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Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers
2026-27 · Regular season
NBA schedule today, Monday, November 2: all 15 games with tip times and TV, as Oklahoma City visits Cleveland and 6-0 Memphis hosts New Orleans
All 15 games on Monday, November 2, with Eastern and Cairo tip times, TV and injury news, led by Thunder at Cavaliers and eight teams on back-to-backs.
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Monday, November 2, has 15 NBA games, so all 30 teams play on the same night, none of it Emirates NBA Cup group play. The national game is Oklahoma City at Cleveland on NBCSN, with the Thunder, 4-2, trying to stop a two-game losing streak without Chet Holmgren. Memphis puts the league’s only unbeaten record, 6-0, on the line against New Orleans, Philadelphia, 6-1, hosts Chicago, and Houston, also 6-1, hosts Boston, 5-1.
The eight teams that played on Sunday, Boston, Orlando, Brooklyn, Indiana, the Clippers, Golden State, Toronto and the Lakers, are all on the second night of a back-to-back, and Toronto at the Clippers is a game between two of them. Records below include Sunday’s four games, which Boston, Brooklyn, Golden State and the Lakers won. US clocks went back an hour on Sunday, so Cairo is now seven hours ahead of New York, and every game tips between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday in Cairo. Only Thunder at Cavaliers is on national TV in the United States; the rest are on the teams’ local channels and NBA League Pass. The statuses here come from the league’s official injury report at 2 a.m. ET on Monday (9 a.m. in Cairo), when 22 teams had filed and the eight that played on Sunday had not, and our Monday injury report and injuries page track every change before tip.
Monday’s 15 games at a glance
Thunder at Cavaliers, 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Oklahoma City has lost two in a row for the first time this season, 120-96 in Dallas on Wednesday and 119-98 in Houston on Saturday, when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26. The Thunder said on Friday that Holmgren has a small tear in his right patellar tendon and will miss eight to 10 weeks, and their record without him is the question now. Jalen Williams (fractured left fibula), Cason Wallace (torn left labrum), Alex Caruso (right ankle sprain), Nikola Topić (back) and Thomas Sorber (knee) are also out.
Cleveland, 4-2, won 136-111 in Milwaukee on Saturday, outscoring the Bucks 48-21 in the second quarter. Evan Mobley scored 27, Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Cavaliers had 41 assists. Jaylon Tyson (right ankle sprain) and Nae’Qwan Tomlin (low back stress reaction) are out, and Peyton Watson is questionable with right hamstring tightness. Game Center.
Five games at 7:30 p.m. ET
Pistons at Hornets. Detroit, 5-1, has had two days off since beating Brooklyn 110-94 on Friday, when Cade Cunningham scored 20. Jalen Duren (right hamstring strain) is out, and Isaiah Joe (right hip contusion) is questionable. Charlotte, 3-4, lost 95-79 in Washington on Friday and then 109-104 at home to Philadelphia on Saturday, when Grayson Allen scored 27. Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams (both hamstring) are out, and Monday’s report does not list Coby White or Kylan Boswell. Game Center.
Hawks at Pacers. Atlanta, 3-4, lost 121-99 in New Orleans on Saturday, and Jalen Johnson left with a left ankle sprain and did not return. Johnson is questionable for Monday, Jock Landale (left hip strain) is out, and rookie Kingston Flemings is serving a one-game league suspension. Mouhamed Gueye (left foot surgery) and Henri Veesaar (torn right ACL) are out. Indiana, 2-5, lost 98-90 at home to Brooklyn on Sunday, when Andrew Nembhard scored 23 and Obi Toppin (low back) and Ivica Zubac (left ankle) sat out, and the Pacers had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. Tyrese Haliburton (left hamstring strain), T.J. McConnell, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy have also been out, though McConnell (hamstring) was recalled from his G League assignment on Saturday. Game Center.
Nets at Knicks. Brooklyn, 1-5, won in Indiana on Sunday for its first win of the season, as Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 and Julius Randle 20, and then crosses to Madison Square Garden. Egor Demin (right bone bruise) has been out, and the Nets had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. The Knicks, 2-4, lost 98-93 in Philadelphia on Friday despite 24 points from Jalen Brunson, and Jose Alvarado (left ankle sprain), who missed that game, is questionable. Game Center.
Wizards at Magic. Washington, 3-3, beat Charlotte 95-79 on Friday, when Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Justin Champagnie (foot), Tristan Vukcevic (hip) and Jamir Watkins (torn ACL) are out, and Alex Sarr (left knee soreness) and Anthony Gill (low back spasms) are questionable. Orlando, 2-4, lost 108-97 at home to Boston on Sunday, when Tristan da Silva and Anthony Black scored 23 each. Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac, Noah Penda and Izaiyah Nelson were all out on Sunday, and the Magic had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. Game Center.
Bulls at 76ers. Chicago, 1-5, lost 125-111 in Boston on Friday, when Caleb Wilson scored 23. Nic Claxton (left hamstring strain) is doubtful despite a full practice on Sunday, Tobe Awaka and Jalen Smith are probable, and Dailyn Swain, who sat out Friday with his back, is not on Monday’s report. Philadelphia, 6-1, came back to win in Charlotte on Saturday without LeBron James (back) and Joel Embiid (foot), as Tyrese Maxey scored 38, 15 of them in the fourth quarter. James is off Monday’s report, Embiid is questionable with management of a right plantar fascia injury, and Dominick Barlow (low back stress reaction) and Ariel Hukporti (right Achilles) are out. Game Center.
Three games at 8 p.m. ET
Kings at Mavericks. Sacramento, 0-6, lost 136-105 in Memphis on Saturday despite 38 points and nine threes from rookie Darius Acuff Jr. Keegan Murray (ankle), Ben Simmons (Achilles) and Maxime Raynaud (knee) are out, and Dylan Cardwell (calf) and Zach LaVine (right elbow) are questionable. Dallas, 4-2, beat Houston 116-111 on Friday behind 35 points from Kyrie Irving and 33 from Cooper Flagg. Irving is questionable with left knee injury management, Santi Aldama (knee) is doubtful, and Dereck Lively II (foot), Tarik Biberovic (heel) and Sergio de Larrea (knee) are out. Game Center.
Pelicans at Grizzlies. New Orleans, 2-4, beat Atlanta 121-99 on Saturday with 25 points from Saddiq Bey, even without Jordan Poole (ankle), Dejounte Murray (personal) and Yves Missi (knee). Memphis beat Sacramento 136-105 to start 6-0 for the first time since 2014-15, as Cameron Boozer scored a career-high 27. Ty Jerome (back), Scotty Pippen Jr. (back) and Quinten Post (ankle) sat out Saturday. Jerome is off Monday’s report, Post is questionable and Pippen doubtful, while Poole and Missi are out again for New Orleans and Trey Murphy III is probable. Game Center.
Bucks at Timberwolves. Milwaukee, 1-5, lost by 25 at home to Cleveland on Saturday, when Kel’el Ware had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Minnesota, 4-3, lost 121-111 in San Antonio on Saturday, when Ayo Dosunmu scored 27. Anthony Edwards is out after an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Thursday, Rudy Gobert, who missed Saturday with his back, is off Monday’s report, and Donte DiVincenzo (Achilles) is out. Game Center.
Two games at 8:30 p.m. ET
Celtics at Rockets. Boston, 5-1, won in Orlando on Sunday for its fifth straight win, as Jayson Tatum scored 32 and Paul George 17, and finishes the back-to-back in Houston. Mitchell Robinson rested on Sunday, Devin Carter (illness) has been out, and the Celtics had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. Houston, 6-1, beat Oklahoma City 119-98 on Saturday, when Jabari Smith Jr. scored 30, Marcus Smart made seven threes and Alperen Sengun returned with 16 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. Fred VanVleet, who sat out Saturday with his knee, is off Monday’s report, Reed Sheppard (low back strain) and Clint Capela (right ankle sprain) are questionable, and Steven Adams (right soleus strain) is out. Game Center.
Jazz at Spurs. Utah, 1-5, lost 112-90 at home to Portland on Saturday, when Darryn Peterson scored 16. Jaren Jackson Jr. (torn right MCL), Jusuf Nurkić (right foot) and Trey Alexander (left knee) are out. San Antonio, 4-2, has won four in a row after Victor Wembanyama scored 43 with six blocks against Minnesota. Tobias Harris (calf) and Jayden Quaintance are out. Game Center.
Trail Blazers at Nuggets, 9 p.m. ET
Portland, 4-1, won 112-90 in Utah on Saturday in its first game without Ja Morant, who has a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and is expected to miss four weeks. Deni Avdija scored 24 and Damian Lillard 22, and Shaedon Sharpe (knee) is out. Denver, 3-2, won 127-120 in Phoenix on Friday, when Jamal Murray scored 39 and Christian Braun a career-high 31. Julian Strawther (left knee sprain) and Spencer Jones (hamstring) are out, and Alpha Diallo (right wrist sprain) is questionable. Game Center.
Three games at 10 p.m. ET
Suns at Warriors. Phoenix, 1-3, lost 127-120 at home to Denver on Friday, when Miles Bridges scored 24, and Mark Williams (left shoulder surgery) is out. Golden State, 4-3, came back from 25 down to beat the Lakers on Friday and then beat the Clippers 124-112 on Sunday without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, who rested, as rookie Yaxel Lendeborg scored a career-high 37. Both stars are expected back on Monday, while Steve Kerr said Gui Santos (knee tendinitis), who sat out the second half on Sunday, will rest. Jimmy Butler III, Moses Moody and Kristaps Porziņģis are out, and the Warriors had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. Game Center.
Raptors at Clippers. Toronto, 3-3, lost 131-125 to the Lakers on Sunday despite 29 points from Scottie Barnes, after scratching Jakob Poeltl shortly before tipoff with bursitis in his left shoulder, and stays in Los Angeles without Kawhi Leonard (left knee) and Nate Bittle (right avulsion fracture). The Clippers, 1-5, lost 124-112 in San Francisco on Sunday, when Rui Hachimura scored 24 and Derrick Jones Jr. left with a right knee injury and did not return. Bradley Beal, Brandon Ingram, Max Strus, Yanic Konan Niederhauser and Jordan Miller are out, and neither team had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. Game Center.
Heat at Lakers. Miami, 2-4, has had two days off since beating Indiana 145-125 on Friday, when Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists, and Tim Hardaway Jr. is questionable for personal reasons. The Lakers, 5-2, beat Toronto 131-125 on Sunday as Luka Dončić had 45 points, 15 rebounds and five steals and Walker Kessler added 16 points and 15 rebounds. Adou Thiero (left knee) has been out, and the Lakers had not filed for Monday by 2 a.m. ET. Game Center.
What comes next
Our schedule page has every game with Eastern and Cairo tip times. There are no NBA games on Tuesday, November 3, Election Day in the United States, and 14 games follow on Wednesday. For Sunday’s four results, see Sunday’s schedule, for Saturday’s results, see Saturday’s schedule, and the latest statuses are on our Monday injury report.
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