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Date	Player
10/22/2018	Ben Simmons, Phi, PG
Simmons (sore back) is questionable for Tuesday's game in Detroit. Analysis: 76ers coach Brett Brown said Simmons' back started stiffening up on him before Saturday's game against the Magic, but he decided to give it a go. The decision to pull Simmons was made by trainers after the reigning Rookie of Year played just 7:41.
10/22/2018	Marcus Morris, Bos, F
Morris (sore left knee) is playing in Monday's game against the Magic. Analysis: Morris has come off the bench in the first three games to average 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds.
10/22/2018	Hassan Whiteside, Mia, C
Whiteside (groin) will not play Wednesday against the Knicks. Analysis: Whiteside has averaged 10.7 points, 14.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in the first three games.
10/22/2018	Andre Drummond, Det, F-C
Drummond is dealing with an illness ahead of Tuesday's game against the 76ers. Analysis: Drummond has totaled 34 points and 33 rebounds during Detroit's 2-0 start to the season.
10/22/2018	Derrick Favors, Uta, F-C
Favors will play for the Jazz on Monday after he had been listed as probable due to a sore left knee. Analysis: Favors and Rudy Gobert could be in line for solid performances against a thin Memphis frontcourt that is missing JaMychal Green.
10/21/2018	Will Barton, Den, G-F
Barton strained his right hip along with his core and there's no timetable for his return. Barton was carted off the court Saturday after he said he felt something pop when he took off for the basket during the third quarter of a win over Phoenix. He underwent an MRI on Sunday. Analysis: Barton signed a four-year deal to remain in Denver over the summer. He averaged 15.7 points and 4.1 assists last season. With Barton sidelined, it could open up more playing time for Torrey Craig, Trey Lyles and Juancho Hernangomez.
10/21/2018	James Ennis III, Hou, G-F
James Ennis III scored six points Saturday on 2-of-7 shooting as the Houston Rockets topped the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Ennis III pulled down five rebounds and had two assists, tallying a plus-minus of -10 in his 22:09 on the floor. He added two steals. Ennis III went 2 of 5 from behind the arc.
10/21/2018	Michael Carter-Williams, Hou, PG
Michael Carter-Williams went scoreless Saturday on 0-of-2 shooting as the Houston Rockets topped the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Carter-Williams grabbed one rebound and did not have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -5 in his 2:29 on the floor.
10/21/2018	Clint Capela, Hou, F-C
Clint Capela scored 19 points Saturday on 9-of-16 shooting as the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Capela grabbed 12 rebounds and did not have an assist, tallying a plus-minus of +4 in his 33:39 of playing time. He added one block.
10/21/2018	Chris Paul, Hou, PG
Chris Paul scored 28 points Saturday, going 9 of 17 from the field, as the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Paul grabbed seven rebounds and had 10 assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +13 in his 29:40 on the floor. He tacked on one steal. Paul went 3 of 6 from 3-point range.
10/21/2018	Carmelo Anthony, Hou, F
Carmelo Anthony scored seven points Saturday, going 3 of 10 from the field, as the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Anthony pulled down 10 rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +23 in his 29:06 on the floor. He added one steal. Anthony went 1 of 7 from behind the arc.
10/21/2018	P.J. Tucker, Hou, F
P.J. Tucker scored six points Saturday, going 2 of 6 from the field, as the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Tucker grabbed nine rebounds and had three assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -6 in his 35:39 of playing time. Tucker went 2 of 6 from 3-point range.
10/21/2018	Gerald Green, Hou, G-F
Gerald Green scored 13 points Saturday, going 5 of 6 from the field, as the Houston Rockets topped the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Green pulled down two rebounds and did not have an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +11 in his 17:51 on the floor. He added one steal. Green went 3 of 4 from behind the arc.
10/21/2018	James Harden, Hou, G
James Harden scored 36 points Saturday on 10-of-19 shooting as the Houston Rockets topped the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Harden pulled down seven rebounds and had five assists, tallying a plus-minus of -3 in his 37:50 on the floor. He added one block and two steals. Harden went 5 of 10 from behind the arc.
10/21/2018	Eric Gordon, Hou, SG
Eric Gordon scored nine points Saturday on 4-of-13 shooting as the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 124-115. Gordon grabbed one rebound and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +18 in his 31:37 on the floor. He added two blocks.
10/21/2018	LeBron James, LAL, F
LeBron James scored 24 points Saturday on 9-of-22 shooting as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Houston Rockets 124-115. James grabbed five rebounds and had five assists, accumulating a plus-minus of -13 in his 38:52 of playing time. He added one block and two steals. James went 1 of 7 from 3-point range.
10/21/2018	Rajon Rondo, LAL, PG
Rajon Rondo scored 13 points Saturday on 6-of-8 shooting as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Houston Rockets 124-115. Rondo pulled down seven rebounds and dished out 10 assists, tallying a plus-minus of +8 in his 29:42 on the floor. He added two steals. Rondo went 1 of 2 from 3-point range.
10/21/2018	JaVale McGee, LAL, C
JaVale McGee scored 16 points Saturday on 7-of-11 shooting as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Houston Rockets 124-115. McGee pulled down six rebounds and had two assists, accumulating a plus-minus of +7 in his 19:51 on the floor. He added five blocks.
10/21/2018	Lance Stephenson, LAL, G-F
Lance Stephenson scored nine points Saturday on 4-of-7 shooting as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Houston Rockets 124-115. Stephenson grabbed six rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of -9 in his 22:58 of playing time. He added one steal.
10/21/2018	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, LAL, G-F
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored five points Saturday on 2-of-8 shooting as the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Houston Rockets 124-115. Caldwell-Pope pulled down three rebounds and added an assist, tallying a plus-minus of +3 in his 18:08 of playing time.
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