NBA schedule today, Thursday, November 5: Magic at Suns and Heat at Warriors on NBA TV, with Cairo tip times and injury news

Thursday, November 5, is a two-game night, with 26 teams idle: Orlando, 2-5, visits Phoenix, 1-5, at 9 p.m. ET, and Miami, 3-5, visits Golden State, 5-3, at 10 p.m. ET on NBA TV. In Cairo the games tip at 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Friday, and Friday’s weekend schedule picks up with nine games, including NBA Cup group play.

Thursday’s two games at a glance

Magic at Suns, 9 p.m. ET

Phoenix is on the second night of a back-to-back after losing 132-119 at home to Portland on Wednesday, its fourth loss in a row, even though Devin Booker scored 33 points. The Suns are 1-2 at home this season, and Jordan Goodwin (calf) and Rasheer Fleming (left ankle) were ruled out Wednesday, with Mark Williams still out after left shoulder surgery. Their one win came against Golden State in October.

Orlando has not played since a 103-94 home loss to Washington on Monday and has lost two straight and is 0-4 at home, though it is 2-1 on the road. The Magic remain without Paolo Banchero, who was expected to miss four to six weeks with a right high-ankle sprain after October 24, and Jalen Suggs, who has a right knee bone bruise and was to be re-evaluated in about two weeks after October 26. Jonathan Isaac, Noah Penda (partially torn right hamstring) and Izaiyah Nelson are also listed out. Game Center.

Heat at Warriors, 10 p.m. ET, NBA TV

Miami also plays a second night in a row, after a 117-116 overtime win at the Clippers on Wednesday in which Bam Adebayo scored 35 points with 10 rebounds, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 14 rebounds and Davion Mitchell 10 assists. The Heat, 3-5, are 2-2 on the road and travel from Los Angeles to the Bay Area on the second half of the back-to-back, having lost 138-117 at the Lakers on Monday.

Golden State is rested, having last played on Monday, and has won five straight after an 0-3 start, including a 116-113 win over Phoenix. The Warriors are 3-1 at home, and Gui Santos (knee) was ruled out Wednesday night, with Kristaps Porziņģis away from the team and Moses Moody and Jimmy Butler still recovering from knee injuries; we have the story on Porziņģis’s withheld salary. Game Center.

What comes next

Full injury lists for Thursday are due on the league’s official report during the day, so check our injuries page for any change. Our Wednesday schedule has the 14-game night before this one and the Wednesday injury report has the previous lists, and our schedule page has every game with Eastern and Cairo tip times.