Pacers Return Home to Face Suns.
Phoenix Suns* at Indiana Pacers (7:00 pm EST); over/under 199; Pacers -10. INJURIES: PNX: Goran Dragic (P), Eric Bledsoe (OUT); IND: none.
The Pacers will be glad to be back home after a long road trip. Despite some stumbles, they held up well, maintaining their lead in the race for the number one seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Lance Stephenson/IND has continued his excellent all-court play and George Hill/IND has raised his activity level and thus his fantasy scoring potential. They take on one of the most improved teams of the year, the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are led by their perimeter players: playmaker Goran Dragic/PNX and sharpshooters Gerald Green/PNX and P.J. Tucker/PNX. Given the fatigue factor, Dragic’s uncertain elbow, Indiana’s success at home, the Suns are a long shot here and blowout conditions may apply.
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks (8:00 pm EST); over/under 196.5; Knicks -6. INJURIES: CLE: Anderson Varejao (Q) ; NYK: Iman Shumpert (D), Amare Stoudamire, Andrea Bargnani, Metta World Peace (all OUT).
Despite injury concerns, the Knicks are playing their best ball of the year, led of course by Carmelo Anthony/NYK. Tyson Chandler/NYK has stepped up his game on both sides of the ball. If Shumpert can’t go, Pablo Prigioni/NYK will probably start and becomes a top value play of the game. The Cleveland offense remains solidly dysfunctional – Kyrie Irving/CLE and Luol Deng/CLE need to figure things out when they share the court. the Knicks should win this one comfortably and I’d bee the “under” if I bet anything in this game.
Los Angeles Clippers* at Golden State Warriors (10:30 pm EST); over/under 211 ; Warriors -4. INJURIES: LAC: Chris Paul (OUT); GSW: Jermaine O’Neal (OUT) .
My Lineup
The following is my recommended lineup, subject to change, for the $22/$8,000 standard pay out GPP at DraftStreet (99,978 spent of $100,000 max). You are required to have one center, three guards, three forwards and one wildcard/utility player for a valid DraftStreet lineup:
Stars Worth Starting: Carmelo Anthony/NYK, David Lee/GSW, Tyson Chandler/NYK
Bargain Plays: Pablo Prigioni/NYK, George Hill/IND
Speculative Plays: Darren Collison/LAC, Gerald Green/PNX, J.R. Smith/NYK.
Estimated DraftStreet Points: 210 (+/- 55)
Others to consider: Blake Griffin/LAC, Kyrie Irving/CLE, Lance Stephenson/IND, Raymond Felton/NYK, C.J. Miles/CLE.
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