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Key NBA News to Watch
Zion Williamson (quad) — Available
Kristaps Porzingis (knee) — Out
Trae Young (shoulder) — Available
Rudy Gobert (hip) — Out
Pascal Siakam (back) — Out
Jrue Holiday (injury management) — Available
Dejounte Murray (hamstring) — Available
Zach LaVine (foot, shoulder) — In
Clint Capela (Achilles) — Out
Mike Conley (rest) — Out
De'Anthony Melton (back) — Available
Kyle Lowry (hand) — Out
Isaiah Stewart (toe) — Out
Al Horford (illness) — Available
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Confirmed Lineup: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Kyle Anderson, Karl-Anthony Towns
Rudy Gobert (hip) — Out
Mike Conley (rest) — Out
Jaylen Clark (Achilles) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford
Kristaps Porzingis (knee) — Out
Jrue Holiday (injury management) — Available
Al Horford (illness) — Available
Jayson Tatum (injury management) — Not on injury report
Sam Hauser (shoulder) — Not on injury report
This is the first leg of a back-to-back set so it wouldn't be surprising to see at least one of Horford or Holiday sit out. Luke Kornet got the spot start on Dec. 29 when Horford and Porzingis were both out of the lineup. He played a season-high 33.3 minutes then and has been the clear third center of choice ahead of Neemias Queta.
White leads all Celtics players with a +4.6 percent usage rate differential this season with Porzingis off the court; he also leads the team with a similar +4.6 percent usage rate differential with Holiday off the court.
Confirmed Lineup: De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis
Confirmed Lineup: Terry Rozier, Bryce McGowens, Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Nick Richards
Cody Martin (groin) — Out
PJ Washington (foot) — Out
Mark Williams (back) — Injured
Gordon Hayward (calf) — Injured
LaMelo Ball (ankle) — Injured
Frank Ntilikina (leg) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama
Sidy Cissoko (ankle) — Out
Zach Collins (ankle) — Injured
Charles Bassey (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Killian Hayes, Jaden Ivey, Isaiah Livers, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jalen Duren
Cade Cunningham (knee) — Injured
Isaiah Stewart (toe) — Out
Monte Morris (quad) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tyus Jones, Jordan Poole, Deni Avdija, Kyle Kuzma, Daniel Gafford
Landry Shamet (personal) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Andrew Nembhard, Bruce Brown, Aaron Nesmith, Obi Toppin, Myles Turner
Jalen Smith (back) — Out
Jarace Walker (illness) — Out
Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring) — Injured
The Pacers will be without Haliburton for at least the next two weeks after he suffered a Grade 1 hamstring strain during Monday's win. Nembhard started the second half in his place and figures to run point for however long he remains sidelined with TJ McConnell seeing an expanded role off the bench. Bennedict Mathurin has scored at least 20 points in four of the last six games -- he leads the team with a 26.6 percent usage rate this season with Haliburton off the court.
It doesn't come as a surprise but Indiana's offense has fallen off a cliff this season without Haliburton -- their 125.3 Offensive Rating with him on the court drops to a team-worst 115.2 with him off the court.
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Maxey, De'Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris, Nicolas Batum, Paul Reed
De'Anthony Melton (back) — Available
Joel Embiid (knee) — Out
Tobias Harris (ankle) — Not on injury report
Robert Covington (knee) — Out
Furkan Korkmaz (illness) — Not on injury report
Projected Lineup: Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Saddiq Bey, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu
Trae Young (shoulder) — Available
Dejounte Murray (hamstring) — Available
Clint Capela (Achilles) — Out
Wesley Matthews (calf) — Out
De'Andre Hunter (knee) — Injured
Garrison Mathews (ankle) — Injured
Mouhamed Gueye (back) — Injured
Vit Krejci (shoulder) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren
Davis Bertans (illness) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Haywood Highsmith, Nikola Jovic, Bam Adebayo
Kyle Lowry (hand) — Out
Caleb Martin (ankle) — Out
Josh Richardson (neck) — Available
Jimmy Butler (toe) — Out
RJ Hampton (illness) — Not on injury report
Dru Smith (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Fred VanVleet, Jalen Green, Jae'Sean Tate, Jabari Smith Jr., Alperen Sengun
Tari Eason (leg) — Injured
Dillon Brooks (oblique) — Injured
Victor Oladipo (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Coby White, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, Nikola Vucevic
Zach LaVine (foot, shoulder) — In
Patrick Williams (ankle) — Available
Alex Caruso (neck) — Available
Torrey Craig (foot) — Injured
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Out for season
Coach Donovan said last Wednesday that LaVine and Vucevic will go back into the starting lineup after their minutes restriction is lifted -- well, LaVine played 35.7 minutes and Vucevic played 30.5 minutes in Monday's overtime win. It would appear that the time is now.
It'll be interesting to see whether Donovan goes with Williams or Caruso as his fifth starter. Williams was his starter of choice the last time everyone was available (Nov. 28), but Caruso was coming off an injury and on a minutes limit then. Caruso played 34.2 minutes to Williams' 22.8 on Monday.
Confirmed Lineup: CJ McCollum, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Jonas Valanciunas
Zion Williamson (quad) — Available
Jose Alvarado (illness) — Available
Matt Ryan (elbow) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Klay Thompson, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevon Looney
Draymond Green (reconditioning) — Out
Chris Paul (hand) — Injured
Gary Payton II (hamstring) — Injured
Gui Santos (ankle) — Not on injury report
Coach Kerr opted to start both Andrew Wiggins and Kuminga in Sunday's loss and it went about as well as expected. The Warriors got blown out in the first half and Kerr replaced Wiggins, Kuminga, and Jackson-Davis with Podziemski, Dario Saric, and Kevon Looney to open the second half. When asked after the game about his decision to start Wiggins and Kuminga together, Kerr said, "Obviously that lineup didn't click." The two-man lineup of Wiggins and Kuminga has a disastrous -20.6 Net Rating this season, the worst among all combos that have played at least 100 minutes for Golden State.
We're betting against Kerr running that lineup back given how poorly it went Sunday, with Podziemski in there for Wiggins.
Confirmed Lineup: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic
Julian Strawther (knee) — Injured
Vlatko Cancar (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Kris Dunn, Collin Sexton, Simone Fontecchio, Lauri Markkanen, John Collins
Confirmed Lineup: Immanuel Quickley, Dennis Schroder, RJ Barrett, Scottie Barnes, Thaddeus Young
Pascal Siakam (back) — Out
Otto Porter Jr. (knee) — Out
Jakob Poeltl (ankle) — Injured
Christian Koloko (respiratory) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: James Harden, Terance Mann, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac
Moussa Diabate (hand) — Out