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Giannis Antetokounmpo (hand) — Out
Jrue Holiday (neck) — Available
Jalen Brunson (foot) — Available
Jordan Clarkson (finger) — Out
Jalen Duren (ankles) — Available
Walker Kessler (illness) — Available
Killian Hayes (hand) — Available
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Confirmed Lineup: Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre, Gordon Hayward, PJ Washington, Mark Williams
Cody Martin (knee) — Out
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Injured
Dennis Smith Jr. led the team with a 44.4% assist rate while averaging 24.5 minutes off the bench with Ball unavailable for the last four games. Hayward (27.5%) and Rozier (25.6%) have been the other Hornets to log an assist rate above 12.5% since Ball's most recent injury.
Confirmed Lineup: Jaden Ivey, Rodney McGruder, Isaiah Livers, Marvin Bagley, James Wiseman
Jalen Duren (ankles) — Available
Isaiah Stewart (shoulder) — Out
Killian Hayes (hand) — Available
Alec Burks (foot) — Out
Jared Rhoden (G League) — Out
Buddy Boeheim (G League) — Out
Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles) — Injured
Hamidou Diallo (ankle) — Injured
Cade Cunningham (shin) — Injured
Ivey's facilitating role could diminish sharply in Hayes' expected return. Though Eugene Omoruyi's minutes could reduce most, and Bagley could continue to start at the four, Wiseman and Bagley's minutes and rebound rates should decline in Duren's expected return.
Confirmed Lineup: Daishen Nix, Jalen Green, KJ Martin, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun
Kevin Porter Jr. (thigh) — Out
TyTy Washington (G League) — Out
With Tate likely limited to minutes in the upper 20s and Tari Eason averaging 28.0 minutes post-All-Star break, Daishen Nix and Josh Christopher should absorb most of Porter Jr.'s time if Washington isn't recalled from the G League. Nix (+4.3%), Green (+2.1%), and Eason (+2.1%) have posted the highest usage differentials on the Rockets, while Green (+7.5%) and Sengun (+6.4%) have logged the highest assist rate differentials on the team with Porter Jr. and Eric Gordon off the floor this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Buddy Hield, Aaron Nesmith, Myles Turner
Aaron Nesmith (hip) — Available
This game could end up being the highest-scoring affair in the slate. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Pacers have allowed the most points per 100 possessions (124.5), and the Rockets have allowed the fourth-most (121.0). However, it's notable that the Pacers defeated the Rockets by a score of 99-91 during their first meeting of the season in November, as both teams shot 29.3% from three or worse.
Confirmed Lineup: Talen Horton-Tucker, Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk, Walker Kessler
Jordan Clarkson (finger) — Out
Walker Kessler (illness) — Available
Collin Sexton (hamstring) — Injured
During the three games Clarkson recently missed, Ochai Agbaji (+1.4%), Olynyk (+1.1%), and Horton-Tucker (+0.9%) posted the highest usage differentials on the Jazz while Rudy Gay (+9.2%) and Kris Dunn (+5.1%) logged the highest assist rate differentials. Gay (+9.8%), Dunn (+8.1%), and Horton-Tucker (+2.0%) posted the highest rebound rate differentials on the Jazz with Kessler and Clarkson sidelined Tuesday.
Confirmed Lineup: Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Moe Wagner
Wendell Carter Jr. (hip) — Out
Gary Harris (adductor) — Available
Admiral Schofield (concussion) — Available
Jonathan Isaac (adductor) — Injured
Moe Wagner registered 20.6% usage and a 25.0% defensive rebound rate in 27.0 minutes per game with Carter Jr. sidelined for the last two matches. However, coach Mosley opted to go small and skip Moe Wagner's fourth-quarter minutes when the Magic were trailing Tuesday. Lineups featuring Banchero at the five could remain an option, especially if Walker Kessler (illness) remains sidelined for Utah.
Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole, Donte DiVincenzo, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green
Kevon Looney (back) — Available
Jonathan Kuminga (ankle) — Out
Andre Iguodala (hip) — Available
Anthony Lamb (two-way) — Ineligible
Andrew Wiggins (personal) — Out
Gary Payton II (adductor) — Injured
Ryan Rollins (foot) — Injured
Curry logged increased 33.1% usage and averaged 33.8 minutes in two games post-injury. He could continue to shoulder more of the offensive burden with his time being increasingly staggered from Jordan Poole's while Wiggins remains out. Curry has posted a +4.1% usage differential with Poole and Wiggins off the court this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyus Jones, Desmond Bane, Dillon Brooks, Jaren Jackson Jr., Xavier Tillman
Kennedy Chandler (illness) — Not on injury report
Jake LaRavia (back) — Out
Vince Williams Jr. (shoulder) — Out
Ja Morant (not with team) — Out
Brandon Clarke (Achilles) — Injured
Steven Adams (knee) — Injured
Despite logging reduced 16.5% usage as he registered a lowly 41.0 eFG% during his previous 18 games, Brooks led the team with 17 field goal attempts (five-for-17 from the field, three-for-10 from three) in just 26.6 minutes as he returned with Morant unavailable Tuesday. Santi Aldama played 26.5 minutes off the bench in a tighter frontcourt rotation, which could be a trend until Adams returns.
Confirmed Lineup: Seth Curry, Joe Harris, Mikal Bridges, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nerlens Noel
Spencer Dinwiddie (rest) — Out
Nic Claxton (thumb, Achilles) — Out
Cam Johnson (knee) — Out
Royce O'Neale (knee) — Out
Ben Simmons (knee) — Injured
With Claxton, Simmons, and O'Neale sidelined while Finney-Smith likely starts at forward against a larger Bucks frontline, Noel and Day'Ron Sharpe could both clear 20.0 minutes. Harris has logged a usage rate 9.5% lower than Johnson's clip with the Nets. As a result, Sumner, Bridges, Seth Curry, and Cam Thomas could record increased usage in addition to handling more of the facilitating responsibilities.
Confirmed Lineup: Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen, Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez
Giannis Antetokounmpo (hand) — Out
Jrue Holiday (neck) — Available
Jae Crowder (ankle) — Available
Goran Dragic (knee) — Out
Wesley Matthews (calf) — Injured
Middleton played the second-highest minute load (30.6) of his season Tuesday as he started for the first time since December 15th. The other starters could handle fewer offensive responsibilities if Middleton remains in the starting lineup. Holiday (-9.4%) and Antetokounmpo (-3.0%) have posted negative assist rate differentials when sharing the court with Middleton this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Brunson, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson
Jalen Brunson (foot) — Available
Randle (29.4%), Barrett (29.2%), and Immanuel Quickley (23.8%) led the team in usage by a wide margin, while Quickley led the team with a 23.1% assist rate during Brunson's absence. Quickley would be demoted to the bench as he, Randle, and Barrett are less central to the offensive effort if Brunson returns to face the Kings.
Confirmed Lineup: De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis
De'Aaron Fox (hamstring) — Not on injury report
Huerter's offensive role will diminish as Fox rejoins the lineup, but Huerter has notably shot 58.6% from three as he's logged a 78.7 eFG% during the last four games. In addition, the Knicks have now registered the league's seventh-best point differential (+3.3). The Kings have a 6-12 record against teams with top-ten point differentials this season, posting the 15th-highest offensive rating (113.3) during those contests.