest) will play
Wizards PG John Wall (rest), SG Garrett Temple (hamstring) are out
Nets SG Alan Anderson (ankle) is out
Nets SG Joe Johnson (illness) will play
Nets SF Earl Clark (back) is probable
Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks, 7:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Bucks | Knicks |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Michael Carter-Williams | Langston Galloway |
| SG | Khris Middleton | Tim Hardaway |
| SF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Lance Thomas |
| PF | Ersan Ilyasova | Quincy Acy |
| C | Zaza Pachulia | Cole Aldrich |
Knicks PF Andrea Bargnani (illness) is out
Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Suns | Pelicans |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Eric Bledsoe | Tyreke Evans |
| SG | P.J. Tucker | Eric Gordon |
| SF | Marcus Morris | Quincy Pondexter |
| PF | Markieff Morris | Anthony Davis |
| C | Brandan Wright | Omer Asik |
Suns SG Brandon Knight (ankle), C Alex Len (nose) are out
Pelicans PG Jrue Holiday (leg) will play
Sacramento Kings at Oklahoma City Thunder, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Kings | Thunder |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Ray McCallum | Russell Westbrook |
| SG | Ben McLemore | Dion Waiters |
| SF | Omri Casspi | Andre Roberson |
| PF | Carl Landry | Enes Kanter |
| C | Jason Thompson | Steven Adams |
Kings PG Darren Collison (hip), C DeMarcus Cousins (foot) are out
Kings PF Rudy Gay (head), SG Nik Stauskas (back) are questionable
Thunder SG Dion Waiters (knee), PF Nick Collison (ankle) will play
San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Spurs | Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Tony Parker | Jason Terry |
| SG | Danny Green | James Harden |
| SF | Kawhi Leonard | Trevor Ariza |
| PF | Tim Duncan | Terrence Jones |
| C | Aron Baynes | Dwight Howard |
Spurs C Tiago Splitter (calf) is out
Spurs SG Marco Belinelli (groin) is questionable
Rockets SF Kostas Papanikolaou (ankle) is probable
Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m. ET
| Position | Mavericks | Nuggets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Rajon Rondo | Ty Lawson |
| SG | Monta Ellis | Randy Foye |
| SF | Richard Jefferson | Wilson Chandler |
| PF | Dirk Nowitzki | Danilo Gallinari |
| C | Tyson Chandler | Kenneth Faried |
Mavericks SF Chandler Parsons (knee) is out
Nuggets PG Jameer Nelson (hip), PF Darrell Arthur (calf) are out
Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz, 9 p.m. ET
| Position | Grizzlies | Jazz |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Beno Udrih | Dante Exum |
| SG | Courtney Lee | Rodney Hood |
| SF | Jeff Green | Gordon Hayward |
| PF | Zach Randolph | Derrick Favors |
| C | Marc Gasol | Rudy Gobert |
Grizzlies PG Mike Conley (foot), SG Tony Allen (hamstring) are out
Jazz PG Trey Burke (back) is out
Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Timberwolves | Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Zach LaVine | Jordan Clarkson |
| SG | Kevin Martin | Jabari Brown |
| SF | Andrew Wiggins | Wesley Johnson |
| PF | Adreian Payne | Ryan Kelly |
| C | Justin Hamilton | Tarik Black |
Timberwolves SG Gary Neal (ankle), PF Anthony Bennett (ankle), C Gorgui Dieng (concussion) are out
Timberwolves PF Kevin Garnett (knee) is doubtful
Timberwolves SG Kevin Martin (illness) is probable
Lakers SG Nick Young (knee), PG Jeremy Lin (knee) are out
