NBA starting lineups for Tue Oct 20
3 NBA games on Tue Oct 20, the next game day, 6 starting fives: 6 projected from games started. 3 players are out or doubtful, led by Ariel Hukporti. Teams confirm their five about half an hour before tip; this page checks every ten minutes on game days.
Confirmed 0Expected 0Projected 6
BOS at DET3:00 PM ET
Boston CelticsawayProjected
Derrick WhiteSG34.1 min
Payton PritchardPG32.4 min
Paul GeorgeSF30.7 min
Neemias QuetaC25.3 min
Sam HauserPF24.8 min
Nobody on the injury report.
Detroit PistonshomeProjected
Cade CunninghamPG33.9 min
Jalen DurenC28.2 min
Duncan RobinsonSF27.4 min
John CollinsPF27.1 min
Ausar ThompsonSG26.0 min
Nobody on the injury report.
PHI at NYK7:00 PM ET
Philadelphia 76ersawayProjected
Tyrese MaxeyPG38.0 min
VJ EdgecombeSG35.0 min
Jaylen BrownSF34.4 min
LeBron JamesPF33.2 min
Joel EmbiidC31.6 min
- Out: Ariel Hukporti, right achilles, ruptured, back around Oct 1
New York KnickshomeProjected
Jalen BrunsonPG35.0 min
OG AnunobyPF33.2 min
Mikal BridgesSF32.8 min
Karl-Anthony TownsC31.0 min
Josh HartSG30.2 min
Nobody on the injury report.
OKC at SAS9:30 PM ET
Oklahoma City ThunderawayProjected
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPG33.2 min
Chet HolmgrenC28.9 min
Jalen WilliamsPF28.4 min
Cason WallaceSG26.6 min
Isaiah HartensteinC24.2 min
- Out: Otega Oweh, right achilles, surgery, back around Jul 1
San Antonio SpurshomeProjected
De'Aaron FoxPG31.0 min
Devin VassellSF30.5 min
Stephon CastleSG30.0 min
Victor WembanyamaC29.2 min
Tobias HarrisPF27.7 min
- Out: Jayden Quaintance, right knee, surgery, back around Dec 1
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Before you set your lineup
A confirmed five is the team's own announcement; an expected or projected one can still change before tip. For each player's projected minutes and fantasy points see NBA fantasy today; for every designation with its return date and who gains the minutes, the injury report; for each team's whole rotation by real minutes, the depth charts; and for a replacement, the players to pick up.
Depth charts for tonight's teams: BOS, DET, PHI, NYK, OKC, SAS.
Common questions
Who is not playing in the NBA on Tue Oct 20?
Ariel Hukporti (out), Otega Oweh (out) and Jayden Quaintance (out) on the injury report.
What do confirmed, expected and projected mean?
Confirmed is the five a team has announced, usually about 30 minutes before tip. Expected is the five the league's daily lineups list shows before that. Projected is ours, for a team with neither yet: the healthy players who started at least half their games, most projected minutes first.
How often do these lineups update?
Every ten minutes on game days, from the league's daily lineups file and the NBA injury report as ESPN publishes it. The time each team's five was stamped is printed beside it.
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