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Hayes contributed nine points (4-4 FG, 1-2 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks over 29 minutes during Saturday's 124-117 win over the Pacers.

The dozen boards were a new season high for Hayes, who nearly came away with his second double-double of the campaign. The 24-year-old center has started five straight games for the Lakers, averaging 8.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.8 blocks and 1.0 steals in 25.0 minutes a contest, and with the Mark Williams trade apparently falling through, he could remain in that role until the team finds another solution in the middle.

The trade between the Lakers and Hornets involving Williams, Dalton Knecht and Cam Reddish was rescinded Saturday, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.

According to McMenamin, the Lakers said the trade fell through because the Hornets failed to satisfy a condition of the deal. Bobby Marks of ESPN.com relays that because the deadline has passed, the trade was not allowed to be amended. Williams returns to the Hornets, but he likely won't be available for Sunday's game in Detroit. When available again, he'll likely operate as the starting center ahead of Moussa Diabate and Jusuf Nurkic.

Bryant closed Saturday's 124-117 loss to the Lakers with 13 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt), eight rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes.

Myles Turner (neck) missed his first game after getting injured Thursday, but Bryant didn't see a significant increase in his workload despite getting the start -- Obi Toppin played 22 minutes off the bench as the duo split the minutes in the paint. Bryant did lead the Pacers in rebounds on the afternoon, while the four assists tied his season high -- a mark he set in Indiana's last game, after Turner exited the court early in the first quarter. If Turner continues to be held out, Bryant should see a small bump in his numbers, but starter-level minutes and production will likely elude him.

Williams suffered an apparent right knee injury Saturday against the Timberwolves and is questionable to return to the game.

Williams went down with a left knee injury during Saturday's game and may be unable to get back on the floor to finish the contest against Minnesota. Before suffering the injury, the veteran big man racked up six points and four rebounds in eight minutes off the bench for Portland.

Robinson (ankle) is reportedly targeting to return to the floor before that start of next month for the Knicks, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.

The Knicks may be on the verge of getting Robinson back on the floor to help bolster their frontcourt. The 25-year-old is still recovering from left ankle surgery and hasn't played a game for New York all season. During the 2023-24 campaign, he averaged 5.6 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.9 percent from the field.

Kornet will start in Saturday's game against the Knicks, Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe reports.

Kristaps Porzingis was a late scratch for Saturday's game due to a non-COVID illness. Kornet will start alongside Al Horford and Jayson Tatum in the frontcourt.

Porzingis has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Knicks due to an illness, John Karalis of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.

Porzingis was set to face off against the team that drafted him with the fourth-overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, but he will not be on the floor due to an illness. With Porzingis and Jrue Holiday (shoulder) not playing Saturday, the Celtics will turn to Luke Kornet to start alongside Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Derrick White.

Davis (lower body) said after Saturday's 116-105 win over the Rockets that the injury that forced him out of the contest in the third quarter is "nothing serious," Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports. "It wouldn't loosen up and let go," Davis said of his injury, which he said was to his groin and quadricep area. "I'm fine."

Making his Mavericks debut after he hadn't played since Jan. 28 due to an abdominal strain before the Lakers traded him to Dallas last weekend, Davis grabbed at his groin area while attending to defend the Rockets' Alperen Sengun with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter. He asked to be taken out of the game following the Mavericks' next offensive possession and was sidelined for the rest of the contest with what the team labeled called a lower-body injury. Fortunately for Davis, he seems to have avoided any sort of major aggravation of the abdominal strain, though it wouldn't be surprising if he was held out of the Mavericks' next game Monday versus the Kings. Prior to Saturday's contest, head coach Jason Kidd said Davis would play around 36-to-38 minutes in his debut. Davis was on track to reach that benchmark before his exit late in the third quarter, finishing the day with 26 points (10-18 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 4-6 FT), 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in 31 minutes.

Adams produced two points (1-9 FG), 12 rebounds and one assist across 22 minutes during Saturday's 116-105 loss to the Mavericks.

Adams missed eight of his nine field-goal attempts in Saturday's loss, but he managed to haul in a team-high 12 rebounds -- including nine offensive boards -- and has logged at least 10 rebounds in three of his last five outings. Adams was in the Rockets' starting lineup for the second half in place of Tari Eason to give Houston more size against Anthony Davis (lower body) and Daniel Gafford. Most of Adams' fantasy value comes from rebounding, though he's seen additional playing time this season when Alperen Sengun has been sidelined due to injury.

Sengun registered 30 points (11-19 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 7-10 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and one block over 38 minutes during Saturday's 116-105 loss to Dallas.

Sengun was limited to just five points in the first half of Saturday's game, but he came alive in the second half with 25 points as the Rockets attempted to make a late comeback. Sengun finished as the game's leading scorer, and it was the first time since Jan. 9 that he had scored 30 points. The Rockets will look to break out of their six-game losing streak Sunday against the Raptors.