{"id":19452,"date":"2026-10-30T11:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?page_id=19452"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:12:54","slug":"power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/nba\/power-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings 2026-27: All 30 Teams, Updated Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- sq:nba-power:start -->\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our NBA power rankings were updated on Friday 30 October 2026.<\/strong> The next set lands on Monday 2 November, once the weekend&#8217;s games are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spurs start the season on top of our NBA power rankings. Their Squawka Rating is 76, and they win the title in 20.6% of our simulated seasons. Victor Wembanyama is putting up 25.0 points and 11.4 rebounds for the Spurs. San Antonio lost its first two games, to Oklahoma City and Houston, and has won three straight since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Injuries shape this first table more than results do. Indiana, Golden State, Minnesota and Toronto all sit well below the rating they&#8217;d have with everyone fit. Tyrese Haliburton is out for at least two weeks for the Pacers, Kawhi Leonard for three to four for the Raptors. Two clubs are still unbeaten, yet Houston sits 7th and Memphis 16th, because the betting market has the Rockets near 54 wins and the Grizzlies in the high 30s, and five games aren&#8217;t enough to overrule a whole season&#8217;s view. Not yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rankings\">NBA power rankings, 30 October<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1.2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b8860b;margin:0 0 4px\">Squawka NBA Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:19px;font-weight:900;color:#0f172a;margin:0 0 14px;line-height:1.15\">NBA Power Rankings &ndash; 30 October 2026<\/div><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch\"><table style=\"width:100%;min-width:760px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14.5px;border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden\"><thead><tr><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:center\">#<\/th><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:left\">Team<\/th><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:center\">Record<\/th><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:left\">Last game<\/th><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:right\">Squawka Rating<\/th><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:right\">Make playoffs<\/th><th style=\"padding:12px 10px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;background-color:#0a2540;text-align:right\">Win title<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">1<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103225\/nba-logo-sas-light.png\" alt=\"San Antonio Spurs logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 117-111 at Utah<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">76<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">98%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">20.6%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">2<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103137\/nba-logo-bos-light.png\" alt=\"Boston Celtics logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/boston-celtics\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Boston Celtics<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 125-124 vs Nets<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">64<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">91%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">8.6%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">3<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103211\/nba-logo-nyk-light.png\" alt=\"New York Knicks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/new-york-knicks\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">New York Knicks<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">2-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 133-127 at Chicago<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">63<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">82%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">5.5%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">4<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103213\/nba-logo-okc-light.png\" alt=\"Oklahoma City Thunder logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">4-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 96-120 at Dallas<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">63<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">96%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">17.6%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">5<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103216\/nba-logo-phi-light.png\" alt=\"Philadelphia 76ers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia-76ers\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">4-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 114-109 at Indiana<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">61<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">87%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">5.7%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">6<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103143\/nba-logo-cle-light.png\" alt=\"Cleveland Cavaliers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 111-114 at Atlanta<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">60<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">79%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">3.5%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">7<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103153\/nba-logo-hou-light.png\" alt=\"Houston Rockets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Houston Rockets<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">5-0<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 132-100 at Milwaukee<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">60<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">93%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">6.6%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">8<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103221\/nba-logo-por-light.png\" alt=\"Portland Trail Blazers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/portland-trail-blazers\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 103-124 vs Memphis<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">58<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">82%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">5.2%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">9<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103159\/nba-logo-lal-light.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">4-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 103-87 at Clippers<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">58<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">82%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">2.3%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">10<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103147\/nba-logo-den-light.png\" alt=\"Denver Nuggets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/denver-nuggets\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Denver Nuggets<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">2-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 104-91 at New Orleans<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">56<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">81%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">2.9%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">11<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103133\/nba-logo-atl-light.png\" alt=\"Atlanta Hawks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/atlanta-hawks\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 114-111 vs Cleveland<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">53<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">64%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">1.7%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">12<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103203\/nba-logo-mia-light.png\" alt=\"Miami Heat logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/miami-heat\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Miami Heat<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-4<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 129-117 at Atlanta<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">52<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">54%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">1.1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">13<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103149\/nba-logo-det-light.png\" alt=\"Detroit Pistons logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/detroit-pistons\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Detroit Pistons<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">4-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 97-89 vs Charlotte<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">50<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">87%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">5.7%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px;border-left:3px solid #d91244\">14<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103227\/nba-logo-tor-light.png\" alt=\"Toronto Raptors logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Toronto Raptors<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-1<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 129-99 vs Orlando<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">46<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">78%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">4.4%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">15<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103207\/nba-logo-min-light.png\" alt=\"Minnesota Timberwolves logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 114-119 vs Golden State<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">43<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">79%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">3.8%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">16<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103201\/nba-logo-mem-light.png\" alt=\"Memphis Grizzlies logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">5-0<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 124-103 at Portland<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">40<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">43%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.2%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">17<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103219\/nba-logo-phx-light.png\" alt=\"Phoenix Suns logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/phoenix-suns\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Phoenix Suns<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 114-125 at Oklahoma City<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">37<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">43%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.3%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">18<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103215\/nba-logo-orl-light.png\" alt=\"Orlando Magic logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/orlando-magic\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Orlando Magic<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 99-129 at Toronto<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">35<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">50%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">1.3%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">19<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103145\/nba-logo-dal-light.png\" alt=\"Dallas Mavericks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/dallas-mavericks\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 120-96 vs Oklahoma City<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">35<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">30%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">20<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103231\/nba-logo-was-light.png\" alt=\"Washington Wizards logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/washington-wizards\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Washington Wizards<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">2-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 111-121 at Cleveland<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">32<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">21%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.2%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">21<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103155\/nba-logo-ind-light.png\" alt=\"Indiana Pacers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/indiana-pacers\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Indiana Pacers<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">2-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 109-114 vs Philadelphia<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">30<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">58%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">1.9%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">22<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103139\/nba-logo-cha-light.png\" alt=\"Charlotte Hornets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/charlotte-hornets\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">3-2<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 89-97 at Detroit<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">28<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">38%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.5%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">23<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103209\/nba-logo-nop-light.png\" alt=\"New Orleans Pelicans logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/new-orleans-pelicans\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-4<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 132-120 vs Sacramento<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">27<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">11%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">&lt;0.1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">24<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103205\/nba-logo-mil-light.png\" alt=\"Milwaukee Bucks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/milwaukee-bucks\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-4<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 100-132 vs Houston<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">25<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">4%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.0%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">25<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103229\/nba-logo-uta-light.png\" alt=\"Utah Jazz logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/utah-jazz\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Utah Jazz<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-4<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 111-117 vs San Antonio<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">22<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">15%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">&lt;0.1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">26<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103135\/nba-logo-bkn-light.png\" alt=\"Brooklyn Nets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/brooklyn-nets\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">0-4<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 124-125 at Boston<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">21<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">2%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.0%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">27<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103141\/nba-logo-chi-light.png\" alt=\"Chicago Bulls logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/chicago-bulls\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Chicago Bulls<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-4<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 127-133 vs Knicks<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">21<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">6%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">&lt;0.1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">28<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103151\/nba-logo-gsw-light.png\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Golden State Warriors<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">2-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 119-114 at Minnesota<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">20<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">35%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.3%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">29<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103157\/nba-logo-lac-light.png\" alt=\"LA Clippers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/la-clippers\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">LA Clippers<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">1-3<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 87-103 vs Lakers<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">16<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">12%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">&lt;0.1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:800;color:#64748b;width:52px\">30<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a;white-space:nowrap;line-height:36px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103223\/nba-logo-sac-light.png\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/sacramento-kings\/\" style=\"color:#0f172a;text-decoration:none\">Sacramento Kings<\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:center;font-weight:700;color:#0f172a\">0-5<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:left;color:#475569;font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 120-132 at New Orleans<\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540\">2<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">&lt;1%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:11px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;text-align:right;color:#0f172a\">0.0%<div style=\"font-size:10px;font-weight:800;margin-top:2px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#64748b;margin-top:10px\">The Raptors carry a red edge. This is the first edition, so every arrow is level. From the next update the arrows show each club&#8217;s move against this table.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-read\">How to read this table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order is the Squawka NBA Rating: how good each club is this week, with expected absences taken off. Record and last game are there for context. They do not set the order on their own, because a few games tell you less than the schedule and the absences behind them. A club can sit above a team with a better record if it has faced tougher opponents or is missing fewer players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make playoffs counts a top-six finish or a way through the play-in. Win title is the share of 10,000 simulated seasons that end with that club as champion. Green arrows are up on last week and red are down. A dash means no change, or a move too small to matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"absences\">Who is missing the most<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gap between a club&#8217;s rating this week and its rating with everyone fit is what its absences cost. Indiana loses 26 rating points and Golden State 26, the most in the league. Jimmy Butler is recovering from a torn ACL and could be back for the Warriors between January and February, while Kristaps Porzingis is away from Golden State indefinitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each absence counts for the part of the coming week it covers. Someone ruled out for one night costs his club far less than a player out for a month, so a single missed game won&#8217;t drop anyone down this table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Club<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Missing<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rating today<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Full strength<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cost<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/indiana-pacers\/\" style=\"\">Indiana Pacers<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tyrese Haliburton, Ivica Zubac, T.J. McConnell<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">56<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&minus;26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" style=\"\">Golden State Warriors<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jimmy Butler III, Kristaps Porzingis, Moses Moody<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&minus;26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" style=\"\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">43<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">62<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&minus;19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/charlotte-hornets\/\" style=\"\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kon Knueppel, Coby White, Grant Williams<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&minus;18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/orlando-magic\/\" style=\"\">Orlando Magic<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">35<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">52<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&minus;17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/la-clippers\/\" style=\"\">LA Clippers<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Brandon Ingram, Jordan Miller, Max Strus<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">33<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&minus;17<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tier-1\">The contenders, 1 to 8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"pr-sas\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103225\/nba-logo-sas-light.png\" alt=\"San Antonio Spurs logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southwest Division &middot; 3-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">1.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">76<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">78<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">98%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">20.6%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 117-111 at Utah<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">San Antonio dropped its first two games, to Oklahoma City and Houston, and has won the three since by 16 points a game. Wembanyama has played all five, and three guards, De&#8217;Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle, each score between 15 and 18 a night. Tobias Harris (calf) is the only absence. No club has a higher win total on the board.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">25.0 and 11.4<\/strong> Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s points and rebounds per game.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-bos\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103137\/nba-logo-bos-light.png\" alt=\"Boston Celtics logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Atlantic Division &middot; 3-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">2.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/boston-celtics\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Boston Celtics<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">64<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">68<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">91%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">8.6%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 125-124 vs Nets<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">A 121-113 loss in Detroit in their opener, then three straight wins, one of them 134-99 over Chicago and another a one-point escape against Brooklyn. Jayson Tatum leads Boston with 28.0 points. Paul George adds 22.2 a game. Devin Carter has mononucleosis and no timetable for a return.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">8.0<\/strong> assists per game from Tatum, alongside his scoring.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-nyk\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103211\/nba-logo-nyk-light.png\" alt=\"New York Knicks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Atlantic Division &middot; 2-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">3.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/new-york-knicks\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">New York Knicks<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">63<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">64<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">82%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">5.5%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 133-127 at Chicago<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">The Knicks are 2-3 and still 3rd. Their three losses came by six, four and nine points, two of them against Philadelphia and Boston. Since then: 111-97 over Detroit and 133-127 in Chicago. Jalen Brunson scores 25.8 a night. The defending champions are still priced close to 50 wins.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">13.8<\/strong> rebounds per game for Karl-Anthony Towns, who also scores 21.8.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-okc\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103213\/nba-logo-okc-light.png\" alt=\"Oklahoma City Thunder logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Northwest Division &middot; 4-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">4.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">63<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">77<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">96%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">17.6%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 96-120 at Dallas<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Only San Antonio rates higher at full health than Oklahoma City, at 77. This week the Thunder are well short of it. Jalen Williams had surgery on a fractured left fibula and will be re-evaluated before the end of the regular season. Cason Wallace needs surgery on a torn labrum, and Alex Caruso has a sprained ankle. Their first loss came in game five, 120-96 in Dallas.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">26.0<\/strong> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander&#8217;s scoring average as he chases a third straight MVP.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-phi\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103216\/nba-logo-phi-light.png\" alt=\"Philadelphia 76ers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Atlantic Division &middot; 4-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">5.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia-76ers\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">61<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">63<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">87%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">5.7%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 114-109 at Indiana<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Philadelphia is 4-1, and the only loss was a 106-93 defeat at home to Detroit. Joel Embiid has 21.5 points and 10.0 rebounds a game, Jaylen Brown 20.6 points and LeBron James 15.5 points with 6.8 assists. Wins over New York, Cleveland and Indiana are already banked. Dominick Barlow&#8217;s back keeps him out for at least two weeks.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">28.4<\/strong> Tyrese Maxey&#8217;s average, the best on a roster with Embiid, Brown and James.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-cle\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103143\/nba-logo-cle-light.png\" alt=\"Cleveland Cavaliers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Central Division &middot; 3-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">6.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">60<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">60<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">79%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">3.5%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 111-114 at Atlanta<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Cleveland and the Lakers are the only top-ten clubs with nobody listed as Out. The Cavaliers&#8217; three wins came by four, two and ten points, and both losses were close too: 114-106 in Philadelphia, 114-111 in Atlanta. Donovan Mitchell leads them at 24.2 points. Evan Mobley adds 18.2 points and 8.8 rebounds, and James Harden is running the offence.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">2<\/strong> points separated Cleveland and Minnesota in a 127-125 win, the tightest of the Cavaliers&#8217; five games.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-hou\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103153\/nba-logo-hou-light.png\" alt=\"Houston Rockets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southwest Division &middot; 5-0<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">7.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/houston-rockets\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Houston Rockets<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">60<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">65<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">93%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">6.6%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 132-100 at Milwaukee<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Houston is 5-0, with a win in San Antonio, two over Atlanta and a 132-100 rout in Milwaukee. Alperen Sengun has 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists a game, and Kevin Durant 22.4 points. So why only 7th? Five games, however good, count for less than a season-long market view. The Rockets are also short: Reed Sheppard is out against Dallas on Friday, and Steven Adams could miss a week or two.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">14.2<\/strong> Houston&#8217;s average winning margin. Only Toronto&#8217;s is bigger.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-por\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103221\/nba-logo-por-light.png\" alt=\"Portland Trail Blazers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Northwest Division &middot; 3-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">8.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/portland-trail-blazers\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">58<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">66<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">82%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">5.2%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 103-124 vs Memphis<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Portland is 3-1, with a 124-83 win over Phoenix and a 136-129 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles, and its only loss was 124-103 at home to Memphis. Shaedon Sharpe tore a meniscus and will be out about six months. His is the only absence. Ja Morant, Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday share the ball in the backcourt.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">22.8<\/strong> Deni Avdija&#8217;s average, with 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tier-9\">The playoff pack, 9 to 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"pr-lal\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103159\/nba-logo-lal-light.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Pacific Division &middot; 4-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">9.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">58<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">58<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">82%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">2.3%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 103-87 at Clippers<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Winning by almost ten points a game, the Lakers are 4-1. Nobody is listed as Out. Luka Doncic has played four of the five games, and Austin Reaves adds 24.4 points. The lone loss was a 136-129 shootout at home to Portland. The Raptors visit on Sunday.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">36.0<\/strong> Doncic&#8217;s scoring average, the best in the league so far.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-den\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103147\/nba-logo-den-light.png\" alt=\"Denver Nuggets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Northwest Division &middot; 2-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">10.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/denver-nuggets\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">56<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">59<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">81%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">2.9%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 104-91 at New Orleans<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Denver is 2-2. Both wins came against New Orleans. The losses were in Oklahoma City and at home to Golden State, 134-114. Nikola Jokic has 22.0 points and 10.5 rebounds a game. Kitchener&#8217;s Jamal Murray scores 22.5. Cameron Johnson was questionable against Phoenix on Friday, and Julian Strawther remains out.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">9.0<\/strong> assists a night for Jokic, one shy of a triple-double average.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-atl\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103133\/nba-logo-atl-light.png\" alt=\"Atlanta Hawks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southeast Division &middot; 3-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">11.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/atlanta-hawks\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">53<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">54<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">64%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">1.7%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 114-111 vs Cleveland<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Atlanta is 3-3. The Hawks won 128-81 in Charlotte and then lost three straight, two of them against Houston, before beating Cleveland 114-111. Jalen Johnson has 19.2 points, 9.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists a game. Toronto-born Nickeil Alexander-Walker scores 20.5, and Montreal&#8217;s Luguentz Dort is the club&#8217;s second Canadian.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">47<\/strong> points was the margin in Charlotte, the biggest of any game this season.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-mia\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103203\/nba-logo-mia-light.png\" alt=\"Miami Heat logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southeast Division &middot; 1-4<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">12.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/miami-heat\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Miami Heat<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">52<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">52<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">54%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">1.1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 129-117 at Atlanta<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Miami is 1-4 and still 12th, because the market expects the Heat to win a little over half their games from here. They lost to Minnesota by 25 and Detroit by 17, then dropped two close ones. The first win came in game five, 129-117 in Atlanta. Andrew Wiggins, from Thornhill, Ontario, is on the roster.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">27.6<\/strong> Giannis Antetokounmpo&#8217;s average in his first five games for Miami, with 11.2 rebounds.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-det\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103149\/nba-logo-det-light.png\" alt=\"Detroit Pistons logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Central Division &middot; 4-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">13.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/detroit-pistons\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Detroit Pistons<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">50<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">63<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">87%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">5.7%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 97-89 vs Charlotte<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">With wins over Boston, Philadelphia and Miami, Detroit is 4-1. It sits 13th only because Jalen Duren will be re-evaluated in two weeks with a right hamstring strain. Duren played two games before the injury, and the rating also uses his numbers from last season. That&#8217;s the whole gap. Cade Cunningham has 22.6 points and 7.8 assists a game, and the only loss was 111-97 in New York.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">13<\/strong> rating points lost to Duren&#8217;s absence: 50 this week, 63 with him.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-tor\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-left:4px solid #d91244;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103227\/nba-logo-tor-light.png\" alt=\"Toronto Raptors logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Atlantic Division &middot; 3-1<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">14.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/toronto-raptors\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Toronto Raptors<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">46<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">61<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">78%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">4.4%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 129-99 vs Orlando<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Toronto has the best average winning margin in the league. That&#8217;s 15 points a game. They beat Chicago 135-92 and also won against Washington and Orlando, losing only 117-94 in Minnesota. Kawhi Leonard scored 19.5 a game in his first two games as a Raptor before a knee injury that should keep him out for at least three to four weeks. RJ Barrett leads the team at 22.0 points, with Scottie Barnes at 19.8.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">61<\/strong> is Toronto&#8217;s rating with Leonard, against 46 without him. Only six clubs are missing more this week.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-min\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103207\/nba-logo-min-light.png\" alt=\"Minnesota Timberwolves logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Northwest Division &middot; 3-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">15.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">43<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">62<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">79%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">3.8%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 114-119 vs Golden State<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Minnesota has lost two in a row, 127-125 in Cleveland and 119-114 at home to Golden State. Anthony Edwards had an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Thursday. Every Timberwolves win came by 22 points or more, in Miami, in Orlando and at home to Toronto, which is why their rating with Edwards, 62, sits so far above this week&#8217;s. Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles) is also out.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">33.2<\/strong> the scoring average Edwards takes into his knee procedure, behind only the Lakers&#8217; Luka Doncic.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-mem\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103201\/nba-logo-mem-light.png\" alt=\"Memphis Grizzlies logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southwest Division &middot; 5-0<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">16.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/memphis-grizzlies\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">40<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">40<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">43%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.2%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 124-103 at Portland<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Memphis is 5-0, with four of the wins on the road. The market isn&#8217;t convinced. The Grizzlies&#8217; win total is still in the high 30s, and their opponents so far have a combined losing record. Rookie Cameron Boozer has 15.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists a game. Toronto-born Zach Edey and Montreal&#8217;s Olivier-Maxence Prosper give Memphis two Canadians.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">25.8<\/strong> Ty Jerome&#8217;s average, the most on the roster.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tier-17\">Play-in territory, 17 to 23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"pr-phx\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103219\/nba-logo-phx-light.png\" alt=\"Phoenix Suns logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Pacific Division &middot; 1-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">17.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/phoenix-suns\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">37<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">45<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">43%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.3%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 114-125 at Oklahoma City<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Phoenix has played only three games. A 124-83 loss in Portland weighs on all of them, and only Sacramento and Chicago have a worse average margin. Devin Booker scores 23.0 a night. Mark Williams had surgery on a torn labrum in his left shoulder on Thursday and will miss an extended period. Mississauga&#8217;s Dillon Brooks adds 14.7.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">3<\/strong> games played, the fewest of any club.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-orl\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103215\/nba-logo-orl-light.png\" alt=\"Orlando Magic logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southeast Division &middot; 1-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">18.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/orlando-magic\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Orlando Magic<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">35<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">52<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">50%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">1.3%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 99-129 at Toronto<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Orlando is 1-3, and Paolo Banchero is out for four to six weeks with a high ankle sprain. Jalen Suggs will be re-evaluated in two weeks with a bone bruise in his knee. Franz Wagner has 19.5 points and 6.0 assists a game. The win was 111-102 in New York, and the losses include a 129-99 defeat in Toronto.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">24.5<\/strong> Banchero&#8217;s average in two games before the sprain.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-dal\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103145\/nba-logo-dal-light.png\" alt=\"Dallas Mavericks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southwest Division &middot; 3-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">19.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/dallas-mavericks\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">35<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">37<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">30%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 120-96 vs Oklahoma City<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Dallas is 3-2 and beat Oklahoma City 120-96 in its last game. Kyrie Irving has played four games and scores 18.0 a night. The Mavericks&#8217; win total sits around 35, which is why a winning record still leaves them 19th. Santi Aldama was doubtful against Houston on Friday.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">25.2<\/strong> Cooper Flagg&#8217;s average in his second season, with 6.8 assists.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-was\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103231\/nba-logo-was-light.png\" alt=\"Washington Wizards logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southeast Division &middot; 2-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">20.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/washington-wizards\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Washington Wizards<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">32<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">39<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">21%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.2%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 111-121 at Cleveland<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Washington is 2-3, with Trae Young and Anthony Davis both scoring over 20 a game. A foot injury will cost Justin Champagnie several months. AJ Dybantsa, the rookie, scored 19 in his only appearance so far. Kitchener&#8217;s Will Riley is on the roster.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">10.4<\/strong> assists a night from Young, who also scores 20.6.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-ind\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103155\/nba-logo-ind-light.png\" alt=\"Indiana Pacers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Central Division &middot; 2-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">21.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/indiana-pacers\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Indiana Pacers<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">30<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">56<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">58%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">1.9%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 109-114 vs Philadelphia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Only Golden State has as big a gap between this week and a healthy roster as Indiana, now 2-3. Tyrese Haliburton will miss at least two weeks with a hamstring injury after averaging 21.8 points and 9.5 assists. T.J. McConnell is out too, and Ivica Zubac misses Friday&#8217;s game against Miami. Pascal Siakam carries the scoring at 24.0 points, with Aurora&#8217;s Andrew Nembhard at 16.5.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">26<\/strong> rating points between this week&#8217;s Pacers and a healthy roster.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-cha\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103139\/nba-logo-cha-light.png\" alt=\"Charlotte Hornets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southeast Division &middot; 3-2<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">22.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/charlotte-hornets\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">28<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">46<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">38%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.5%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 89-97 at Detroit<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Charlotte has won three of five yet been outscored by 7.2 points a game, mostly because of one result: a 128-81 loss at home to Atlanta. Kon Knueppel, Coby White and Grant Williams are all out, though Knueppel was set to practise with the G League&#8217;s Greensboro Swarm on Thursday.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">25.6<\/strong> Brandon Miller&#8217;s average with three teammates out.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-nop\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103209\/nba-logo-nop-light.png\" alt=\"New Orleans Pelicans logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Southwest Division &middot; 1-4<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">23.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/new-orleans-pelicans\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">27<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">31<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">11%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">&lt;0.1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 132-120 vs Sacramento<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">New Orleans lost its first four, three of them by six points or fewer. Then came a 132-120 win over Sacramento. Dejounte Murray adds 17.8 points a game to Zion Williamson&#8217;s scoring. Yves Missi has a bone bruise in his left knee and will miss an extended period. Bennedict Mathurin, from Montreal, is on the roster.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">21.8<\/strong> Zion Williamson&#8217;s average over five games.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tier-24\">Long way back, 24 to 30<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"pr-mil\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103205\/nba-logo-mil-light.png\" alt=\"Milwaukee Bucks logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Central Division &middot; 1-4<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">24.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/milwaukee-bucks\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">25<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">25<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">4%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.0%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 100-132 vs Houston<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">This is Milwaukee&#8217;s first season since the Bucks traded Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami, and the start is 1-4. Only Brooklyn and Sacramento have lower win totals. The lone win was 110-102 over Indiana. Most recently, Houston won 132-100 in Milwaukee.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">23.4<\/strong> Tyler Herro&#8217;s average, the Bucks&#8217; best.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-uta\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103229\/nba-logo-uta-light.png\" alt=\"Utah Jazz logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Northwest Division &middot; 1-4<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">25.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/utah-jazz\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Utah Jazz<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">22<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">36<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">15%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">&lt;0.1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 111-117 vs San Antonio<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Utah is 1-4 and without two of its bigs. Jaren Jackson Jr. tore the MCL in his right knee, and Jusuf Nurkic has a partial plantar plate tear in his right foot that will cost him at least four weeks. Keyonte George scores 24.4 a night. Ace Bailey, in his second season, has 14.2 points and 8.0 rebounds. The only win was 120-119 over New Orleans.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">6 to 8<\/strong> weeks is the timeline for Jackson after the MCL tear.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-bkn\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103135\/nba-logo-bkn-light.png\" alt=\"Brooklyn Nets logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Atlantic Division &middot; 0-4<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">26.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/brooklyn-nets\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">21<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">23<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">2%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.0%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 124-125 at Boston<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Still winless at 0-4, Brooklyn came within a point in Boston, 125-124. Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr. both score over 22 a game. Only Sacramento has a lower win total, and no club except the Kings rates lower at full health.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">1<\/strong> point was the margin in Boston, the closest of the Nets&#8217; four defeats.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-chi\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103141\/nba-logo-chi-light.png\" alt=\"Chicago Bulls logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Central Division &middot; 1-4<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">27.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/chicago-bulls\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Chicago Bulls<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">21<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">28<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">6%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">&lt;0.1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 127-133 vs Knicks<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Chicago is 1-4 and has been outscored by 16.2 points a game; only Sacramento&#8217;s margin is worse. The low point came in Toronto. Norman Powell scores 21.6 a night, and rookie Caleb Wilson has 20.8 with 7.0 rebounds. Nic Claxton (hamstring) hopes to rejoin practice next week. Thornhill&#8217;s Leonard Miller is on the roster.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">135-92<\/strong> Chicago&#8217;s heaviest defeat so far.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-gsw\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103151\/nba-logo-gsw-light.png\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Pacific Division &middot; 2-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">28.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/golden-state-warriors\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">20<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">46<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">35%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.3%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#17924e\">W<\/b> 119-114 at Minnesota<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Golden State is 28th this week, and only Indiana is missing as much. Jimmy Butler is recovering from a torn right ACL and could return between January and February, and Kristaps Porzingis is away from the team indefinitely while the Warriors explore trades involving him. Moses Moody is working back from a ruptured patellar tendon. Even so, the Warriors have won their last two, in Denver and Minnesota.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">28.8<\/strong> Stephen Curry&#8217;s average, carrying a short-handed roster.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-lac\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103157\/nba-logo-lac-light.png\" alt=\"LA Clippers logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Pacific Division &middot; 1-3<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">29.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/la-clippers\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">LA Clippers<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">16<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">33<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">12%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">&lt;0.1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 87-103 vs Lakers<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">The Clippers are 1-3 and short-handed. Brandon Ingram (Achilles) is set to miss at least one more week, and Jordan Miller and Max Strus are out as well. Darius Garland scores 21.5 a night. They beat Sacramento 121-96; two of the three losses came against the Lakers.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">87<\/strong> points in a home loss to the Lakers, the Clippers&#8217; lowest total this season.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"pr-sac\" style=\"border:1px solid #e6ebf0;border-radius:14px;margin:0 0 18px;background:#fff;overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"background:#0a2540;padding:13px 16px;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/sites\/15\/2026\/10\/28103223\/nba-logo-sac-light.png\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left;width:36px;height:36px;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:5px;object-fit:contain;margin-right:12px\"><div style=\"overflow:hidden\"><div style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.9px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#94a3b8\">Pacific Division &middot; 0-5<\/div><h3 style=\"margin:3px 0 0;font-size:19px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.2;color:#fff\"><span style=\"color:#b8860b\">30.<\/span> <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/sacramento-kings\/\" style=\"color:#fff;text-decoration:none\">Sacramento Kings<\/a> <span style=\"font-size:12.5px\"><span style=\"color:#94a3b8;font-weight:800\">&ndash;<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#f8fafc;border-bottom:1px solid #e6ebf0\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Rating<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">2<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Full strength<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">14<\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Make playoffs<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">&lt;1%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;border-right:1px solid #e6ebf0;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Win title<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\">0.0%<span style=\"font-size:10.5px;font-weight:700;color:#94a3b8\"> &ndash;<\/span><\/div><\/td><td style=\"padding:9px 6px;text-align:center;\"><div style=\"font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#64748b\">Last game<\/div><div style=\"font-size:16px;font-weight:900;color:#0a2540;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums\"><b style=\"color:#c0392b\">L<\/b> 120-132 at New Orleans<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><div style=\"padding:14px 16px\"><p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.62;color:#0f172a\">Winless at 0-5, Sacramento has the worst average margin in the league, minus 16.6 points, and the lowest win total too. Zach LaVine scores 26.0 a night, and rookie Darius Acuff Jr. 24.0. Domantas Sabonis has 17.0 points and 7.2 assists a game.<\/p><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;padding:11px 13px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #b8860b;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#334155\"><strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#0a2540\">16.2<\/strong> rebounds a night from Sabonis.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"canada\">Where the Raptors and Canada&#8217;s players rank<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto is 14th, on a rating of 46 that rises to 61 with Kawhi Leonard in the lineup. No club has a bigger average winning margin. But Leonard is expected to miss at least three to four weeks with a knee injury, and the table judges the Raptors as they&#8217;ll line up this week. RJ Barrett leads them at 22.0 points a game. Their playoff chance stands at 78%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixteen Canadians are on NBA rosters. Of their clubs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander&#8217;s Thunder rank highest, at 4th. Shaedon Sharpe&#8217;s Trail Blazers come next, though Sharpe is out for about six months with a torn meniscus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Player<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Home<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Club<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Club&#8217;s rank<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Club&#8217;s playoff chance<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Toronto, ON<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" style=\"\">Oklahoma City<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">96%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Shaedon Sharpe<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">London, ON<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/portland-trail-blazers\/\" style=\"\">Portland<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">82%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jamal Murray<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kitchener, ON<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/teams\/denver-nuggets\/\" style=\"\">Denver<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">81%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ryan Nembhard<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Aurora, ON<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" 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class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"method\">How the Squawka NBA Rating works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Squawka NBA Rating says how many points a club would beat an average team by on a neutral floor this week. It sits on a scale where 50 is average, and every 3.5 rating points is worth a point of margin a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scoring margin, adjusted for the opponent.<\/strong> Every game this season counts, and each margin is judged against who it came against and where. Blowouts are capped at 30 points, so garbage time cannot move a club. Beating the Kings by ten at home says less than beating the Spurs by ten on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who was missing.<\/strong> One player moves an NBA team more than one player moves a hockey team. For every game we know who did not play and what those players usually produce. A loss without a club&#8217;s best player counts for less. The same measure takes this week&#8217;s absences off the rating, and the Full strength figure on each card is the club with everyone back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The market&#8217;s view of the season.<\/strong> Before many games are played, a rating built only on results is mostly noise. So each club starts from the win total that six major US sportsbooks set for it, read on 30 October 2026. That starting point is worth about 13 games of results. It counts for less each week and for nothing by game 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The rest of the schedule.<\/strong> The playoff and title figures come from playing out the rest of the season 10,000 times: every remaining game, the play-in and all four playoff rounds. Injured players miss the games their club&#8217;s latest update suggests, then come back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before we published a single ranking, we tested the method on the last two seasons, predicting every game only from what was known on the morning it was played. On 2025-26 it picked the winner of 71.1% of 1,230 games, against 55.4% for backing the home team every time. On 2024-25, a season it was not tuned on, it picked 67.9%. Counting who was missing was the single biggest gain in both seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"limits\">What this table gets wrong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t a betting model. It orders 30 clubs and turns that order into season chances, and a sportsbook&#8217;s prices already know most of what it knows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Injuries come from public updates. When a club gives no timeline, we assume ten days, and day-to-day players count as available. A surprise return or a longer absence will move a club next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chemistry, a new coach&#8217;s system and stars resting in March are all invisible to it. So is a trade, until the traded player has played for his new club.<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- sq:nba-power:end -->\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"betting\">Betting on the NBA in Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where you can bet on the NBA depends on your province. Ontario and Alberta have licensed private sportsbooks, and elsewhere the provincial lottery platform is the legal route. Our <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/\">NBA betting hub<\/a> covers each province, and the list below is matched to where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prices for the season are on our <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/futures\/\">NBA championship odds<\/a> and <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/mvp-odds\/\">NBA MVP odds<\/a> pages. For tonight, the <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/games-tonight\/\">NBA games tonight<\/a> board has every tip-off, and the <a href=\"\/ca\/nba\/injury-report\/\">NBA injury report<\/a> has every club&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq\">NBA power rankings FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-nbapower1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How often are the NBA power rankings updated?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Every Monday through the regular season, once the weekend&#8217;s games are in. Each update shows how far every club has moved since the week before.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-nbapower2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How are the Squawka NBA power rankings calculated?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">From scoring margin adjusted for the opponent and home court, and from who was missing from each game. The sportsbooks&#8217; win totals are the starting point, and they fade through the season. This week&#8217;s injuries are then taken off each rating.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-nbapower3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why is a team with a worse record ranked higher?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Early in the season a record is a handful of games. A club that has faced tougher opponents, lost close games or played without its best player can be the stronger team. The rating says so.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-nbapower4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do injuries change the NBA power rankings?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Anyone listed as Out comes off his club&#8217;s rating until he&#8217;s back, so a star&#8217;s injury can drop a contender a few places in a week.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-nbapower5\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Are these NBA power rankings a betting model?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No. They rank the 30 teams and estimate their season chances. They are not a price, and they do not try to beat the sportsbooks.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>19+ (18+ in AB, MB and QC). Picks are opinion, not advice, and odds change constantly. Availability varies by province. Please play responsibly. ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 for Ontario residents; see your province&#8217;s helpline for resources elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our NBA power rankings were updated on Friday 30 October 2026. 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