Boston won at Orlando 108-97 and now plays at Houston tonight. Jayson Tatum is day-to-day with a head issue. Oklahoma City exercised team options on McCain and Sorber and declined Topic's, according to Locked On NBA.
Last night
Boston won at Orlando, 108-97, and sits at 5-1, tied with Detroit for second in the East behind Philadelphia at 6-1. The Magic fell to 2-4. Brooklyn beat Indiana 98-90 on the road. The Pacers are 2-5, the worst record among the East's top 12. In the West, the Warriors beat the Clippers 124-112 at home. The Lakers beat Toronto 131-125, a six-point margin in a game that stayed close. The Raptors are 3-3 and the Clippers have a short turnaround: both teams play each other tonight in Los Angeles.
Tonight
Fifteen games are on the schedule. The only national TV game is Thunder at Cavaliers at 7:00 PM ET on Peacock and NBC Sports Network. Cleveland is 4-2. Four games follow at 7:30 PM ET: Bulls at 76ers, Wizards at Magic, Pistons at Hornets and Hawks at Pacers, plus Nets at Knicks. Kings at Mavericks, Bucks at Timberwolves and Pelicans at Grizzlies start at 8:00 PM ET. Jazz at Spurs and Celtics at Rockets follow at 8:30 PM ET. Boston plays a second game in two nights. Trail Blazers at Nuggets is at 9:00 PM ET. The late slate at 10:00 PM ET is Raptors at Clippers, Suns at Warriors and Heat at Lakers.
The injury wire
Boston: Jayson Tatum is day-to-day with a head issue. Mitchell Robinson is out for rest. Atlanta: Jock Landale is out with a left hip issue, and Kingston Flemings is suspended. Cleveland: Jaylon Tyson is out with a right ankle issue, and Peyton Watson is day-to-day with a right hamstring issue. New Orleans: Jordan Poole is out with a left ankle issue, and Trey Murphy III is day-to-day with a knee issue. The Lakers list Ziaire Williams out with a left foot issue. Dallas lists Kyrie Irving day-to-day with a left knee issue. Charlotte cleared Coby White and Kylan Boswell, and Houston cleared Fred VanVleet. Philadelphia cleared LeBron James.
Moves and reports
No roster moves were reported. On the reports side, Locked On NBA says the Thunder exercised team options on McCain and Sorber and declined the option on Topic (confidence 50%). Hoops Rumors reports several option decisions, each at 45% confidence: the Wizards exercised rookie scale team options on five players, the Hawks exercised the 2027/28 option on Asa Newell, and the Hornets picked up 2027/28 options on Kon Knueppel and Liam McNeeley. Hoops Rumors also reports the league suspended Hawks guard Kingston Flemings for one game, and that Coby White will make his season debut Monday (45%).
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