A night after the Suns caught the Spurs without two starters (Manu Ginobili and Fabricio Oberto) they will catch the Hornets hurting too. Center Tyson Chandler sprained an ankle in the win over Golden State Wednesday and will sit out tonight. Hilton Armstrong will slide up into the starting center spot and Melvin Ely — who the Suns had on their radar two seasons ago — would get the backup minutes.

 After chasing Tony Parker around the Alamo Wednesday, Steve Nash won’t have the starting defensive assignment on Chris Paul tonight. That job goes to Matt Barnes, who checked Paul last year when Golden State beat Newo Orleans. Asked if he remembers the experience fondly, Barnes said “Guarding Chris Paul? There’s nothing fuin about that.”

 Nash will check Morris Peterson tonight, while Raja Bell get Peja Stojakovic. The Dallas-Houston game looks like it will run long, so don’t expect a 7:45 tip tonight. What else do you expect from TNT?

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