Luka Doncic was cleared on the injury report before Lakers at Warriors, one of two Prime Video games on a 10-game Friday. Detroit and Philadelphia lead the East at 4-1, and both play tonight. Last night New Orleans, Atlanta and Memphis won.
Last night
There were three games, and two were not close. New Orleans scored 132 at home and beat Sacramento by 12. Memphis won 124-103 in Portland and was the only road team to win. The close one was in Atlanta, where the Hawks held off Cleveland 114-111. Atlanta is now 3-3 and seventh in the East. The Cavaliers dropped to 3-2 and sit sixth. The Pistons and 76ers lead the conference at 4-1. The Celtics and Raptors are next at 3-1.
Tonight
Ten games are on the schedule. Prime Video has two: Knicks at 76ers at 7:30 PM ET and Lakers at Warriors at 10:00 PM ET. Philadelphia is 4-1 and hosts a 2-3 Knicks team. Detroit, also 4-1, plays at Brooklyn at 7:30. Boston (3-1) hosts Chicago (1-4), and Toronto (3-1) hosts Orlando (1-3). Hornets at Wizards opens the night at 7:00 PM ET. Nuggets at Suns tips at 10:00.
The injury wire
Luka Doncic was cleared on the injury report. He had been Day-To-Day. Indiana is short-handed for its game in Miami. Ivica Zubac (left ankle) moved to Out, and Andrew Nembhard (neck) and Aaron Nesmith (hamstring) are Day-To-Day. In Philadelphia, Jaylen Brown is Day-To-Day with a knee issue and Jabari Walker (left knee) is Out. Houston's Reed Sheppard (back) is Out before the Rockets play in Dallas, and the Mavericks moved Sergio de Larrea (right knee) to Out. Brooklyn moved Egor Demin (right leg) to Out. Charlotte's Dennis Schroder (foot) and Chicago's Jalen Smith (left finger) are Day-To-Day. In Portland, Ja Morant (left hamstring) is Day-To-Day, and Robert Williams III (left knee) went back and forth between Out and Day-To-Day.
Moves and reports
The Clippers added Blake Wesley. Shams Charania reported it is a 10-day hardship deal (confidence 44%). Law Murray reported the Clippers are exercising Niederhauser's third-year option (50%). Hoops Rumors reported three more option decisions, each at 45%: the Knicks are declining Pacome Dadiet's fourth-year option, the Blazers picked up options on Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen, and the Nets exercised 2027/28 options on five players. Hoops Rumors also reported that Demin has a bone bruise and will be out at least one week (45%), and that Kevin Knox signed with Unicaja Malaga (45%).
