With the NFL regular season in the rearview and the NHL going with a light slate on Monday, the NBA will be firmly in the spotlight.
The latest: There are nine NBA games on tap for Monday, concluding with the Jimmy Butler-less Miami Heat against the Sacramento Kings. Earlier on, the Minnesota Timberwolves look to snap a 3-6 funk as home favourites against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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NBA schedule: Jan. 6
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Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers vs. Brooklyn Nets
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Toronto Raptors
Orlando Magic vs. New York Knicks
San Antonio Spurs vs. Chicago Bulls
Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings
Betting insights
- Notable players listed as questionable on the NBA injury report (as of 8:30 a.m.): Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid, RJ Barrett and D’Angelo Russell.
- The Suns, who are 1-7 since Dec. 19, are reportedly taking Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic out of their starting lineup on Monday. Phoenix is believed to be among the top suitors for Jimmy Butler. The 76ers are back home after going 4-2 on a recent road trip, which began with a Christmas Day with over the NBA Finals frontrunners, the Boston Celtics.
- The over is 5-0-1 in the Pacers’ past six games. But the last time Indiana played Brooklyn, on Dec. 4, the Pacers saw their third-lowest game total of the year (189 points).
- Chicago beat San Antonio by 15 points last month, but Victor Wembanyama didn’t play in that game. In his past 10 matchups, Wemby has averaged 29.5 PPG and 11.7 RPG while shooting 37.6% from 3-point range.
- In Miami’s first game since suspending Butler — who publicly indicated that he wanted out — the Heat lost at home against the Jazz, 136-100. Now they’re road underdogs against a Kings squad that has won four in a row, with wins over the Warriors, Grizzlies and Mavericks in that span.
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