What’s happening around the NBA on Nov. 1

With nine games on tonight’s slate, NBA fans will be treated to a feast of hoops action. Here’s how the lineup looks for tonight’s games.
Pistons vs Knicks, 2nd Quarter
Cavaliers vs Magic, 2nd Quarter
Hornets vs Celtics, 2nd Quarter
Raptors vs Lakers, 1st Quarter
Nets vs Bulls, 1st Quarter
Hawks vs Kings, 1st Quarter
Pelicans vs Pacers, 8:00 PM ET
Timberwolves vs Nuggets, 9:30 PM ET
Trail Blazers vs Thunder, 10:00 PM ET
Jayson Tatum slams it home for two of his 15 first-quarter points as the Celtics take a 15-point lead into the second quarter in Charlotte. Jrue Holiday has chipped in a pair of triples to help the cause. On the Charlotte side, LaMelo Ball leads the team with seven points in eight minutes.

New York has gotten out to a commanding 28-10 lead late in the first quarter Friday night in Detroit. OG Anunoby has pitched in 11 early points and the Knicks are shooting 68.8 percent from the floor as a team. Great passing finding cutters and open shooters have fueled the hot start.

Evan Mobley follows a Donovan Mitchell misfire with a flush to put the Cavs up seven early. Mobley is up to six points on 3-for-3 shooting to start the night.

Sacramento’s Kevin Huerter catches up with his former Hawks teammate, Onyeka Okongwu ahead of their matchup at 7:30 Eastern tonight. Huerter is shooting 55.9 percent from the floor to begin the year.

Here is how the Hornets and Celtics will be lining up for tonight’s game at 7 PM ET. The Hornets are 1-1 at home on the young season while the Celtics are 2-1 away from The Garden. With Jayson Tatum and LaMelo Ball taking the floor tonight, NBA fans are in for a treat.

The Cavaliers take the floor with the second-best NET rating in the league while the Magic are looking to find their footing sans Paolo Banchero.

The Bulls will need to put the clamps on Brooklyn’s explosive backcourt duo of Dennis Schröder and Cam Thomas tonight.

RJ Barrett and the Raptors host Anthony Davis and the Lakers in Toronto tonight. The Raptors are looking to round into form after a 1-4 start while the Lakers seek to snap a mini two-game losing skid.

Bennedict Mathurin draws into the starting lineup for the first time this season for the Pacers as they take on the Pelicans in the Big Easy. New Orleans counters with a new-look lineup without C.J. McCollum, who is sidelined with an abductor injury.

Some Raptors looking cold up north ahead of their game against the Lakers

The Celtics are hitting the road in style tonight in Charlotte

LaMelo and Co. ready to go

Can we get a NET rating on Brooklyn’s fits tonight?

Halloween might have been last night but it’s still Spooky Szn for LeBron James.

The Magic and Cavaliers will also rehash their playoff series from last season. The last time these two met, the series went the distance with Cleveland advancing.