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Outlaw hung 20 points on the Thunder on Tuesday, and is worth a look for the desperate (preferably in deeper formats). Terrence Williams is also playing tonight, and both guys hope to be the recipients of some garbage time love.

Following a two-game absence, Murray will be back in the lineup to take on Portland. Nikola Jokic is still out, so Murray will be tasked with taking on a larger role on offense. One of Russell Westbrook or Peyton Watson will be pushed back to the bench.

Giddey missed Thursday’s game, which was the second night of a back-to-back. He’ll be back in the lineup to take on Los Angeles. Giddey came off the bench in his most recent appearance, but if Tre Jones (foot) is out, he’ll return to a starting role If Jones plays, Giddey could continue to come off the bench, or he could push Jones or Kevin Huerter to a reserve role. Either way, Dalen Terry won’t play 20 minutes again.

Coming off his best game as a Bull, Huerter is dealing with a sprain in his right thumb, but he isn’t expected to miss Saturday’s game. Huerter has started the last five games for Chicago, and that isn’t expected to change.

Micic is an incredibly late addition to the injury report, but his absence won’t have much of an impact on the team’s rotation. He has played a total of seven minutes across two appearances since being traded to the Suns.

Jones exited a couple minutes early on Thursday due to a left midfoot sprain, but it appears that he may have avoided a long-term injury. Jones may still miss Saturday’s game, but there is a good chance that Josh Giddey replaces him in the starting lineup regardless of his health.

As expected, Grant will miss his sixth consecutive game after initially being listed as doubtful, and there is no end in sight. Shaedon Sharpe will continue to start in his place, and he may have to take on even more responsibility on offense in Anfernee Simons (illness) is ruled out.

Allen is set to miss his sixth straight game with a foot injury. The 29-year-old shooting guard participated in shootaround and was listed as questionable. It appears Allen is getting closer to playing, but he’ll be out again Friday with Collin Gillespie likely in the starting lineup again.

Clingan is out after popping up on the injury report Friday afternoon with an illness. With the 21-year-old center sidelined, expect Jabari Walker to play heavy minutes against Denver and be a streaming option in deeper formats.

After starting on Thursday, Vincent will be pushed out of the starting unit against Chicago, whether he suits up or not. The Lakers will have their typical starters back are expected to have LeBron James and Rui Hachimura return from extended absences as well. If Vincent misses the game, Dalton Knecht should see extra minutes off the bench.

Both forwards are expected to be back after missing Thursday’s game against Milwaukee. The Lakers were without six key rotation pieces for that game on the second night of a back-to-back. Markieff Morris should be bumped back out of the rotation with DFS and Vanderbilt expected back.