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Reggie Jackson Has Solid Outing Against Knicks
Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson went 8-for-17 from the field in Saturday's win over the Knicks. He finished with 17 points and five assists. Jackson took a little time to get going after returning to the lineup, but he has double-digit point totals in four straight games now and his five assists come a […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoAnthony Tolliver Shoots Well From Deep Against Knicks
Detroit Pistons power forward Anthony Tolliver scored 17 points on 5-for-9 shooting in Saturday's win over the New York Knicks. He went 4-for-8 from three. Tolliver has made 14 threes in his last four games, though he hasn't done too much else, finishing with three or fewer boards in his last three outings, including a […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoAndre Drummond Records Double-Double Against Knicks
Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond scored 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting in Saturday's win over the New York Knicks. Drummond also led Detroit in rebounds with 17 and had three blocks. It was Drummond's sixth straight double-double. Detroit plays the Nets on Sunday, but playing on the second night of a back-to-back shouldn't impact Drummond […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoDonovan Mitchell Leads Jazz In Scoring Against Memphis
Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting in Friday's win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Mitchell recorded four assists, three rebounds, and a steal as well. Mitchell has scored 20 or more points in eight straight games; over that stretch, the rookie is attempting 22.8 shots per game and scoring 25.1 […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoDante Exum Scores 21 Points Off The Bench
Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum scored 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting in Friday's win over Memphis. He was 3-for-4 from downtown and added three rebounds and three assists. Exum has now played in eight games this seaosn; in 14.5 minutes per night, he's shooting 56.8 percent from the field and 40 percent from three. […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoJoe Ingles Records Double-Double Against Memphis
Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles had another strong game on Friday in Utah's win over the Grizzlies. He scored 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting and passed for 10 assists. He also grabbed five rebounds. With Ricky Rubio out, Ingles handled passing duties more for the Jazz in this one, but he's also been on […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoMarShon Brooks Continues Strong Play
Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard MarShon Brooks has now played two games this season for the Grizzlies after Friday's loss to the Jazz. He's averaging 22.5 points per game and shooting 85.7 percent from three; in Friday's game, he scored 24 points and went 8-for-13 from the field. How do we explain Brooks? Is it that […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoMarc Gasol Has Strong Night But Sits In Fourth
Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol scored 28 points on 11-for-12 shooting in Friday's loss to the Jazz. He also grabbed three rebounds and had a pair of assists. With the Grizzlies in contention entering the fourth quarter, the team chose not to play Gasol over the final 12 minutes in an effort to continue their […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoFantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 25
This is it -- the final full week of the NBA season is upon us, which means this will be the final week of your fantasy season. How are you doing? Is it going well? Do you regret that you're still playing as rotations become harder to predict? Let's get into here with the final […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoGerald Green Hits Game Winning Shot
Houston Rockets shooting guard Gerald Green hit a game winning three at the buzzer on Friday to get the Rockets past the Phoenix Suns. Green, who went 5-for-14 in the game, finished with 15 points. He didn't record any other stats (aside from four turnovers) as his role was simply to shoot the basketball. Green […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoJames Harden's Struggles From Deep But Scores 28 Against Phoenix
Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden didn't have his shot working for much of Friday's one point win over the Suns, but he made his only three pointer -- out of eight attempts -- late to fuel Houston's win. Harden also added 10 assists and eight rebounds, as well as two steals and a block. […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoMarquese Chriss Records Double-Double Against Houston
Phoenix Suns power forward Marquese Chriss scored 12 points on 6-for-11 and also grabbed 11 rebounds. It was Chriss's second straight double-double and his third in five games as the second year player has started to look more like the first round pick that he was. He might find it tough to repeat this performance […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoTroy Daniels Continues To Shoot Well From Downtown
Phoenix Suns shooting guard Troy Daniels continued his barrage of three pointers on Friday night in the Suns loss to the Rockets. Daniels went 7-for-12 from downtown and finished with 23 points. He also added four rebounds. Daniels doesn't do much except shoot threes, but he's been firing them away at a rate that almost […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoJosh Jackson Puts Up Strong Numbers Against Houston
Phoenix Suns small forward Josh Jackson continued his recent stretch of strong basketball on Friday, scoring 27 points on 13-for-24 shooting in the Suns close loss to Houston. Jackson, who hit a shot that put the Suns up with just a couple of seconds to play, missed his only three point attempt and grabbed six […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoNikola Vucevic Records Double-Double Against Chicago
Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic scored 12 points on 5-for-16 shooting in Friday's loss to Chicago. He also added 14 rebounds, three assists, and a pair of blocks. Vucevic now has a double-double in three straight games and will look to make it four against a Hawks team that allows the eighth most rebounds in […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoAaron Gordon Leads Magic In Scoring Against Chicago
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon scored a team-high 18 points in the Magic's loss to Chicago on Friday. Gordon didn't shoot the ball well, going just 6-for-21 from the field and 1-for-8 from three. Gordon also added seven rebounds. The Magic play the Hawks on Sunday, who have actually given up the fewest FanDuel points […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoCristiano Da Silva Felicio Grabs 16 Rebounds
Chicago Bulls center Cristiano Da Silva Felicio recorded 16 rebounds in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. Felicio, who has recently moved into the Bulls starting lineup, also scored eight points. The center scored double-digit points in five straight games earlier in the week, but his scoring has been inconsistent overall this year. The Bulls […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoCameron Payne Shoots Well From Deep Against Orlando
Chicago Bulls point guard Cameron Payne scored 11 points in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. Payne made three of his four shots from three and also added six assists. Due to injuries, Payne has been playing major minutes for the Bulls as their starting point guard, but he's been shooting the ball unevenly over […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoLauri Markkanen Has Strong Outing Against Orlando
Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen put up 13 points on 4-for-10 shooting in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. He also grabbed eight rebounds, had a pair of steals, and blocked a shot. Markkanen played 24 minutes as the Bulls stayed in front of the Magic throughout the game and let their bench play […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoQuinn Cook Scores 30 Points Against Bucks
Golden State Warriors point guard Quinn Cook continues to play well in Stephen Curry's absence, putting up 30 points in Thursday's loss to the Bucks. Cook went 12-for-15 from the field and made all five of his three-point attempts. He had four rebounds and three assists as well. The Warriors play the Kings on Saturday, […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoDraymond Green Has 11 Points In Return
Golden State Warriors Draymond Green (illness) returned to the lineup on Thursday against Milwaukee. He scored 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting. He also had six assists, five rebounds, two steals, and a block. Green is a great real life player, but he's been hard to predict from a fantasy point-of-view this season. The Warriors play […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoKevin Durant Ejected In First Half
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (ribs) returned to the lineup on Thursday, but it didn't last long as he was ejected near the end of the first half. Durant scored 10 points on 4-for-10 shooting in that half and added six assists and three rebounds. Durant will look to play both halves on Saturday […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoEric Bledsoe Scores 20 Points Against Golden State
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe put together an outstanding night from the field in Thursday's win over the Warriors. He went 9-for-11 overall and 1-for-2 from three and scored 20 points. Bledsoe had six assists, three rebounds, and three steals as well. Bledsoe is shooting 52.1 percent from the field over the last 10 […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoKhris Middleton Has Productive Night Against Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton scored 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting in Thursday's win over the Warriors. Middleton, who added three steals, three rebounds, and two assists, went 3-for-4 from three. Over his past 11 games, Middleton is shooting 51.7 percent from three and averaging 22.7 points per game, as well as 5.5 rebounds […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoGiannis Antetokounmpo Leads Bucks To Win Over Golden State
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points on 14-for-18 shooting in Thursday's win over the Golden State Warriors. He went 2-for-3 from downtown and also added five assists, four rebounds, and two steals. The Bucks are still sitting in the eight spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture and will look to improve on […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoKyle Kuzma Has Strong Night Off The Bench Against Dallas
Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma continues to look like one of the NBA's top rookies. On Wednesday, he scored 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting. He was 3-for-10 from three. Kuzma also had four rebounds and three assists. The Lakers play the Bucks on Friday, a team that allows their opponents to shoot the […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoJulius Randle Continues Hot Streak Against Dallas
Los Angeles Lakers power forward Julius Randle has now scored at least 20 points in nine consecutive games after putting up 20 points in L.A.'s Wednesday night win over the Mavericks. Randle was 7-for-10 from the field and also added 10 rebounds, making this his fourth straight double-double. Although the Bucks don't present an easy […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoLonzo Ball Leaves Game With Knee Issue
Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball left Wednesday's win over the Mavericks with a knee contusion and did not return. Ball had gone 3-for-7 from the field before the injury with eight points, five assists and four rebounds in just over 24 minutes. Ball says leaving the game was just precautionary, but with […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoBrandon Ingram Plays Well In Return
Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram (groin) made his return to the team in Wednesday's win over Dallas. He played 23 minutes and scored 13 points on 4-for-10 shooting. Ingram also had six rebounds and four assists. The Lakers play the Bucks on Friday, a team that ranks in the middle of the pack […]
Justin Carter 7 years agoDennis Smith Jr. Has Another Productive Night
Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. put up 14 points in Wednesday's loss to the Lakers. He went 5-for-13 from the field and made four of his seven attempts from three. In addition, the rookie dished out eight assists. Minnesota visits the Mavericks on Friday. They allow the ninth most assists per game and […]
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