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Key NBA News to Watch
Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) — Available
LeBron James (ankle) — In
Stephen Curry (shoulder) — Available
Anthony Davis (foot) — In
Tyrese Haliburton (elbow, knee) — In
Jalen Brunson (illness) — Out
Klay Thompson (injury management) — Out
Andrew Wiggins (rest) — Not on injury report
Jaren Jackson Jr. (thigh) — Out
Aaron Gordon (ankle) — Out
Draymond Green (calf) — Out
Victor Oladipo (ankle) — Out
Marcus Morris (rib) — In
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Confirmed Lineup: Dennis Schroder, Patrick Beverley, Rui Hachimura, LeBron James, Anthony Davis
LeBron James (ankle) — In
Anthony Davis (foot) — In
Patrick Beverley (knee) — In
Austin Reaves (hamstring) — Injured
Rui Hachimura isn't assured of being demoted to the bench in Beverley's expected return. Hachimura played 40.4 minutes in Tuesday's overtime win and scored 19 points on eight-for-12 shooting (14.0% usage) as he picked his spots next to James and Davis.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Buddy Hield, Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner
Tyrese Haliburton (elbow, knee) — In
Daniel Theis (knee) — Available
TJ McConnell and Nembhard's facilitating roles should diminish, while Nembhard and Turner's usage will likely decline most sharply in Haliburton's expected return. Indiana has posted a 1-9 record and registered the fourth-lowest offensive rating (110.4) league-wide during Haliburton's absence.
Confirmed Lineup: Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Dillon Brooks, Santi Aldama, Xavier Tillman
Jaren Jackson Jr. (thigh) — Out
Danny Green (injury management) — Out
Ziaire Williams (knee) — Available
John Konchar (concussion) — Available
Steven Adams (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Isaac Okoro, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen
Caris LeVert (hamstring) — Out
Dylan Windler (ankle) — Injured
The Grizzlies boast the best defensive rating (110.3) in the league, and the Cavs have registered the 12th-highest offensive rating (115.1). However, Cleveland has scored the second-most points per 100 possessions (116.9) against teams with top-ten defensive ratings this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Caleb Martin, Bam Adebayo
Victor Oladipo (ankle) — Out
Gabe Vincent (ankle) — In
Jamal Cain (G League) — Out
Orlando Robinson (thumb) — Injured
Duncan Robinson (finger) — Injured
Nikola Jovic (back) — Injured
Omer Yurtseven (ankle) — Injured
Vincent and Strus could play additional minutes in a slightly tighter rotation with Oladipo expected to be sidelined. However, they likely won't emulate Oladipo's offensive role, so the starters should shoulder more of the offense against the Knicks.
Confirmed Lineup: Immanuel Quickley, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Jericho Sims
Jalen Brunson (illness) — Out
Mitchell Robinson (thumb) — Injured
The Knicks (94.96) and Heat (96.07) played at two of the four slowest paces in the league during their previous 15 games. All six of their matchups during the last three seasons finished with 215 points or less, and three finished with 206 points or fewer.
Confirmed Lineup: LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward, PJ Washington, Mason Plumlee
Cody Martin (knee) — Out
Kelly Oubre (hand) — Injured
Rozier led the Hornets with 28 points while shooting nine-for-19 from the field and six-for-eight from the line in Charlotte's 111-96 home win over the Bulls last Thursday. Plumlee scored 21 points and secured 12 rebounds on a perfect 9-for-9 shooting night, while Ball struggled to find his shot, scoring 15 points on 29.2% usage and a 20.0% eFG%.
Confirmed Lineup: Ayo Dosunmu, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic
Javonte Green (knee) — Injured
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Injured
DeRozan scored 28 points on 31.5% usage and a 42.9 eFG% in Chicago's 111-96 road loss to the Hornets last Thursday, but the rest of the Bulls struggled offensively. Chicago shot four-for-25 (16.0%) from three against a Charlotte team that has allowed the fourth-most made threes per game (13.9) in their last 15 contests.
Confirmed Lineup: CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Trey Murphy, Jonas Valanciunas
Dyson Daniels (ankle) — Injured
Zion Williamson (hamstring) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie, Tim Hardaway Jr., Dorian Finney-Smith, Dwight Powell
Christian Wood (thumb) — Injured
Maxi Kleber (hamstring) — Injured
Hardaway Jr. has exceeded 11 points once as he's posted reduced 18.4% usage and a 39.9 eFG% with Wood sidelined for the last six games. Doncic and Dinwiddie will be pressured to generate more of the offense until Wood returns or Hardaway Jr. breaks out of his slump.
Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevon Looney
Stephen Curry (shoulder) — Available
Klay Thompson (injury management) — Out
Andrew Wiggins (rest) — Not on injury report
Draymond Green (calf) — Out
Anthony Lamb (two way) — Out
Andre Iguodala (hip) — Out
Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, and Green exceeded 35.0 minutes in Wednesday's overtime loss and could rest instead of playing a third game in four days. Poole (34.3%), Kuminga (22.2%), and DiVincenzo (20.4%) posted elevated usage rates, while Ty Jerome (28.1%) and DiVincenzo (24.3%) logged the highest assist rates on the Warriors in the three matches Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, and Green missed this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Vlatko Cancar, Nikola Jokic
Aaron Gordon (ankle) — Out
Jack White (adductor) — Out
Bruce Brown or Jeff Green could start if Gordon is ruled out, and Brown's perimeter defense should be valued against the Warriors. Brown (+5.7%), Caldwell-Pope (+3.5%), and Porter Jr. (+3.0%) have registered the highest usage differentials on the Nuggets in games Gordon has missed this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Terance Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Marcus Morris, Ivica Zubac
Marcus Morris (rib) — In
John Wall (abdominal) — Injured
The Bucks have posted the league's second-best defensive rating (110.4) this season. Additionally, they have registered the third-best defensive rating (106.9) league-wide with Giannis Antetokounmpo returning for their previous five matches. The Clippers have a 4-9 record and have scored the fourth-fewest points per 100 possessions (108.5) against teams with top-ten defensive ratings.
Confirmed Lineup: Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, Pat Connaughton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) — Available
MarJon Beauchamp (knee) — Available
Bobby Portis (knee) — Injured
Holiday (+2.7%) and Connaughton (+2.5%) have posted positive rebound rate differentials with Portis unavailable for the last four games.