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LeBron James (ankle) — Available
Trae Young (calf) — Available
Jimmy Butler (injury management) — Available
Bradley Beal (hamstring) — Out
Fred VanVleet (back) — Out
Jrue Holiday (illness) — Out
Rudy Gobert (illness) — Out
Jamal Murray (injury management) — Available
Tyrese Maxey (foot) — Available
Jusuf Nurkic (illness) — Out
Aaron Gordon (shoulder) — Available
Draymond Green (foot) — Available
De'Andre Hunter (ankle) — Out
Donte DiVincenzo (knee) — Available
Kyle Anderson (back) — Available
Bruce Brown (ankle) — Available
Dennis Schroder (foot) — Available
Caleb Martin (ankle) — Out
Lonnie Walker (tailbone) — Out
Herb Jones (conditioning) — Available
Alex Caruso (shoulder) — Available
Patrick Williams (collarbone) — Available
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Confirmed Lineup: Monte Morris, Corey Kispert, Kyle Kuzma, Kristaps Porzingis, Daniel Gafford
Bradley Beal (hamstring) — Out
Taj Gibson (groin) — Out
Rui Hachimura scored 30 points on 25.4% usage and 11-for-13 shooting in 27.7 minutes Wednesday. He stands to lose minutes along with Corey Kispert and Deni Avdija if Beal returns.
Confirmed Lineup: Markelle Fultz, Terrence Ross, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Bol Bol
Wendell Carter Jr. (suspension) — Out
Cole Anthony (suspension) — Out
Moe Wagner (suspension) — Out
Jalen Suggs (ankle) — Out
Mo Bamba (suspension) — Out
Gary Harris (suspension) — Out
RJ Hampton (suspension) — Out
Chuma Okeke (knee) — Injured
Jonathan Isaac (ACL) — Injured
Franz Wagner, Kevon Harris, and Admiral Schofield will serve their one-game suspensions next Wednesday to ensure the Magic can field a complete lineup Friday. Schofield, Kevon Harris, and Caleb Houstan are the available Orlando reserves, and none of the three have registered a usage rate above 13.5% this season. Minutes for the projected starters are likely staggered as they shoulder most of the offense.
Confirmed Lineup: Dennis Schroder, Patrick Beverley, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Thomas Bryant
LeBron James (ankle) — Available
Dennis Schroder (foot) — Available
Lonnie Walker (tailbone) — Out
Austin Reaves (ankle) — Available
Max Christie (G League) — Out
Anthony Davis (foot) — Injured
Schroder (30.2%) and Russell Westbrook (29.9%) have posted the highest usage rates on the Lakers with James and Davis off the floor this season. Likewise, Westbrook (23.5%) and Schroder (23.3%) have registered the highest assist rates on the Lakers with James and Davis off the court.
Confirmed Lineup: Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, AJ Griffin, John Collins, Onyeka Okongwu
Trae Young (calf) — Available
Clint Capela (calf) — Out
De'Andre Hunter (ankle) — Out
Jarrett Culver (G League) — Out
Vit Krejci (G League) — Available
Due to Young's expected return, there should be reduced opportunities available across the lineup. AJ Griffin and Jalen Johnson could continue to absorb most of Hunter's minutes if he remains out.
Confirmed Lineup: Chris Paul, Mikal Bridges, Josh Okogie, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton
Landry Shamet (Achilles) — Out
Cam Payne (foot) — Out
Devin Booker (groin) — Injured
Cam Johnson (knee) — Injured
Duane Washington Jr. (+7.9%), Paul (+7.9%), and Ayton (+3.9%) have posted the highest usage differentials on the Suns with Booker, Payne, and Shamet sidelined for the past two games. Washington Jr. was limited to 17.0 minutes Wednesday in a more typical game flow after playing 24.3 minutes in Tuesday's blowout win.
Confirmed Lineup: Scottie Barnes, Trent Jr., OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Christian Koloko
Fred VanVleet (back) — Out
Precious Achiuwa (ankle) — Out
Otto Porter (toe) — Injured
Neither player started, but Gary Trent Jr. and Malachi Flynn both exceeded 30 minutes with VanVleet sidelined Thursday. Siakam, Barnes, and Anunoby played more prominent offensive roles in VanVleet's absence.
Confirmed Lineup: Jaden Ivey, Saddiq Bey, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart, Jalen Duren
Killian Hayes (suspension) — Out
Marvin Bagley (illness) — Available
Hamidou Diallo (suspension) — Out
Isaiah Livers (shoulder) — Injured
Cade Cunningham (shin) — Injured
Additional usage should be available for starters if Joseph gets the starting nod, as Joseph's usage is 5.1% lower than Hayes' 19.1% rate. However, Alec Burks could log significant minutes with the starting group, and Burks' usage rate exceeds Hayes' by 4.3%.
Confirmed Lineup: Ayo Dosunmu, Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic
Alex Caruso (shoulder) — Available
Patrick Williams (collarbone) — Available
Coby White (knee) — Available
Javonte Green (knee) — Available
Derrick Jones Jr. (ankle) — Out
Lonzo Ball (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: D'Angelo Russell, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Kyle Anderson, Naz Reid
Rudy Gobert (illness) — Out
Kyle Anderson (back) — Available
Jordan McLaughlin (calf) — Injured
Karl-Anthony Towns (calf) — Injured
Taurean Prince (shoulder) — Injured
Milwaukee scored 52 points in the paint and shot 9-for-44 from three in the absences of Khris Middleton (knee) and Jrue Holiday (illness) on Wednesday. While Minnesota has allowed the most made threes per game (14.1) this season, they have limited opponents to the seventh-least points in the paint per game (47.3).
Confirmed Lineup: Jevon Carter, Grayson Allen, Pat Connaughton, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
Jrue Holiday (illness) — Out
Khris Middleton (knee) — Out
George Hill (illness) — Out
Allen (+7.9%), Antetokounmpo (+7.1%), and Bobby Portis (+4.7%) posted the highest usage differentials on the Bucks in Holiday and Middleton's absences on Wednesday. Antetokounmpo led the team with seven assists.
Confirmed Lineup: James Harden, De'Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris, PJ Tucker, Joel Embiid
Tyrese Maxey (foot) — Available
Embiid, Harris, and Harden have recorded negative usage differentials between -1.0% and -2.7% with Maxey on the floor this season. Harden (-5.0%) and Embiid (-3.1%) have logged negative assist rate differentials with Maxey on the court.
Confirmed Lineup: CJ McCollum, Naji Marshall, Trey Murphy, Zion Williamson, Jonas Valanciunas
Herb Jones (conditioning) — Available
Larry Nance Jr. (neck) — Out
Brandon Ingram (toe) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, Haywood Highsmith, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo
Jimmy Butler (injury management) — Available
Kyle Lowry (personal) — Not on injury report
Caleb Martin (ankle) — Out
Victor Oladipo (injury management) — Out
Gabe Vincent (knee) — Available
Dewayne Dedmon (foot) — Out
Nikola Jovic (G League) — Out
Udonis Haslem (Achilles) — Available
Omer Yurtseven (ankle) — Injured
It isn't clear who on the Nuggets would primarily defend Butler if Aaron Gordon (shoulder) remains sidelined. Michael Porter Jr. or Zeke Nnaji could struggle with that assignment, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope or Bruce Brown could be too diminutive.
Confirmed Lineup: Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray (injury management) — Available
Aaron Gordon (shoulder) — Available
Bruce Brown (ankle) — Available
Jeff Green (hand, finger) — Injured
Bones Hyland scored 20 points on 22.1% usage and notched 11 assists while starting at point guard in the absences of Murray and Brown on Wednesday. Brown could start at point guard if he returns while Murray remains out. He has logged a +4.1% usage differential and a +10.4% assist rate differential with Murray sidelined this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Josh Hart, Jerami Grant, Drew Eubanks
Jusuf Nurkic (illness) — Out
Keon Johnson (illness) — Out
Greg Brown (illness) — Out
Justise Winslow (ankle) — Injured
Nassir Little (hip) — Injured
Gary Payton II (core) — Injured
Simons has recorded a 10.4% assist rate in the last five games after registering a 20.1% assist rate in his first 27 matches.
Confirmed Lineup: Jordan Poole, Donte DiVincenzo, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney
Andrew Wiggins (illness) — Out
Klay Thompson (injury management) — Not on injury report
Draymond Green (foot) — Available
Donte DiVincenzo (knee) — Available
James Wiseman (ankle) — Out
JaMychal Green (leg) — Out
Andre Iguodala (injury management) — Out
Stephen Curry (shoulder) — Injured
Ty Jerome has played a significant reserve role with Curry and Wiggins sidelined for the past seven games. He has averaged 11.3 points and 20.3 minutes while recording a 59.2 eFG% during that time.
Confirmed Lineup: Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, Lauri Markkanen, Jarred Vanderbilt, Kelly Olynyk
Confirmed Lineup: De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Harrison Barnes, Keegan Murray, Domantas Sabonis
Trey Lyles (calf) — Available
Sabonis looked relatively unaffected by an injury to the thumb on his non-shooting hand in his return Wednesday, scoring 31 points with 10 rebounds and five assists. He could continue to succeed against a Jazz team that has allowed opponents to score the most points in the paint per game (55.9) and has logged the fourth-worst defensive rebounding rate (69.4%) this season.