Saturday: Jazz (1-2) at Spurs (2-1)

Time: 7:30 p.m.
TV: FSNSW
Radio: WOAI-AM 1200, KCOR-AM 1350

STARTING LINEUPS

Point guard
Spurs: 9 Tony Parker (6-2, 11th yr)
Jazz: 5 Devin Harris (6-3, 8th yr)
Harris scored 10 but had only 2 assists in season-opening loss to Nuggets.

Shooting guard
Spurs: 20 Manu Ginobili (6-6, 10th yr)
Jazz: 19 Raja Bell (6-5, 12th yr)
A rare matchup this season in which Manu (34) is younger; Bell is 35.

Small forward
Spurs: 24 Richard Jefferson (6-7, 11th yr)
Jazz: 20 Gordon Hayward (6-8, 2nd yr)
After making 6 of first 11 3-pts. of season, Jefferson went 1-5 vs. Rockets.

Power forward
Spurs: 21 Tim Duncan (6-11, 15th yr)
Jazz: 15 Derrick Favors (6-10, 2nd yr)
Duncan played 15:37 in first half in Houston; sat entire second half.

Center
Spurs: 45 DeJuan Blair (6-7, 3rd yr)
Jazz: 25 Al Jefferson (6-10, 8th yr)
Averaging 16.0 PPG, Blair is coming off 2nd 20-or-more game of season.

SPURS RESERVES
25 James Anderson, G, 6-6, 2nd yr
15 Matt Bonner, C/F, 6-10, 8th yr
11 T.J. Ford, G, 6-0, 8th yr
4 Danny Green, G/F, 6-6, 3rd yr
5 Cory Joseph, G, 6-3, 1st yr
2 Kawhi Leonard, F, 6-7, 1st yr
14 Gary Neal, G, 6-4, 2nd yr
22 Tiago Splitter, C, 6-11, 2nd yr

JAZZ RESERVES
10 Alec Burks, G, 6-6, 1st yr
40 Jeremy Evans, F, 6-9, 2nd yr
8 Josh Howard, F, 6-7, 9th yr
0 Enes Kanter, C, 6-11, 1st yr
34 C.J. Miles, G/F, 6-6, 7th yr
24 Paul Millsap, F, 6-8, 6th yr
6 Jamaal Tinsley, G, 6-3, 9th yr
11 Earl Watson, G, 6-1, 11th yr

COACHES
Spurs: Gregg Popovich
Jazz: Tyrone Corbin

INJURIES
Spurs: Gary Neal (appendectomy) is out.
Jazz: None

PROJECTED INACTIVE PLAYERS
Spurs: Gary Neal
Jazz: None

NOTABLE
Spurs swept 2010-11 season series, 3-0. … Tonight’s game is second of a back-to-back set for Jazz, who played at home against 76ers on Friday. … Spurs didn’t practice Friday after their first back-to-back set of season.

— Mike Monroe

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