Starting Lineups: Dec. 18
A Western Conference showdown between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder highlights a four-game Thursday night in the Association, while the Chicago Bulls host the New York Knicks, the Houston Rockets welcome the New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings are expected to get DeMarcus Cousins back against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Here are tonight's projected starting lineups.
New York Knicks at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. ET
| Position | Knicks | Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Jose Calderon | Kirk Hinrich |
| SG | Tim Hardaway | Jimmy Butler |
| SF | Travis Wear | Mike Dunleavy |
| PF | Amar'e Stoudemire | Pau Gasol |
| C | Cole Aldrich | Joakim Noah |
*Bulls PG Derrick Rose (illness) will not play
*Bulls PF Taj Gibson (ankle) will not play
*Knicks F Carmelo Anthony (knee) will not play
*Knicks SG J.R. Smith (heel) will not play
New Orleans Pelicans at Houston Rockets, 8:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Pelicans | Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Jrue Holiday | Patrick Beverley |
| SG | Austin Rivers | James Harden |
| SF | Luke Babbitt | Trevor Ariza |
| PF | Anthony Davis | Donatas Motiejunas |
| C | Omer Asik | Dwight Howard |
*Pelicans G Tyreke Evans (knee) will not play
*Rockets F Kostas Papanikolaou (knee) will play
Milwaukee Bucks at Sacramento Kings, 10 p.m. ET
| Position | Bucks | Kings |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Brandon Knight | Darren Collison |
| SG | O.J. Mayo | Ben McLemore |
| SF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Rudy Gay |
| PF | Johnny O'Bryant | Jason Thompson |
| C | Zaza Pachulia | DeMarcus Cousins |
*Kings C DeMarcus Cousins (virus) will play
*Kings SF Rudy Gay (Achilles) will play
*Kings PF Reggie Evans (knee, hip) will not play
*Kings F Omri Casspi (knee) will not play
*Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo (ankle) will play
*Bucks C Larry Sanders (suspension) will not play
*Bucks PF Johnny O'Bryant will start
Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors, 10:30 p.m. ET
| Position | Thunder | Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Russell Westbrook | Stephen Curry |
| SG | Andre Roberson | Klay Thompson |
| SF | Kevin Durant | Harrison Barnes |
| PF | Serge Ibaka | Draymond Green |
| C | Steven Adams | Festus Ezeli |
*Warriors C Andrew Bogut (knee) will not play