Okongwu finished Friday's 110-103 win over the Suns with 25 points (9-15 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 4-4 FT), five rebounds, five assists and two steals in 36 minutes.

Okongwu turned in another efficient performance en route to a team-high 25 points, and he knocked down at least three triples for the fourth time in his last five outings. After finishing with four points on 0-of-6 shooting from the field in Monday's loss to Milwaukee, the big man has totaled 43 points while shooting 60.0 percent from the field over his last two games. He has reached the 20-point mark in two of his last five appearances, during which he has averaged 18.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 33.6 minutes per game.

Landale posted 24 points (11-18 FG, 2-5 3Pt), 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal over 32 minutes during Friday's 133-127 loss to the Pelicans.

Landale returned to the starting lineup after coming off the bench in the previous two games and turned in one of his strongest performances of the season despite the loss. Friday marked the big man's seventh double-double and fifth 20-point outing of the year. In his first season with the Grizzlies, the 30-year-old has been a solid contributor, frequently stepping up in a frontcourt that's been hit hard by injuries.

Claxton sustained a right pinky finger injury during Friday's 130-126 double-overtime loss to the Celtics and is scheduled to have an MRI on Saturday, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports. He finished with 18 points (8-13 FG, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks across 39 minutes.

It's unclear when Claxton injured his finger, though he was able to finish Friday's contest. The big man was Brooklyn's third-leading scorer and tied the team-high mark in rebounds. His status will be worth monitoring ahead of Sunday's game against the Clippers, and if he's unable to suit up, Day'Ron Sharpe would likely get the starting nod.

Valanciunas (calf) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Bucks.

Valanciunas returned from an 11-game absence due to a right calf strain in Thursday's win over Washington, though he'll be held out of the second leg of this back-to-back set. The veteran big man's next opportunity to play will come Sunday against the Grizzlies. In the meantime, Zeke Nnaji will likely see increased minutes, while DaRon Holmes could enter the Denver rotation.

Williams has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Raptors due to left knee injury management, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports.

Williams has yet to play both ends of a back-to-back set all season, and that streak will continue Friday. In nine January appearances, the big man is averaging 5.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks in 15.8 minutes per contest. With both Williams and Duop Reath (foot) sidelined, Yang Hansen could slot in as Donovan Clingan's top backup at center.

Reath (foot) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Raptors, Casey Holdahl of the Trail Blazers' official site reports.

Reath will sit out Friday due to right foot soreness. The 29-year-old hasn't held a steady rotation role this season, averaging 8.1 minutes per game across 32 regular-season appearances, though his absence is more notable with Robert Williams (knee) also ruled out. With both sidelined, Yang Hansen may be asked to handle reserve center minutes behind Donovan Clingan.

Turner (ankle) will play in Friday's game against the Nuggets, Eric Nehm of The Athletic reports.

Turner sat out Wednesday with a left ankle sprain but is set to return Friday. Through seven January appearances, the big man is averaging 10.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 25.3 minutes per contest.

Ware returned to Miami for treatment on his strained right hamstring Thursday, and he won't play in the Heat's back-to-back set against the Jazz on Saturday and the Suns on Sunday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Ware is set to miss his fourth consecutive contest Sunday, and his next opportunity to play will come at home against the Magic on Wednesday. With the second-year big man sidelined, Nikola Jovic will likely see increased playing time behind Bam Adebayo.

Landale will start against the Pelicans on Friday.

The Australian big man will get the starting nod against New Orleans, pushing John Konchar to the second unit. As a starter this month (six games), Landale has averaged 11.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26.7 minutes per contest.

Huff is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Thunder, Dustin Dopirak of The Indianapolis Star reports.

Huff will retreat to the bench in favor of Jarace Walker, giving the Pacers a smaller opening lineup. The big man has started 26 of 49 games this season and had been entrenched as a starter over the past six contests, averaging 11.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals in 20.8 minutes per game during that span. Even without a starting role, Huff should still see plenty of action off the bench.