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Time	Visitors		Opp. PPG	Opp. FGP	RPG Diff.		Home		Opp. PPG	Opp. FGP	RPG Diff.
7:00 p.m.		New York Knicks	105.9	.475	-4.0	@		Indiana Pacers	106.7	.459	-0.4
7:00 p.m.		New Jersey Nets	101.3	.467	-0.3	@		Philadelphia 76ers	96.1	.452	+3.4
7:30 p.m.		Dallas Mavericks	99.2	.449	+1.6	@		Miami Heat	95.7	.443	-3.0
8:00 p.m.		Los Angeles Lakers	99.2	.447	+2.9	@		Memphis Grizzlies	99.7	.480	-2.3
8:00 p.m.		Los Angeles Clippers	100.7	.454	-2.9	@		Washington Wizards	101.2	.473	-2.3
8:30 p.m.		Golden State Warriors	111.8	.466	-5.1	@		Houston Rockets	95.1	.452	+2.2
8:30 p.m.		Atlanta Hawks	96.9	.451	-1.9	@		Milwaukee Bucks	98.2	.455	+1.8
8:30 p.m.		New Orleans Hornets	92.7	.454	-0.5	@		San Antonio Spurs	93.9	.455	-0.3
9:00 p.m.		Chicago Bulls	102.1	.453	-0.5	@		Phoenix Suns	102.7	.451	+1.0
10:00 p.m.		Utah Jazz	99.6	.456	+1.6	@		Portland Trail Blazers	94.4	.463	+4.7

All times are ET.
Key: Opp. PPG = Points per game allowed to opponents. Opp. FGP = Field goal percentage allowed to opponents. RPG Diff. = The difference between team's rebounds per game and its opponents' rebounds per game.

Out
Gilbert Arenas, PG, Wizards (knee)
Marco Belinelli, SG, Warriors (ankle)
Carlos Boozer, PF, Jazz (knee)
Andray Blatche, PF/C, Wizards (knee)
Tyson Chandler, C, Hornets (ankle)
Eddy Curry, C, Knicks (knee, personal)
Drew Gooden, PF/C, Bulls (groin)
Al Horford, PF/C, Hawks (knee)
Chris Kaman, C, Clippers (foot)
Andrei Kirilenko, SF/PF, Jazz (ankle)
Darko Milicic, PF/C, Grizzlies (knuckle)
Zach Randolph, PF/C, Clippers (knee)

Day-to-day
Trevor Ariza, SF, Lakers (head)
Steve Blake, PG, Trail Blazers (shoulder)
Andrew Bogut, C, Bucks (back)
Monta Ellis, PG/SG, Warriors (knee)
Danny Granger, SF, Pacers (knee, finger)
Yi Jianlian, PF, Nets (hand)
Shawn Marion, SF/PF, Heat (groin)
Luke Ridnour, PG, Bucks (concussion)
DeShawn Stevenson, SG, Wizards (back)
David West, PF, Hornets (back)

The Knicks and Pacers are ranked second and third in possessions per game, so start most players on both clubs, as it will be a high-scoring, up-tempo affair. … David West is raring to get back on the court, and should return in time for Saturday's contest against the Spurs. … Brook Lopez has decreased his foul rate each successive month and has improved to the point where he has six games with at least 15 points this month; he had eight in the first two months combined. Even on a pretty full schedule and facing a good defensive team, he's a strong play. … The Rockets are fourth in the league at preventing 3-point attempts and tops in letting their opponents convert them, holding teams to 33 percent from beyond the arc. That means a guy like Kelenna Azubuike will probably cool off, and Jamal Crawford is liable to be an iron-unkind nominee, in case you're protecting your field goal percentage. Azubuike had five fouls in 22 minutes in their first meeting, with Crawford going 1-for-7 for four points. … If Andrew Bogut doesn't suit up for the Bucks, Marvin Williams should have his way with a thinned Milwaukee front line. In the 15 games Bogut has missed, the Bucks have allowed 103.9 points per game; they allow 98.2 on the season. … It's no coincidence that Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah are emerging the same time Drew Gooden is struggling with injuries. Gooden is out until next week at least, so both should have a strong performance Saturday, as the Suns and Bulls are seventh and eighth, respectively, in possessions per game. … The one positive about Andrei Kirilenko's injury: It means Mehmet Okur is probably going to see his 3-point attempts rise. He's down to 2.8 per game this season after eclipsing four per game in the past two seasons. Now he'll have an even bigger role in the offense, so both his shot attempts and 3-point attempts should rise. The Trail Blazers don't allow opponents to attempt the 3-pointer often, but when they do, they often convert: Their 39 percent allowed is tied for third-worst in the league.

Lou Williams has been a bit inconsistent but has a great matchup on paper versus the Nets, one of the league's worst defenses. Only the Pacers and Bucks allow their opponents to get to the line more, and when Williams gets to the line often, he has productive games. … In the five games Shawn Marion has been out or limited, Daequan Cook is averaging 14.2 points and 2.8 3-pointers, and that's with him bricking everything -- he's shooting below 40 percent in that span. Logic dictates he can't shoot any worse, and the Mavericks allow opponents to shoot 37 percent from beyond the arc. As far as Marion goes, groin strains tend to linger, so there's a good chance he could miss Saturday's game.

Adam Madison is a fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com.