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NBA News & Fantasy Basketball Notes 11/14 – Underdog Network
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Key NBA News to Watch
Joel Embiid (hip) — In
Stephen Curry (knee) — Out
LeBron James (calf) — In
Trae Young (personal) — Out
Anthony Davis (adductor, hip) — In
Gordon Hayward (hamstring) — Out
Brandon Miller (ankle) — Out
Keldon Johnson (knee) — Out
Jeremy Sochan (adductor) — In
John Collins (ankle) — Available
Herb Jones (leg) — In
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Confirmed Lineup: Kyle Lowry, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith, Bam Adebayo
Josh Richardson (back) — Available
Caleb Martin (knee) — Out
Tyler Herro (ankle) — Injured
The Heat have won five straight games since Highsmith joined the starting lineup. He's registered a low usage rate (13.3%) but the team has logged a 115.2 offensive rating with him on the court. He's totaled four steals and five blocks and committed just three total turnovers during the stretch.
Confirmed Lineup: LaMelo Ball, Theo Maledon, PJ Washington, JT Thor, Mark Williams
Gordon Hayward (hamstring) — Out
Brandon Miller (ankle) — Out
Terry Rozier (groin) — Out
Miles Bridges (suspension) — Out
Frank Ntilikina (leg) — Injured
James Bouknight (knee) — Injured
Cody Martin (knee) — Injured
Tuesday's contest will be the final game of Miles Bridges' 10-game suspension as he's expected to return to the lineup on Friday and immediately play a "significant role," according to coach Clifford.
"I think he'll be ready to play. He's able to practice every day. We're well organized when he's there. He's in really good shape. He's worked hard. But he'll have a significant role right away."
Confirmed Lineup: Dejounte Murray, Bogdan Bogdanovic, De'Andre Hunter, Jalen Johnson, Clint Capela
Trae Young (personal) — Out
Mouhamed Gueye (back) — Injured
Kobe Bufkin (thumb) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Cade Cunningham, Killian Hayes, Ausar Thompson, Isaiah Stewart, Marvin Bagley
Jalen Duren (ankle) — Out
Joe Harris (shoulder) — Injured
Bojan Bogdanovic (calf) — Injured
Monte Morris (quad) — Injured
Isaiah Livers (ankle) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Haliburton, Bruce Brown, Bennedict Mathurin, Obi Toppin, Myles Turner
Daniel Theis (personal) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Tyrese Maxey, De'Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris, Robert Covington, Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid (hip) — In
Nicolas Batum (personal) — Out
Kelly Oubre Jr. (rib) — Injured
The Sixers could potentially deploy a backup frontcourt Tuesday, with Covington a favorite to start at power forward despite being a relatively new face. It's been a clean split at center this season with Paul Reed firmly in place as the backup behind Embiid. If Embiid is unavailable, Reed is in line to start after starting just two games last season. Mo Bamba would likely see his first rotation minutes of the season behind Reed.
Confirmed Lineup: Anthony Black, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Goga Bitadze
Markelle Fultz (knee) — Out
Gary Harris (groin) — Out
Wendell Carter Jr. (hand) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Spencer Dinwiddie, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton
Lonnie Walker IV (knee) — In
Ben Simmons (hip) — Out
Cam Thomas (ankle) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, Zach Collins
Keldon Johnson (knee) — Out
Jeremy Sochan (adductor) — In
Tre Jones (hamstring) — Out
Sandro Mamukelashvili (back) — Out
Confirmed Lineup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren
Kenrich Williams (back) — Not on injury report
While the headline on Tuesday is Holmgren versus Victor Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander is set up to steal the show. His 35.3 points per game over the last five games is the most league-wide, and he gets a plus matchup against the Spurs who have the second-worst defensive rating (119.8) and have allowed the most points per game (124.2) to opponents this season.
Confirmed Lineup: Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Derrick Jones Jr., Grant Williams, Dereck Lively II
Maxi Kleber (toe) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Dyson Daniels, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Jonas Valanciunas
Herb Jones (leg) — In
Larry Nance Jr. (rib) — Injured
CJ McCollum (lung) — Injured
Jose Alvarado (ankle) — Injured
Trey Murphy (knee) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Skylar Mays, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, Jerami Grant, Deandre Ayton
Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring) — Out
Scoot Henderson (ankle) — Injured
Anfernee Simons (thumb) — Injured
Robert Williams (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: Keyonte George, Jordan Clarkson, Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen, John Collins
John Collins (ankle) — Available
Walker Kessler (elbow) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac
Mason Plumlee (knee) — Injured
Brandon Boston Jr. (quad) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Reggie Jackson, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic
Jamal Murray (hamstring) — Injured
Vlatko Cancar (knee) — Injured
Porter Jr. has averaged a team-high 7.4 three-point attempts per game, on pace with his 7.3 attempts per game last season. He's converting 36.5% of his shots which is down from his career 41.4% average. He gets a potentially plus matchup against the new-look Clippers on Tuesday. In the last four games, Clippers opponents have averaged 14.8 made threes on 38.8 attempts, both bottom-five league-wide in that span. Prior to Harden joining the team, they were top ten in both categories.
Confirmed Lineup: Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert
Jordan McLaughlin (knee) — Injured
Jaylen Clark (Achilles) — Injured
Confirmed Lineup: Chris Paul, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, Dario Saric
Stephen Curry (knee) — Out
Through 11 games this season, Wiggins has averaged career-lows in points (10.5), assists (1.0), and minutes (26.0) per game. He's logged a team-worst 15.4% three-point field goal percentage. His 23.0 passes received per game is ranked seventh on the team. Could playing more minutes with Chris Paul help? Paul's 36.0% assist rate is the second-highest on the team, ahead of Curry's 21.3% assist rate. He's also recorded team-highs in assist points created (20.0) and potential assists (15.8) per game. Paul is in line to start if Curry is unavailable.
Confirmed Lineup: Jacob Gilyard, Marcus Smart, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr., Bismack Biyombo
Xavier Tillman (injury recovery) — Available
Ja Morant (suspension) — Out
Derrick Rose (knee) — Injured
Brandon Clarke (Achilles) — Injured
Steven Adams (knee) — Out for season
Confirmed Lineup: D'Angelo Russell, Cam Reddish, Taurean Prince, LeBron James, Anthony Davis
LeBron James (calf) — In
Anthony Davis (adductor, hip) — In
Gabe Vincent (knee) — Injured
Jarred Vanderbilt (heel) — Injured
Jalen Hood-Schifino (knee) — Injured
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