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Starting Lineups: Jan. 30

Craig Mitchelldyer-US PRESSWIRE

No matter what you like, the NBA has something for you Friday night.

Masochistic? How about the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Philadelphia 76ers vying for last place and the best chance at landing Jahlil Okafor come June?

More the engineering type? How about the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers putting two of the most disciplined and system-oriented defences in the league on display, head-to-head?

Drama more your thing? The Chicago Bulls will try to stave off further rumors of organizational discord, Chris Bosh gets a look at what could have been in Dallas and the once-hot but suddenly-deceased Brooklyn Nets-Toronto Raptors rivalry from a year ago putters on.

Oh, and if healthy, Anthony Davis faces off with Blake Griffin and DeMarcus Cousins tries to stop LeBron James. Should we be so lucky.

In any case, it should be a great night of games. Here are the projected starting lineups:

Minnesota Timberwolves at Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m. ET

Position Timberwolves 76ers
PG Zach LaVine Michael Carter-Williams
SG Andrew Wiggins Jakarr Sampson
SF Thad Young Robert Covington
PF Gorgui Dieng Luc Mbah a Moute
C Nikola Pekovic Nerlens Noel

Timberwolves PG Mo Williams (hip) will not play
Timberwolves PG Ricky Rubio (ankle), SF Robbie Hummel (hand), PF Shabazz Muhammad (abdominal) remain out
76ers C Joel Embiid (foot), SG Jason Richardson (knee, foot), PG Tony Wroten (knee), SF Andrei Kirilenko (personal, suspension) remain out

Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Trail Blazers Hawks
PG Damian Lillard Jeff Teague
SG Wesley Matthews Kyle Korver
SF Nicolas Batum Thabo Sefolosha
PF LaMarcus Aldridge Paul Millsap
C Chris Kaman Al Horford

Trail Blazers C Robin Lopez (hand), C Joel Freeland (shoulder) remain out
Hawks SF DeMarre Carroll (soreness) will not play
Hawks PG Shelvin Mack (calf) remains out

Houston Rockets at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Rockets Celtics
PG Patrick Beverley Evan Turner
SG James Harden Avery Bradley
SF Trevor Ariza Jae Crowder
PF Donatas Motijunas Brandon Bass
C Joey Dorsey Jared Sullinger

Rockets C Dwight Howard (knee) will not play
Celtics PF Shavlik Randolph (hamstring) is active
Celtics PG Evan Turner (thumb) will play
Celtics C Kelly Olynyk (ankle) remains out

Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Raptors Nets
PG Kyle Lowry Jarrett Jack
SG Greivis Vasquez Alan Anderson
SF DeMar DeRozan Joe Johnson
PF Amir Johnson Kevin Garnett
C Jonas Valanciunas Mason Plumlee

Nets PG Deron Williams (rib), PF Mirza Teletovic (medical) remain out
Raptors SF James Johnson (hamstring) will not play

Sacramento Kings at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. ET

Position Kings Cavaliers
PG Darren Collison Kyrie Irving
SG Ben McLemore J.R. Smith
SF Rudy Gay LeBron James
PF Jason Thompson Kevin Love
C DeMarcus Cousins Timofey Mozgov

Kings C DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) will play
Kings SF Eric Moreland (shoulder) remains out
Cavaliers SF LeBron James (wrist) will play
Cavaliers PF Kevin Love (knee) will play
Cavaliers C Brendan Haywood (knee) is active
Cavaliers C Anderson Varejao (Achilles) remains out

Los Angeles Clippers at New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET

Position Clippers Pelicans
PG Chris Paul Tyreke Evans
SG J.J. Redick Eric Gordon
SF Matt Barnes Dante Cunningham
PF Blake Griffin Ryan Anderson
C DeAndre Jordan Omer Asik

Clippers SF J.J. Redick (back) will play
Pelicans PF Anthony Davis (groin) will not play
Pelicans PG Jrue Holiday (leg) remains out

Dallas Mavericks at Miami Heat, 8 p.m. ET

Position Mavericks Heat
PG Rajon Rondo Shabazz Napier
SG Monta Ellis Mario Chalmers
SF Richard Jefferson Danny Granger
PF Dirk Nowitzki Chris Bosh
C Tyson Chandler Hassan Whiteside

Mavericks SF Chandler Parsons (illness) will not play
Heat SF Luol Deng (calf) will not play
Heat C Chris Andersen (elbow, back) will play
Heat SG Dwyane Wade (hamstring), PF Josh McRoberts (knee) remain out

Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz, 9 p.m. ET

Position Warriors Jazz
PG Steph Curry Dante Exum
SG Klay Thompson Joe Ingles
SF Harrison Barnes Gordon Hayward
PF Draymond Green Enes Kanter
C Andrew Bogut Derrick Favors

Warriors C Andrew Bogut (illness) will play
Warriors C Festus Ezeli (ankle) remains out
Jazz PF Jeremy Evans (illness) is active 
Jazz SF Gordon Hayward (illness) will play
Jazz SG Rodney Hood (foot), SG Alec Burks (shoulder) remain out

Chicago Bulls at Phoenix Suns, 10:30 p.m. ET

Position Bulls Suns
PG Derrick Rose Eric Bledsoe
SG Jimmy Butler Goran Dragic
SF Tony Snell P.J. Tucker
PF Pau Gasol Markieff Morris
C Joakim Noah Alex Len

Bulls SG Jimmy Butler (knee) will play
Bulls SF Mike Dunleavy (ankle) remains out

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