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Stephen Curry (knee) — Available
Trae Young (back) — Available
Bradley Beal (hamstring) — Out
Kristaps Porzingis (back) — Out
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Available
Jalen Brunson (foot) — Available
Tyler Herro (ankle) — In
D'Angelo Russell (knee) — Out
Klay Thompson (injury management) — Out
Draymond Green (ankle) — Available
Josh Hart (ankle) — Available
Kevin Huerter (ankle) — Out
Max Strus (shoulder) — In
John Wall (injury management) — Out
Monte Morris (groin) — Available
Zach Collins (ankle) — Out
Alex Caruso (back) — Available
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Confirmed Lineup: Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren
Isaiah Livers (shoulder) — Out
Cade Cunningham (shin) — Injured
Duren has logged an increased 35.2% defensive rebounding rate since moving into the starting lineup for the last two games. Marvin Bagley has registered an elevated 22.9% usage rate off of the bench in the last two contests.
Confirmed Lineup: LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre, PJ Washington, Mason Plumlee
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Available
Mark Williams (ankle) — Out
Gordon Hayward (shoulder) — Injured
Dennis Smith Jr. (ankle) — Injured
Cody Martin (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Donte DiVincenzo, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney
Stephen Curry (knee) — Available
Klay Thompson (injury management) — Out
Andrew Wiggins (adductor) — Out
Draymond Green (ankle) — Available
Andre Iguodala (injury management) — Out
Curry (+5.6%) and Poole (+2.3%) have recorded the highest usage differentials on the Warriors with Wiggins and Thompson off the floor this season. Indiana has allowed opposing guards to make the second-most threes per game (8.5).
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Buddy Hield, Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner
Chris Duarte (G-League) — Out
Daniel Theis (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Trae Young, Trent Forrest, AJ Griffin, De'Andre Hunter, Clint Capela
Trae Young (back) — Available
Clint Capela (Achilles) — Not on injury report
Bogdan Bogdanovic (injury management) — Not on injury report
John Collins (ankle) — Injured
Dejounte Murray (ankle) — Injured
Bogdanovic posted 28.6% usage in 34.6 minutes during his last two games. He would carry more of the offensive burden along with Griffin and Hunter if Young is ruled out. Trent Forrest and Aaron Holiday would assume the facilitating responsibilities along with Bogdanovic in that event.
Confirmed Lineup: Markelle Fultz, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Moe Wagner, Bol Bol
Jalen Suggs (ankle) — Out
Gary Harris (hamstring) — Out
Chuma Okeke (knee) — Injured
Wendell Carter Jr. (foot) — Injured
Jonathan Isaac (ACL) — Injured
The Hawks have allowed the second-most points in the paint per game (56.7) since Collins suffered his ankle injury. Franz Wagner (10.8) and Banchero (9.9) lead the Magic at points in the paint per game.
Confirmed Lineup: De'Aaron Fox, Terence Davis, Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis
Kevin Huerter (ankle) — Out
Alex Len (not with team) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr., Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, Thaddeus Young
Juancho Hernangomez (ankle) — Available
OG Anunoby (hip) — Injured
Otto Porter (toe) — Injured
Precious Achiuwa (ankle) — Injured
VanVleet, Trent Jr., Barnes, and Siakam played 37.7 minutes or more in the first game of Anunoby's absence. Their time and Chris Boucher's could remain heightened in competitive games until Anunoby returns.
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Brunson, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson
Jalen Brunson (foot) — Available
Ryan Arcidiacono (ankle) — Out
Obi Toppin (knee) — Injured
Immanuel Quickley and Miles McBride have been the two reserve guards in a tight rotation lately, and one would likely start if Brunson is ruled out. Barrett (+3.1%) has the highest usage differential with Brunson off the floor this season, and Randle (+7.4%) has the highest assist rate differential with Brunson off the court.
Confirmed Lineup: Alex Caruso, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic
Alex Caruso (back) — Available
Ayo Dosunmu (pelvic) — Out
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Injured
Tom Thibodeau's teams have won 49.1% of their games since he accepted the Timberwolves' head coaching position. Thibodeau has recorded a 9-4 record against the Bulls in that time.
Confirmed Lineup: Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, Max Strus, Caleb Martin, Bam Adebayo
Jimmy Butler (injury management) — Out
Tyler Herro (ankle) — In
Max Strus (shoulder) — In
Victor Oladipo (knee) — Probable
Gabe Vincent (knee) — Out
Duncan Robinson (ankle) — Probable
Dewayne Dedmon (foot) — On track to play
Omar Yurtseven (ankle) — Injured
Adebayo could be teed up for a big performance: he has recorded a +3.0% usage differential and a +2.7% assist rate differential in games Butler has missed this season. Oklahoma City's burliest center is out, they have allowed the fourth-most points in the paint per game (53.8), and they've logged the lowest defensive rebounding rate (68.6%) in the league.
Confirmed Lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams, Darius Bazley
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (ankle) — Out
Kenrich Williams (knee) — Out
Ousmane Dieng (G-League) — Out
Jaylin Williams (G-League) — Out
Chet Holmgren (foot) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Jerami Grant, Jusuf Nurkic
Josh Hart (ankle) — Available
Drew Eubanks (hip) — Available
Nassir Little (hip) — Injured
Gary Payton II (core) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tre Jones, Josh Richardson, Keldon Johnson, Keita Bates-Diop, Charles Bassey
Zach Collins (ankle) — Out
Keita Bates-Diop (foot) — Available
Josh Richardson (hand) — Available
Romeo Langford (ankle) — Out
Stanley Johnson (signed) — TBD
Jakob Poeltl (knee) — Injured
Blake Wesley (knee) — Injured
Gorgui Dieng started and played 21.3 minutes to Bassey's 20.6 as the Spurs lost to the Lakers by 31 in the one game Poeltl and Collins both missed this season. However, Bassey has consistently been ahead of Dieng in the rotation since Poeltl was injured.
Confirmed Lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Lamar Stevens, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Dean Wade (shoulder) — Injured
Dylan Windler (ankle) — Injured
Ricky Rubio (ACL) — Injured
Cleveland (96.46) and Dallas (96.75) have played at the slowest paces in the league this season. Their matchup opened with an expected total of 214.5, which is the lowest in the slate.
Confirmed Lineup: Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dorian Finney-Smith, Dwight Powell
Maxi Kleber (knee) — Out
Josh Green (elbow) — Out
Davis Bertans (illness) — Available
Confirmed Lineup: Monte Morris, Corey Kispert, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, Taj Gibson
Bradley Beal (hamstring) — Out
Kristaps Porzingis (back) — Out
Monte Morris (groin) — Available
Anthony Gill (heel) — Available
Rui Hachimura (ankle) — Injured
Delon Wright (hamstring) — Injured
Kuzma and Morris lead the team with +4.9% usage differentials with Beal and Porzingis off the floor this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Bruce Brown, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic
Michael Porter Jr. (heel) — Injured
Murray has been playing more of his minutes with the second unit during the last three games. Sharing the floor less with Murray has factored in Jokic logging an elevated 32.8% usage rate in that time.
Confirmed Lineup: Austin Rivers, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Kyle Anderson, Rudy Gobert
D'Angelo Russell (knee) — Out
Jordan McLaughlin (calf) — Out
Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) — Injured
Taurean Prince (shoulder) — Injured
Jaylen Nowell or Austin Rivers would likely start if Russell is ruled out. Edwards and Anderson could assume lead facilitating roles in that event.
Confirmed Lineup: Reggie Jackson, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Morris, Ivica Zubac
John Wall (injury management) — Out
Jason Preston (G-League) — Out
Norman Powell (groin) — Injured