NBA · Sat, Oct 31 · 7 games · times ET

What to watch · Sat, Oct 31

For every game: the key matchup, a milestone in reach, recent form and who is listed out. Tap a card's 4:5 or 1:1 to open its share image.

Night image 2026-27 season preview

3:00 PM ET· Delta Center

POR

2-0 in 2026-27

UTA

1-1 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Deni Avdija

24.2 PTS · 6.9 REB · 6.7 AST

2025-26 regular season · 66 games

Lauri Markkanen

26.7 PTS · 6.9 REB · 2.1 AST

2025-26 regular season · 42 games

Next milestone

Next up: Jaren Jackson Jr. is 8 3-pointers from 800 in his career, about 5 games at his average.

He has 792 career regular-season 3-pointers (ESPN) and averaged 1.8 in 2025-26.

Last 2 in 2026-27

POR 74%Simulated win chance26% UTA

Listed out: Shaedon Sharpe (POR, right leg surgery); Jusuf Nurkic (UTA, right leg strain)

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

6:00 PM ETNBA TV· Spectrum Center

PHI

3-0 in 2026-27

CHA

2-1 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Tyrese Maxey

28.7 PTS · 3.7 REB · 5.0 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Grayson Allen

17.3 PTS · 2.7 REB · 4.0 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Next milestone

Next up: Naz Reid is 14 rebounds from 2,500 in his career, about 2 games at his average.

He has 2,486 career regular-season rebounds (ESPN) and averaged 8.7 this season.

Last 3 in 2026-27

PHI 59%Simulated win chance41% CHA

Listed out: Kon Knueppel (CHA, left leg); Coby White (CHA, left leg strain)

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

7:00 PM ET· Smoothie King Center

ATL

2-1 in 2026-27

NOP

0-3 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Jalen Johnson

21.7 PTS · 10.0 REB · 10.0 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Dejounte Murray

20.3 PTS · 5.0 REB · 6.3 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Milestone in reach tonight

Derik Queen needs 13 points for 1,000 in his career.

He has 987 career regular-season points (ESPN) and averaged 13.0 this season.

Last 3 in 2026-27

ATL 54%Simulated win chance46% NOP

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

8:00 PM ET· FedExForum

SAC

0-2 in 2026-27

MEM

2-0 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Domantas Sabonis

15.8 PTS · 11.4 REB · 4.1 AST

2025-26 regular season · 19 games

Ty Jerome

19.7 PTS · 2.8 REB · 5.7 AST

2025-26 regular season · 15 games

Next milestone

Next up: Cam Spencer is 82 points from 1,000 in his career, about 8 games at his average.

He has 918 career regular-season points (ESPN) and averaged 11.1 in 2025-26.

Last 2 in 2026-27

SAC 23%Simulated win chance77% MEM

Listed out: Maxime Raynaud (SAC, right leg dislocated)

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

8:00 PM ET· Fiserv Forum

CLE

1-1 in 2026-27

MIL

0-3 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Donovan Mitchell

27.9 PTS · 4.5 REB · 5.7 AST

2025-26 regular season · 70 games

Tyler Herro

23.7 PTS · 4.3 REB · 5.3 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Next milestone

Next up: James Harden is 6 3-pointers from 3,400 in his career, about 2 games at his average.

He has 3,394 career regular-season 3-pointers (ESPN) and averaged 3.1 in 2025-26.

Last 2 in 2026-27

Last 3 in 2026-27

CLE 68%Simulated win chance32% MIL

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

8:00 PM ET· Frost Bank Center

MIN

2-0 in 2026-27

SAS

1-2 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Anthony Edwards

28.8 PTS · 5.0 REB · 3.7 AST

2025-26 regular season · 61 games

De'Aaron Fox

17.3 PTS · 4.7 REB · 8.3 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Next milestone

Next up: Anthony Edwards is 86 points from 11,000 in his career, about 3 games at his average.

He has 10,914 career regular-season points (ESPN) and averaged 28.8 in 2025-26.

Last 2 in 2026-27

Last 3 in 2026-27

MIN 42%Simulated win chance58% SAS

Listed out: Tobias Harris (SAS, left leg strain); Donte DiVincenzo (MIN, right leg surgery)

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

8:30 PM ETNBA TV· Toyota Center

OKC

2-0 in 2026-27

HOU

3-0 in 2026-27

Key matchup

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1 PTS · 4.3 REB · 6.6 AST

2025-26 regular season · 68 games

Alperen Sengun

23.0 PTS · 9.0 REB · 6.3 AST

2026-27 so far · 3 games

Next milestone

Next up: Kevin Durant is 16 3-pointers from 2,400 in his career, about 7 games at his average.

He has 2,384 career regular-season 3-pointers (ESPN) and averaged 2.3 this season.

Last 2 in 2026-27

Last 3 in 2026-27

OKC 51%Simulated win chance49% HOU

Full game preview 1:1 4:5

How these cards are built

Key matchup: each team's top player by Game Score per game (John Hollinger's box-score formula) among players on the current roster who are not listed out. We use this season once a team has played 3 games; until then, the 2025-26 regular season (min. 10 games).
Milestone: a round career number (career totals from ESPN) or season number the player can reach tonight, meaning what he still needs is no more than his per-game average. Without one, the nearest career mark within 10 games.
Form: this season's results once a team has a final; before that, how it finished 2025-26 (last 10 games). Records are counted from final scores.
Simulated win chance comes from our season simulator. It is a research estimate, not a prediction of any single game.