Four games went final overnight, with the Nets and Timberwolves winning on the road while the Hawks and Jazz held serve at home. Five more games are on tonight's slate, including Warriors-Lakers on NBA TV, but the injury report is dominated by rest days for the Spurs' and Knicks' top players.
Last night
The Hawks beat the Thunder 113-110 at home. The Nets went on the road and put up 131 points in a 131-122 win over the Wizards. The Timberwolves also won away from home, beating the Knicks 122-104 at Madison Square Garden. The Jazz closed the night with a 119-109 win over the Spurs in Utah. It was a profitable night for visitors: Brooklyn and Minnesota both won on the road, while Atlanta and Utah protected their own floors.
Tonight
Five games are on the schedule. The early window has the Cavaliers in Orlando and the Knicks in Toronto, both at 7:00 PM ET, with Cavaliers-Magic carried on Peacock and NBC Sports Network. The Pacers visit the Thunder at 8:00 PM ET. The late slate pairs the Warriors and Lakers at 10:00 PM ET on NBA TV, with the Trail Blazers and Kings tipping off at the same time.
The injury wire
The Spurs will sit most of their young core on rest: Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper are all day-to-day, along with Carter Bryant (ankle). The Knicks are resting most of their starting five: Mikal Bridges, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson are all day-to-day on rest. Atlanta is resting CJ McCollum, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels and Luguentz Dort. Minnesota cleared Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, LaMelo Ball and Jaden McDaniels off the injury report. Toronto's Kawhi Leonard and Utah's Lauri Markkanen are both cleared. Washington's Anthony Davis is day-to-day on rest, Philadelphia's Anfernee Simons is still day-to-day with a hamstring, and Portland has Damian Lillard resting with Chris Youngblood day-to-day on a calf.
Moves and reports
Teams kept trimming camp rosters. The Mavericks signed Matt Cross and the Warriors added Tyler Burton, while the Pelicans waived Caleb Houstan and Christian Koloko (both $2.6M cap hits) and the Nuggets waived Lonnie Walker IV ($3.3M cap hit). The Raptors are set to sign Jamarion Sharp to compete for a two-way spot after waiving Chucky Hepburn, per Blake Murphy (50% confidence). The Wizards swapped Skal Labissiere for Alondes Williams, the Kings added Damari Monsanto and Aaron Nkrumah, and the Cavaliers, Nets and Heat each cleared multiple players off their rosters. Other hoopsrumors reports, each at 45% confidence, cover the Clippers waiving Yuki Kawamura and the Grizzlies signing Zach Cleveland to an Exhibit 10 deal.
