Starting Lineups: Mar. 3
Tuesday night calls for seven games on the slate, including a must-see match-up between the Houston Rockets and Atlanta Hawks.
The Rockets are riding high on a five-game win streak that includes impressive victories over the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Clippers.
However, they will be without James Harden, who is serving a 1-game suspension after kicking LeBron James on Sunday. Harden posted per-game averages of 26.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 7.6 assists in February.
The Hawks, meanwhile, are back to their winning ways after a brief two-game losing streak. Atlanta has won four straight and have built a 9.5 game cushion for the top seed in the East.
The Hawks rely heavily on ball-movement and outside shooting, but the Rockets employ a cadre of quick wing defenders who love to jump passing lanes to force turnovers. It should be a fascinating battle.
Here are your starting lineups.
Sacramento Kings at New York Knicks, 7 p.m. ET
Sacramento Kings
- PG Ray McCallum
- SG Ben McLemore
- SF Rudy Gay
- PF Jason Thompspn
- C DeMarcus Cousins
Kings PG Darren Collison (hip) will not play
Kings C DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) will play
New York Knicks
- PG Langston Galloway
- SG Tim Hardaway Jr.
- SF Cleanthony Early
- PF Louis Amundson
- C Jason Smith
Knicks PG Jose Calderon (Achilles) will not play
Los Angeles Lakers at Charlotte Hornets, 7 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Lakers
- PG Jordan Clarkson
- SG Wayne Ellington
- SF Ryan Kelly
- PF Carlos Boozer
- C Robert Sacre
Lakers SG Nick Young (knee) will not play
Charlotte Hornets
- PG Mo Williams
- SG Gerald Henderson
- SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
- PF Cody Zeller
- C Al Jefferson
Hornets PG Kemba Walker (knee) will not play
Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers, 7 p.m. ET
Boston Celtics
- PG Marcus Smart
- SG Avery Bradley
- SF Evan Turner
- PF Brandon Bass
- C Tyler Zeller
Celtics C Kelly Olynyk (ankle) will not play
Cleveland Cavaliers
- PG Kyrie Irving
- SG J.R. Smith
- SF LeBron James
- PF Kevin Love
- C Timofey Mozgov
Cavaliers PG Kyrie Irving (shoulder) will play
Cavaliers PF Kevin Love (illness) will play
Houston Rockets at Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 p.m. ET
Houston Rockets
- PG Patrick Beverley
- SG Corey Brewer
- SF Trevor Ariza
- PF Terrence Jones
- C Donatas Motiejunas
Rockets SF Kostas Papanikolaou (ankle) will not play
Rockets SG James Harden (suspension) will not play
Atlanta Hawks
- PG Jeff Teague
- SG Kyle Korver
- SF DeMarre Carroll
- PF Paul Millsap
- C Al Horford
Hawks SG Thabo Sefolosha (calf) will not play
Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. ET
Washington Wizards
- PG John Wall
- SG Bradley Beal
- SF Paul Pierce
- PF Nene Hilario
- C Marcin Gortat
Wizards PF Kris Humphries (groin) will not play
Chicago Bulls
- PG Aaron Brooks
- SG Tony Snell
- SF Mike Dunleavy
- PF Pau Gasol
- C Joakim Noah
Bulls PG Derrick Rose (knee), PF Taj Gibson (ankle), SG Jimmy Butler (elbow) will not play
Utah Jazz at Memphis Grizzlies, 8 p.m. ET
Utah Jazz
- PG Dante Exum
- SG Joe Ingles
- SF Gordon Hayward
- PF Derrick Favors
- C Rudy Gobert
Memphis Grizzlies
- PG Mike Conley
- SG Courtney Lee
- SF Jeff Green
- PF Kosta Koufos
- C Marc Gasol
Grizzlies PF Zach Randolph (illness), PG Beno Udrih (illness), SG Tony Allen (suspension) will not play
Milwaukee Bucks at Denver Nuggets, 9 p.m. ET
Milwaukee Bucks
- PG Michael Carter-Williams
- SG Khris Middleton
- SF Giannis Antetokounmpo
- PF Ersan Ilyasova
- C Zaza Pachulia
Bucks SG O.J. Mayo (hamstring) will not play
Denver Nuggets
- PG Ty Lawson
- SG Randy Foye
- SF Danilo Gallinari
- PF Wilson Chandler
- C Kenneth Faried
Nuggets C Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) will not play
Nuggets PF Darrell Arthur (calf) a game-time decision