The San Antonio Spurs will take on the Houston Rockets in the opening game of TNT's weekly doubleheader on Thursday night. It looks to be a phenomenal matchup pitting the defending NBA champions against an undefeated Rockets squad that boasts the league's second-most-potent offense and fourth-stingiest defense through five games, and is coming off an impressive win over the Miami Heat on the second game of a road back-to-back. Fans eager to see how the two squads match up in the event of a playoff meeting down the line might be disappointed, though, because — you guessed it — the Spurs won't be fielding their full squad this evening: [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Basketball: Sign up and join a league today! ] Marco Belinelli (groin),Tim Duncan (rest), Manu Ginobili (rest), Patty Mills (shoulder) & Tiago Splitter (calf) are out for game at Houston. — Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) November 6, 2014 Another nationally televised showcase , another DNP (though probably not listed as "DNP-OLD" this time) for 38-year-old Tim Duncan and 37-year-old Manu Ginobili. Say this much for Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford: At least they're consistent....