Harden, the Lakers and the Week Ahead

Week 2 Schedule

Team	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
			IND		MIA		@LAC
	MIN		@MIA		@ORL		ORL
			WAS		PHI	@MIL
			PHO		@NOR	DAL
		ORL		OKC		MIN
	@LAC		@GSW		@PHO		@OKC
	POR		TOR		@NYK	@CHA
		DET	@HOU		UTA	@GSW
		@DEN	@SAC		@OKC	@HOU
	@SAC		CLE		@LAL	DEN
			DEN		@MEM	DET
	@SAS		@ATL		@MIN	WAS
	CLE		SAS	@POR			ATL
			@UTA		GSW		SAC
	UTA		@MIL		HOU		MIA
	PHO		BKN		@ATL		@MEM
			MEM		@WAS	BOS
	@BKN		ORL		IND	@CHI
			PHI		CHA
	@PHI				DAL
		TOR		@CHI	DET		CLE
		@CHI	@MIN		BKN		@BKN
	NYK		@NOR		@BOS	@TOR
	@MIA		@CHA		CLE	@UTA
	@DAL			LAC		SAS
	GSW		DET		SAS		@LAL
	IND		@LAC		@SAC	@POR
		@OKC	@DAL			PHI
	@MEM		LAL		@DEN	PHO
			@BOS		MIL	@IND

New Orleans and New York only have two games, so you can safely sit players on those teams. Detroit should also be avoided as they have four games in five nights, all on the road. Cleveland also has four road games although they get a day off in between each.

The Clippers, Memphis, Oklahoma City and Sacramento have three of four games at home. The Thunder schedule is particularly generous with all three home games against non-playoff teams from the weaker Eastern Conference. I also want to highlight Golden State, which has CLE and the struggling DEN at home (after they play the Jazz at home the night before) plus trips to Sacramento and everyone’s favorite new whipping boy, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Some mismatches of note include:
ORL @ MIN on Wednesday. The Magic play @CHI the night before and I think they will be tired and will be looking ahead to their two games against Brooklyn. It should be a good game to start your T-Wolves.
LAC @ POR on Thursday. The Clippers will look to give their new bench a long run after playing the Spurs at home the night before. Eric Bledsoe, Matt Barnes and Ronny Turiaf should be interesting plays for deep leaguers.
DET @ HOU on Saturday. Both teams will be tired after travelling the night before and will be somewhat familiar have already played in Week 1 potentially setting up a blow-out.
ORL @ BKN on Sunday. This time its in BKN. The second of a home-and-home. Expect the more experienced Nets, with the support of the home crowd, to blow out the Magic.