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Pistons, 76ers win to sit 5-1 atop the East; Thunder list Holmgren out

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By the Hoops Nightly Desk · 5 d ago

Detroit won at Brooklyn and Philadelphia beat New York, so both teams sit 5-1 at the top of the East. Oklahoma City listed Chet Holmgren out with a right knee injury. Seven games are on tonight, and two of them are on NBA TV.

Last night

The Pistons won 110-94 in Brooklyn and moved to 5-1. The 76ers kept pace with a 98-93 home win over the Knicks, who fell to 2-4. Boston beat Chicago 125-111 and is 4-1. Miami scored 145 in a 20-point win over Indiana, and both teams are now 2-4. Minnesota beat the Clippers 127-101. Golden State handled the Lakers 112-95. Denver won 127-120 in Phoenix. Orlando won 121-114 in Toronto. Dallas held off Houston 116-111. Washington beat Charlotte 95-79, so the Wizards and Hornets are both 3-3.

Tonight

Seven games are on the schedule. Portland plays at Utah at 3:00 PM ET. The 76ers go for a sixth win at Charlotte at 6:00 PM ET on NBA TV. Atlanta visits New Orleans at 7:00 PM ET. Three games tip at 8:00 PM ET: Minnesota at San Antonio, Sacramento at Memphis and Cleveland at Milwaukee. The late national game is Oklahoma City at Houston at 8:30 PM ET on NBA TV. The Rockets are coming off a loss in Dallas.

The injury wire

Oklahoma City has Chet Holmgren out with a right knee injury. He was day-to-day. Portland moved Ja Morant from day-to-day to out with a left hamstring injury. New Orleans lists Jordan Poole out with a left ankle injury. Detroit has Isaiah Joe out with a right hip injury, and Cleveland lists Jaylon Tyson out with a right ankle injury. Houston's Alperen Sengun moved between out and day-to-day with a back injury. So did Philadelphia's Jaylen Brown with a knee injury. Houston cleared Marcus Smart and has Reed Sheppard day-to-day with a back injury. Denver cleared Cameron Johnson, and Chicago cleared Patrick Williams. Memphis lists Scotty Pippen Jr. and Ty Jerome day-to-day with back injuries.

Moves and reports

No roster moves are official. Michael Scotto reports the Thunder will sign Ochai Agbaji (50% confidence). Jon Krawczynski reports Minnesota will decline its option on Cody Williams (50%). Hoops Rumors reports the Rockets picked up Reed Sheppard's fourth-year option and the Celtics exercised their options on Scheierman and Gonzalez (45% each). Hoops Rumors also reports that Holmgren has a small patellar tendon tear and will be out 8-10 weeks, and that Morant is expected to miss at least four weeks (45% each). Kyle Neubeck reported that Brown was ruled out Friday with a left knee injury (58%). Donatas Urbonas reports Dwight Powell is finalizing a one-year deal with Fenerbahce (49%).

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