Rockets dismiss Kings, Move on to Clippers
Orlando Magic* at Philadelphia 76ers (7:00 pm EST); over/under 215 ; Magic -3.5 . INJURIES: ORL: Arron Afflalo (D) ; PHI: Danny Granger (OUT) .
The Sixers looked so bad against the Bucks, the Magic should blow them out without too much effort. One must wonder what Thaddeus Young/PHI is thinking and if/when he might throw in the towel.
Atlanta Hawks* at Boston Celtics (7:30 pm EST); over/under 203 ; Celtics -3 . INJURIES: ATL: Gustavo Ayon (OUT), Pero Antic (OUT), Paul Millsap (OUT) ; BOS: Jared Sullinger (OUT), Avery Bradley (OUT).
Lots of sleepers ready to shine in this one. I like Elton Brand/ATL and Shelvin Mack/ATL. Kelly Olynyk/BOS is a decent speculative play.
Cleveland Cavaliers* at Oklahoma City Thunder (8:00 pm EST); over/under 204 ; Thunder -14.5 . INJURIES: CLE: Anderson Varejao (OUT), Dion Waiters (OUT), C.J. Miles (OUT) ; OKC: Kendrick Perkins (OUT).
It’s time to take a chance on Russell Westbrook/OKC: he’s had a few games to scrub the rust away and the Cavaliers are a good matchup for him.
New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks (8:00 pm EST); over/under 205 ; Mavericks -7 . INJURIES: NOP: Jrue Holiday (OUT) ; DAL: none.
Los Angeles Lakers* at Memphis Grizzlies (8:00 pm EST); over/under 198 ; Grizzlies -11.5 . INJURIES: LAL: Nick Young (OUT), Kobe Bryant (OUT), Steve Nash (OUT), Xavier Henry (OUT) ; MEM: none.
Kent Bazemore/LAL continues to impress and continued to be under-priced. MarShon Brooks/LAL is a solid dark horse. Mike Conley/MEM and Zach Randolph/MEM are top candidates for monster games in this one.
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls* (8:00 pm EST); over/under 186.5 ; Warriors -3 . INJURIES: GSW: David Lee (Q) ; CHI: Jimmy Butler (Q).
Should be a low scoring game without much fantasy upside for any individual players.
Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs (8:30 pm EST); over/under 210.5 ; Spurs -10.5 . INJURIES: DET: Josh Harrellson (OUT) ; SAS: Kawhi Leonard (P), Tony Parker (D).
It’s difficult to trust any of the Spurs for fantasy production, as they have no clear fantasy stud.
Phoenix Suns* at Utah Jazz (9:00 pm EST); over/under 201 ; Suns -1 . INJURIES: PNX: Goran Dragic (Q), Leandro Barbosa (D), Eric Bledsoe (OUT) ; UTA: none.
Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trail Blazers* (10:00 pm EST); over/under 205 ; Blazers -2.5. INJURIES: BKN: Marcus Thornton (P), Kevin Garnett (Q), Shaun Livingston (P) ; POR: Thomas Robinson (Q), LaMarcus Aldridge (OUT), Meyers Leonard (OUT), Joel Freeland (OUT).
A lot of injury uncertainty. I like Mo Williams/POR to get extra minutes if Robinson/POR sits, while Andray Blatche/BKN is my top sleeper candidate if Garnett/BKN rests.
Houston Rockets* at Los Angeles Clippers (10:30 pm EST); over/under 222.5 ; Clippers -5.5 . INJURIES: HOU: none ; LAC: Glen Davis (Q), J.J. Redick (OUT).
The Rockets scorched the Kings, and will be in their comfort zone against the similarly up-tempo Clippers. Several stars have significant monster game potential, chief among them James Harden/HOU, Chris Paul/LAC, and DeAndre Jordan/LAC.
My Lineup at DraftStreet
The following is my recommended lineup, subject to change, for the $22/$50,000 Standard Payout GPP at DraftStreet (closing at 7 pm EST), aka the Wednesday 50K. You are required to have three guards, three forwards, one center and one wildcard/utility player for a legal eight-player lineup in DraftStreet NBA contests:
F- Thaddeus Young/PHI-$17,345, C-DeAndre Jordan/LAC-$15,980, F-Tobias Harris/ORL-$14,872, G-Russell Westbrook/OKC-$13,780, G-Victor Oladipo/ORL-$12,913, F-Vince Carter/DAL-$10,277, F-Matt Barnes/LAC-$8,431, G- Kent Bazemore/LAL-$6,355.
Others to consider: Kevin Durant/OKC, Nikola Vucevic/ORL, Serge Ibaka/OKC, Mike Conley/MEM, Zach Randolph/MEM, Mike Scott/ATL, Elton Brand/ATL, Marco Belinelli/SAS, Courtney Lee/MEM, Shelvin Mack/ATL, Maurice Harkless/ORL, Derek Fisher/OKC.
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