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Game 6 between the Clippers and Mavericks. Get your popcorn ready!
Unfortunately, this is the only game tonight but FanDuel has a massive $500k NBA Shot Machine tournament with $100k to first place. The entry fee is $7.77 and the maximum capacity is 76,607 entries.
Here are my favorite plays from tonight's game for the FanDuel single-game slate that locks at 9 PM EST.
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LA Clippers (-2.5) at Dallas Mavericks (216.5 total)
The road team has won every game in this series so far! So bank a Clippers win, right? If it were only that easy.
Luka Doncic has the highest ceiling in this game. He's gone for at least 60 FD points in three of the games with a high of 71.6. The usage rate has been at least 35% in every game with three games over 44%. Doncic is a threat to triple-double on any given night and has notched a steal in every game. HalleLuka!
Kawhi Leonard is coming off his worst game of the series, as he shot 7-for-19 from the field, 1-for-7 from downtown, and contributed only 37.5 FD points. In the first four games of the series, he went for at least 54 FD points in all of them. The usage rate has been 30, 30, 28, 28, and 30%. In a must-win game, I expect Kawhi to reboot the system, clear out the cache, and return to 50-plus FD mode.
I'm not considering anyone but Koncic and Kawhi in the MVP and Star slots.
In addition, Paul George seems to be the guy in the Pro slot. Who else is matching his usage rate and production? The usage rate has been at least 26% in every game and he's put up at least 45 FD points in three of the contest with a high of 52.4. He's going to play around 39 minutes and jack up 18 shots while contributing a little something in every category.
The frontcourt rotation shifted last game. Maxi Kleber had been starting and playing around 34 minutes per game. He came off the bench in Game 5 and only received 19 minutes of run. Boban Marjanovic got the start and played 20 minutes while Dwight Powell, who had played 4, 2, 3, and 7 minutes in the first four games, played 21 minutes. With the Mavericks winning in Game 5, I'd imagine that they will keep the same rotation.
Boban averaged 1.21 FD points per minute during the regular season and put up 16.4 FD points in Game 5. In Game 4, he played 14 minutes and contributed 18.2 FD points. I'd imagine that he will get around 20 minutes in this one and put up around 20 FD points. Obviously, if he doesn't start, then abort the Boban mission and pivot.
Powell's inclusion into the rotation is interesting. He was completely out of the mix for the first four games of the series but he played 27, 26, and 30 minutes in three of the last four regular-season games. The minutes have fluctuated all year. That said, there is tons of risk with this play but there's tons of upside as well. Powell has a high of 41.8 FD points and he's gone for over 30 in multiple games.
I don't like any other option below Boban so if you want to differentiate your lineup, you're going to have to swap out one of Doncic, Kawhi, or George. I just can't do it.
