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Mensah had zero points (0-1 FG), one rebound, two blocks and two steals in 16 minutes during Tuesday's 111-104 win over Sacramento.

Mensah played his second-most minutes of the season and was stellar defensively, but he failed to make contributions elsewhere. With the Hornets shorthanded, Mensah has played double-digit minutes in back-to-back games.

Holmes is questionable for Wednesday's game versus Portland for personal reasons.

Holmes has been a fringe rotation player for Dallas, most recently playing just seven minutes in Monday's loss to Utah. Dwight Powell could pick up a few minutes if Holmes is unable to play.

Bitadze racked up 13 points (6-6 FG, 1-1 3Pt), seven rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 26 minutes during Tuesday's 121-115 loss to the Warriors.

Although Wendell Carter is off the injury report, the Magic opted for Bitadze in the starting lineup for a third consecutive game. It's an interesting situation to monitor, as Carter has consistently been one of Orlando's centerpieces and isn't used to playing off the bench. His knee injury may be the source of the restriction, and it may be a while before Carter regains his role in the starting five.

Porzingis provided 34 points (12-18 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 8-9 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists and three blocks across 35 minutes during Tuesday's 127-123 loss to the Thunder.

Porzingis led Boston in scoring, but his efforts were not enough to lift the team to victory in what felt like a playoff matchup against a rising Thunder squad. Porzingis has provided much-needed size and scoring versatility for the Celtics this season. Over his last 10 outings, he's averaged 21.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.5 assists per game.

Sabonis supplied 23 points (11-21 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 0-1 FT), 19 rebounds, four assists and one steal in 35 minutes during Tuesday's 111-104 loss to the Hornets.

At this point, a double-double is essentially an expectation for Sabonis, as he's achieved the feat in 15 straight games and 28 contests overall this season, second-most in the league behind Nikola Jokic. While Sabonis put up another big performance as a scorer and rebounder Tuesday, the effort was tainted to some extent by his 11 turnovers, two more than his previous career high. The big man is averaging 3.1 turnovers per game on the season, but his production has otherwise been excellent, as he's averaging 19.5 points, 12.5 boards, 7.4 dimes, 0.8 steals and 0.6 blocks through 27 contests.

Sharpe finished Tuesday's 112-85 loss to the Pelicans with 12 points (6-9 FG), nine rebounds, two assists and one block over 17 minutes.

Sharpe has been one rebound away from a double-double in two of his last three games. He was the most efficient scorer on the night in a game when the Nets scored just 34 points in the first half. He's now scored in double-digits in six of his last seven games.

Valanciunas finished Tuesday's 112-85 win over the Nets with 11 points (5-5 FG, 1-1 3Pt), 12 rebounds, one block and one steal over 20 minutes.

It was Valanciunas' first double-double since Dec. 26 and his 18th of the year. He had a productive December, averaging 15.8 points on 58.8 percent shooting, 10.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Valanciunas' minutes will likely go down with Larry Nance back after missing 13 games with a right rib fracture, but the former should still provide solid fantasy production, especially with his rebounding.

Embiid (ankle) finished with 31 points (10-20 FG, 2-5 3Pt, 9-12 FT), 15 rebounds, 10 assists, two blocks and one steal over 32 minutes in Tuesday's 110-97 win over Chicago.

After missing the last four games with a sprained right ankle, Embiid was as dominant as ever in his return to action Tuesday, securing his second double-double of the season and the seventh of his career despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter as the 76ers cruised to an easy win. The reigning NBA MVP is making a compelling case for the hardware once again in 2023-24; he extended his franchise record Tuesday with his 14th game in a row with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds.

Drummed finished with 11 points (5-13 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-4 FG), 17 rebounds, one block and one steal over 28 minutes in Tuesday's 110-97 loss to Philadelphia.

Drummond led all players in Tuesday's contest in rebounds while finishing as four Bulls with a double-digit point total and as the lone player with a double-double. Drummond has been strong on the glass for Chicago as of late, hauling in 16 or more rebounds in four straight contests while tallying a double-double in three of those four games.

Williams (back) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Kings.

Williams' absence streak will extend to 13 games due to a back injury. His next chance to suit up is Friday's matchup with Chicago.