NBA Starting Lineups Tonight: Expected Starters by Game
4 NBA games are on Sunday, November 1, from 3:30 PM ET to 9:00 PM ET. Each team's expected starting five below is its recent starting lineup less anyone the injury report rules out, so 8 regular starters are out of the fives, including Mitchell Robinson (BOS, Out), Jalen Suggs (ORL, Out) and Egor Demin (BKN, Out). The fives, minutes and injuries update with every report through the day.
4 games · Sunday, Nov 1 · Updated Nov 1 at 4:50 PM ET
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Celtics at Magic
3:30 PM ET
Nets at Pacers
5:00 PM ET
Clippers at Warriors
8:30 PM ET
Raptors at Lakers
9:00 PM ET
Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then each five is the team's recent starting lineup less anyone ruled Out or Doubtful, fitted to the five positions. Minutes are our projection for the game where the model has one.
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What are the NBA starting lineups tonight?
4 NBA games are on the schedule tonight, and the first is the Boston Celtics at the Orlando Magic at 3:30 PM ET. The Celtics are expected to start Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Paul George, Jordan Walsh and Payton Pritchard, and the Magic Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane, Wendell Carter Jr., Jase Richardson and Anthony Black.
Which NBA starters are out tonight?
8 regular starters are ruled out of tonight's games: Mitchell Robinson (BOS, Out), Jalen Suggs (ORL, Out), Egor Demin (BKN, Out), Ivica Zubac (IND, Out), Tyrese Haliburton (IND, Out) and Stephen Curry (GSW, Out), among others. Each team's expected five moves the next player up by recent starts and minutes, so the lineups below already leave them out.
How are the expected starting lineups worked out?
Each expected starting five is the 5 available players with the most starts in the team's last 3 games, with the latest game counting most, then the most starts this season and the most minutes. Anyone listed Out or Doubtful on the injury report is left out.
When are NBA starting lineups confirmed?
NBA teams confirm their starting lineups about 30 minutes before tip-off. The first game tonight tips at 3:30 PM ET, so its confirmed starters come at about 3:00 PM ET. Until then the expected fives here are the best guide, and they update with every injury report, so a late scratch drops out of his team's five.