NBA Slate — Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Every game tonight, and where each defense in it is soft.

Top performers · Jun 13

Jalen Brunson

NYK @

SAS

45 PTS4 3PM3 REB3 AST

Box ↗Highlights ↗

Dylan Harper

SAS vs

NYK

25 PTS2 3PM5 REB4 AST

Box ↗Highlights ↗

No games today — showing the next day with games, October 20, 2026.

Stats fromThis season 2025-26

These are 2025-26 numbers on tonight's schedule. 2026-27 takes over once teams have played 5 games, which is where this season starts predicting the rest of it better than last season does.

BOS@ DET

2:00 PM CT

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Where DET is soft, and BOS can attack them

#6 DET allows the 6th most Above the Break 3s·Jayson Tatum8.2 FGA/G
#6 DET allows the 6th most Paint (Non-RA) shots·Payton Pritchard3.1 FGA/G

Where BOS is soft, and DET can attack them

#1 BOS allows the most 3-Pointers Made to Point Guards·Cade Cunningham2.0 3PM/G
#2 BOS allows the 2nd most 3-Pointers Attempted to Point Guards·Cade Cunningham5.7 3PA/G
#2 BOS allows the 2nd most Mid-Range shots·Cade Cunningham2.8 FGA/G

PHI@ NYK

6:00 PM CT

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Where NYK is soft, and PHI can attack them

#2 NYK allows the 2nd most Catch & Shoot 3s·VJ Edgecombe3.4 FGA/G
#4 NYK allows the 4th most 3-Pointers Made to Shooting Guards·VJ Edgecombe2.0 3PM/G
#4 NYK allows the 4th most Above the Break 3s·Tyrese Maxey7.9 FGA/G

Where PHI is soft, and NYK can attack them

#5 PHI allows the 5th most Points to Shooting Guards·Mikal Bridges14.4 PPG
#5 PHI allows the 5th most Catch & Shoot 3s·OG Anunoby4.9 FGA/G
#6 PHI allows the 6th most Restricted Area shots·OG Anunoby4.2 FGA/G

About the NBA Slate

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Every NBA game on the date, with the spots where one defense gives up far more than most and the player across from it. Two views: a short list of top matchups per game, or one game read in full.

How to read it

Each row is a defense that gives up far more of one thing than most, next to a player on the other team who does that thing; ordinary matchups are left out. The number is a league rank where 1 is the softest defense at that spot, and green is the better place to attack. The injury report lists who is out tonight. In Full Matchups, Tonight's lineup sets those players to "without", and each number shows how far it moved.

NBA Slate — Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Every game tonight, and where each defense in it is soft.

Top performers · Jun 13

Jalen Brunson

NYK @

SAS

45 PTS4 3PM3 REB3 AST

Box ↗Highlights ↗

Dylan Harper

SAS vs

NYK

25 PTS2 3PM5 REB4 AST

Box ↗Highlights ↗

No games today — showing the next day with games, October 20, 2026.

Stats fromThis season 2025-26

These are 2025-26 numbers on tonight's schedule. 2026-27 takes over once teams have played 5 games, which is where this season starts predicting the rest of it better than last season does.

BOS@ DET

2:00 PM CT

Show

Where DET is soft, and BOS can attack them

#6 DET allows the 6th most Above the Break 3s·Jayson Tatum8.2 FGA/G
#6 DET allows the 6th most Paint (Non-RA) shots·Payton Pritchard3.1 FGA/G

Where BOS is soft, and DET can attack them

#1 BOS allows the most 3-Pointers Made to Point Guards·Cade Cunningham2.0 3PM/G
#2 BOS allows the 2nd most 3-Pointers Attempted to Point Guards·Cade Cunningham5.7 3PA/G
#2 BOS allows the 2nd most Mid-Range shots·Cade Cunningham2.8 FGA/G

PHI@ NYK

6:00 PM CT

Show

Where NYK is soft, and PHI can attack them

#2 NYK allows the 2nd most Catch & Shoot 3s·VJ Edgecombe3.4 FGA/G
#4 NYK allows the 4th most 3-Pointers Made to Shooting Guards·VJ Edgecombe2.0 3PM/G
#4 NYK allows the 4th most Above the Break 3s·Tyrese Maxey7.9 FGA/G

Where PHI is soft, and NYK can attack them

#5 PHI allows the 5th most Points to Shooting Guards·Mikal Bridges14.4 PPG
#5 PHI allows the 5th most Catch & Shoot 3s·OG Anunoby4.9 FGA/G
#6 PHI allows the 6th most Restricted Area shots·OG Anunoby4.2 FGA/G

About the NBA Slate

▶

Every NBA game on the date, with the spots where one defense gives up far more than most and the player across from it. Two views: a short list of top matchups per game, or one game read in full.

NBA Slate — Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Top performers · Jun 13

Where DET is soft, and BOS can attack them

Where BOS is soft, and DET can attack them

Where NYK is soft, and PHI can attack them

Where PHI is soft, and NYK can attack them

About the NBA Slate

How to read it

NBA Slate — Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Top performers · Jun 13

Where DET is soft, and BOS can attack them

Where BOS is soft, and DET can attack them

Where NYK is soft, and PHI can attack them

Where PHI is soft, and NYK can attack them

About the NBA Slate

How to read it

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