Thursday: Spurs (23-10) at Nuggets (18-16)

Time: 8 p.m.
TV: FSNSW
Radio: WOAI-AM 1200, KCOR-AM 1350

STARTING LINEUPS

Point guard
Spurs: 9 Tony Parker (6-2, 11th yr)
Nuggets: 3 Ty Lawson (5-11, 3rd yr)
Lawson (ankle) did not play in Wednesday game at L.A. Clippers.

Shooting guard
Spurs: 4 Danny Green (6-6, 3rd yr)
Nuggets: 6 Arron Afflalo (6-5, 5th yr)
Green scored 16 points and played 30:37 of blowout loss in Portland.

Small forward
Spurs: 24 Richard Jefferson (6-7, 11th yr)
Nuggets: 13 Cory Brewer (6-9, 5th yr)
Jefferson had season-high-tying 19 points in last meeting with Denver.

Power forward
Spurs: 21 Tim Duncan (6-11, 15th yr)
Nuggets: 35 Kenneth Faried (6-8, 1st yr)
Faried had season-high 14 boards Monday vs. T’wolves, outrebounding Kevin Love.

Center
Spurs: 45 DeJuan Blair (6-7, 3rd yr)
Nuggets: 25 Timofey Mozgov (7-1, 2nd yr)
Mozgov (ankle) started and played almost 23 minutes Wednesday game at L.A. Clippers.

SPURS RESERVES
25 James Anderson, G, 6-6, 2nd yr
15 Matt Bonner, C/F, 6-10, 8th yr
23 Eric Dawson, F, 6-9, 1st yr
2 Kawhi Leonard, F, 6-7, 1st yr
14 Gary Neal, G, 6-4, 2nd yr
5 Cory Joseph, G, 6-3, 1st yr
22 Tiago Splitter, C, 6-11, 2nd yr

NUGGETS RESERVES
11 Chris Andersen, F, 6-10, 10th yr
5 Rudy Fernandez, G, 6-6, 4th yr
1 Jordan Hamilton, G/F 6-7 1st yr
7 Al Harrington, F, 6-11, 14th yr
41 Kosta Koufos, C, 7-0, 4th yr
24 Andre Miller, G, 6-2, 13th yr
31 Nene, F/C, 6-11, 10th yr
10 Julyan Stone, G, 6-6, 1st yr

COACHES
Spurs: Gregg Popovich
Nuggets: George Karl

INJURIES
Spurs: T.J. Ford (torn left hamstring) is out; Manu Ginobili (strained left oblique) is out; Splitter (strained right calf) is doubtful.
Nuggets: Danilo Gallinari (left ankle sprain) is out; Rudy Fernandez (lower back strain) is questionable; Ty Lawson (left ankle sprain) is questionable.

PROJECTED INACTIVE PLAYERS
Spurs: Ford, Ginobili, Splitter
Nuggets: Gallinari

NOTABLE
Nuggets are playing second game of back-to-back and had to travel back to Denver from Los Angeles, where they played the Clippers on Wednesday night. … Spurs won the first game with Denver this season, 121-117, at the ATT Center. … Tony Parker (All-Star Game) and Kawhi Leonard (Rising Stars Challenge) are to depart Denver after game for All-Star Weekend in Orlando.

– Mike Monroe

Editor’s note: The Nuggets’ record and status of Ty Lawson and Timofey Mozgov were updated following their 103-95 loss to the Clippers late Wednesday.

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