The Raptors routed the Knicks 148-98, the widest margin of five games on a busy Wednesday that also saw the Thunder hold off the Pacers 114-112. Oklahoma City cleared seven players off its injury list, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, even as rookie Otega Oweh goes day-to-day with a lower leg issue. A seven-game slate follows tonight, headlined by two NBA TV games.
Last night
The night's signature result was Toronto's 148-98 rout of New York, a 50-point swing that stood out on a five-game schedule. Oklahoma City needed every possession to hold off Indiana at home, winning 114-112. Orlando handled Cleveland comfortably, 132-116, and Portland beat Sacramento on the road, 110-98. Golden State closed out the night with a 101-89 win over the Lakers. Five games were played in all, and the Raptors' margin was the largest of the night by a wide distance.
Tonight
Seven games are on tonight's schedule. Charlotte visits Boston and Brooklyn visits Miami, both at 7:30 p.m. ET. Chicago plays at Milwaukee and Detroit plays at Minnesota, both at 8 p.m. ET, with Phoenix at San Antonio at the same time. New Orleans plays at Dallas at 8 p.m. ET on NBA TV, and the night closes with Denver at the Clippers at 10:30 p.m. ET, also on NBA TV.
The injury wire
Oklahoma City got healthy in a hurry: Isaiah Hartenstein, Jared McCain, Kenrich Williams, Alex Caruso, Cason Wallace, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams are all cleared off the injury report, though rookie Otega Oweh is day-to-day with a lower leg issue. Indiana's Tyrese Haliburton is cleared, while Aaron Nesmith, Jarace Walker and Andrew Nembhard stay day-to-day. Sacramento goes into the day with four players listed day-to-day for rest — Zach LaVine, Ben Simmons, Darius Acuff Jr. and De'Andre Hunter — and Dylan Cardwell is now out with a left calf injury after starting the day-to-day list. The Lakers cleared Dalton Knecht, Arthur Kaluma and Walker Kessler, and Toronto's Chucky Hepburn went from cleared to day-to-day with a left hamstring issue.
Moves and reports
The Clippers added Fletcher Loyer, the Grizzlies added Zach Cleveland, and the Kings added Viktor Lakhin, while the Mavericks churned through two-way moves, adding and then releasing Darin Green Jr. and Chris Mantis the same day. The Jazz lost Mohamed Wague, the Spurs lost R.J. Davis, and the Clippers waived Yuki Kawamura, taking on a $2.4 million cap hit. Shams Charania reports the Celtics and Payton Pritchard have agreed to a two-year extension, confidence 67%. Justin Martinez reports Thunder rookie Otega Oweh suffered a potentially serious injury, confidence 50%, and Semih Tuna reports KJ Simpson is expected to sign with Galatasaray, confidence 49%.
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