Hoops Nightly
Hoops Nightly Desk · the morning briefing · 7:00 ET · 2026-27

Rockets Score 135 In Win Over Mavericks, Isaiah Stewart Out At Least Two Weeks

← Fri, Oct 9Saturday, October 10
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · 3 h ago

On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Rockets beat the Mavericks 135-117 and the Grizzlies beat the Bulls 104-100. Seven games are on tonight's board, headlined by 76ers-Celtics on NBA TV and Spurs-Suns on ESPN2. Memphis' Isaiah Stewart is out at least two weeks with a left ankle injury, and Kyrie Irving's status in Dallas keeps changing.

Last night

The Rockets beat the Mavericks 135-117, piling up 135 points on the road. The Grizzlies beat the Bulls 104-100. Those were the only two games on last night's board.

Tonight

Seven games are on tonight's schedule. The Clippers are at the Raptors at 6:30 PM ET. The Hawks are at the Pacers and the Pistons are at the Wizards, both at 7:00 PM ET. The 76ers play the Celtics at 8:00 PM ET on NBA TV, and the Timberwolves are at the Heat at the same 8:00 PM ET time. The Kings are at the Warriors at 8:30 PM ET, and the night closes with the Spurs at the Suns at 10:30 PM ET on ESPN2.

The injury wire

In Chicago, Matas Buzelis is day-to-day with a right ankle issue and Jalen Smith is day-to-day with a left foot issue. Dallas has the most movement: Kyrie Irving went from day-to-day to cleared, then back to day-to-day, and is now day-to-day for rest; Caleb Martin is day-to-day with an illness, Marcus Sasser is day-to-day with a hip issue, P.J. Washington is day-to-day with a left ankle issue, and Santi Aldama is day-to-day with a knee issue. Houston's Kevin Durant is day-to-day for a reason not related to injury. Memphis' Isaiah Stewart moved from day-to-day to out with a left ankle injury. Miami's Kylor Kelley is day-to-day with a right calf issue.

Moves and reports

The Heat added Gabe Madsen, Dennis Smith Jr. and Kylor Kelley. The Nets added Dion Brown. The Cavaliers added Jaxson Robinson and Noam Yaacov. The Jazz added Mohamed Wague. Michael Scotto reported the Pelicans plan to waive Christian Koloko, confidence 50 percent. Steve Popper reported the Knicks are pausing all extension negotiations, confidence 49 percent. Hoopsrumors reported the Grizzlies expect Isaiah Stewart out at least two weeks, confidence 45 percent. Dave McMenamin reported the Lakers signed Rafael Castro and waived William Kyle III. Paul Garcia reported the Cavaliers signed Jaxson Robinson and Noam Yaacov to camp deals.

By the Hoops Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.

Last night · Fri, Oct 9

scores →

Tonight · 7 games

how to watch →

Injury wire

12 changes

Moves

all →

Recent briefings

all →
The morning briefing · free · one email a day

What changed, every morning

Last night, tonight, injuries, rumors and the standings move — for all 30 teams, before your coffee. No spam, unsubscribe in one click.

Window: 7:00 ET the day before to 7:00 ET on Sat, Oct 10. Scores, injuries and rosters from official feeds; reports from named insiders' public posts and HoopsRumors, with the desk's confidence score. Written 3 h ago.