The 2022-23 NBA regular season ends on Sunday, April 9. Not only will teams in both conferences battle for playoff spots, but there’s no telling how the Western Conference will play out.
This season will be one of the most exciting regular season finishes in league history.
A total of eight games will be played on Wednesday, April 5, with teams at the top of their conference standings still fighting for the playoffs and trying to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Below is a list of each of today’s games and each team’s injury report up to tip-off on each game.
Game 1: Brooklyn Nets (43-36) at Detroit Pistons (16-63) – 7:00 PM ET
Net Damage: Ben Simmons (back) – out
Disadvantages of pistons: Cade Cunningham (shin) – out, Alec Burks (foot) – out, Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles) – out, Isaiah Stewart (shoulder) – out, Hamidou Diallo (ankle) – out, Rodney McGruder (foot) – out, Marvin Bagley III (concussion protocol) – out
Game 2: New York Knicks (46-33) at Indiana Pacers (34-45) – 7:00 PM ET
Disadvantages of touch: DaQuan Jeffries (calf) – Out, Duane Washington Jr. (hip) – Out, Julius Randle (ankle) – Out, RJ Barrett (illness) – Questionable.
Disadvantages of the Packers: Kendall Brown (Foot) – Out, Chris Duarte (Ankle) – Out, Tyrese Haliburton (Ankle) – Out, Myles Turner (Ankle) – Questionable
Game 3: Washington Wizards (34-45) at Atlanta Hawks (40-39) – 7:30 pm ET.
Disadvantages of Wizards: Bradley Bell (knee) – Out, Kyle Kuzma (ankle) – Out, Kristaps Porzingis (illness) – Out, Monte Morris (ankle) – Out
Hawks injuries De’Andre Hunter (knee) – out, Trae Young (illness) – questionable
Game 4: Toronto Raptors (40-39) at Boston Celtics (54-25) – 7:30 pm ET.
Cons of the Raptors: Otto Porter Jr. (foot) – Out, Gary Trent Jr. (back) – Questionable, OG Anunoby (Ankle) – Questionable, Will Barton (Ankle) – Probable, Dalano Banton (Toe) – Available.
Celtic injuries Danilo Gallinari (knee) – Out, Robert Williams III (knee) – Out, Jaylen Brown (back) – Questionable.
Game 5: Chicago Bulls (38-41) at Milwaukee Bucks (57-22) – 7:30 pm ET
Damage to bulls; Lonzo Ball (Knee) – Out, Justin Lewis (Knee) – Out, Javonte Green (Knee) – Maybe, Alex Caruso (Foot) – Maybe.
Dollar damages Khris Middleton (knee) – out, Grayson Allen (ankle) – out, Meyers Leonard (calf) – maybe, Javon Carter (knee) – maybe.
Game 6: Memphis Grizzlies (50-29) at New Orleans Pelicans (40-39) – 8:00 PM ET
Cons of the Grizzlies; Brandon Clark (Achilles) – Out, Zaire Williams (Foot/Ankle) – Out, Steven Adams (Knee) – Out, Dillon Brooks (Hip) – Questionable.
Pelicans injuries; EJ Liddell (knee) – out, Jose Alvarado (foot) – out, Zion Williamson (hip) – out
Game 7: Sacramento Kings (48-31) at Dallas Mavericks (37-42) – 8:30 p.m. ET
Kings damage; Matthew Dellavedova (Toe) – Out, Malik Monk (Foot) – Questionable
Mavericks Disadvantages: Luka Doncic (thigh) – maybe, Kyrie Irving (foot) – maybe
Game 8: Los Angeles Lakers (41-38) at Los Angeles Clippers (41-38) – 10:00 p.m. ET
Lacquer injuries Mo Bamba (Ankle) – Doubtful, LeBron James (Foot) – Questionable, D’Angelo Russell (Foot) – Questionable, Anthony Davis (Foot) – Possible
Clipper injuries; Paul George (knee) – out, Eric Gordon (hip) – questionable, Marcus Morris Sr. (back) – questionable.
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