It’s a wacky day today with a whopping nine back-end B2Bs, so a lot of teams have yet to submit their injury reports at 1:30 like normal. We are certainly going to see at least some guys rest and we know one already with Kemba Walker set to miss this one. Let’s lead with what we know and I’ll add some notes for possible Q/Os to possibly watch out for.
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D’Angelo Russell (quad) is questionable for this one after he rested on Saturday and he might be a game-time call here. He did have a quad issue last year, but it sounds minor. If he’s out, Ricky Rubio will be in a great spot while Malik Beasley should have a longer leash, too. Jordan McLaughlin will back up Rubio if no DLo.
The Raptors are likely going to have some game-time calls with Kyle Lowry (toe) and Pascal Siakam (knee) listed as questionable. Lowry has an infection and Siakam has swelling in his knee, which isn’t the same issue as his groin injury last week. If Lowry can’t go, it’ll be Norman Powell out there, and if no Siakam we should see Stanley Johnson again after some great defense on Sunday. The Raptors only went with two-center lineups for just two minutes, and I’d expect a similar plan after they were awesome on D in a Sunday win.
Joel Embiid (back) is questionable for the first game of the day, but it’s not a back-to-back and he’s been out there for a number of Q tags this year. If for some reason he doesn’t go, Dwight Howard would start with Tony Bradley backing him up while there would be a ton of usage to go around.
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