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Justin Carter is PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas. He writes about the NFL, NBA, and the WNBA here on RotoBaller. If he's not watching those things, he's either teaching college English or watching NASCAR.
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Avery Bradley Is Active For The Pistons
Detroit Pistons guard Avery Bradley (groin) is officially listed as active for Friday's game against the Washington Wizards. Bradley is averaging 15.8 points per game on the season. There have been no indications that Bradley will be on a minutes restriction, but worried fantasy owners may want to look elsewhere if they have options, especially... Read More
Chris Paul Has Strong Outing Against Minnesota
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul was a key part of his team's Thursday night win over Minnesota, scoring 19 points on 6-for-12 shooting. He made four three-pointers, including a fourth-quarter shot over Karl-Anthony Towns that helped Houston seal the victory. Paul also added nine assists and three steals for the Rockets. CP3 will try... Read More
Clint Capela Has Efficient Game Against Timberwolves
Houston Rockets center Clint Capela scored 20 points on 7-for-9 shooting in Houston's Thursday night win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Capela didn't have a great night on the boards -- his five rebounds tied him for fourth best on the team -- but he was a key part of the victory. Perhaps the most intriguing... Read More
Eric Gordon Comes Up Big Off Bench
Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon scored 30 points on Thursday to help the short-handed Rockets take down the Timberwolves. Gordon made 11 of his 19 shot attempts, including a 7-for-13 night from behind the arc. Houston's top bench player also had three rebounds and three assists. It's unlikely that Gordon repeats this scoring display... Read More
James Harden Struggles In Return
Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden made his return from a hamstring injury in Thursday's win over Minnesota, but the Rockets star looked a little rusty. Harden shot just 3-for-15 from the field and managed just 10 points -- a fourth-quarter trip to the free throw line allowed Harden continue a streak of double-digit scoring... Read More
Deeper DraftKings DFS Sleepers for the Conference Championships
And now there are just four teams left in the NFL playoffs. The New England Patriots are there, like many people expected. The Philadelphia Eagles are there too, which many people also expected at times during the regular season until quarterback Carson Wentz went down with a knee injury and was replaced by the Nick... Read More
Patty Mills Scores 25 Points Against Nets
San Antonio Spurs point guard Patty Mills didn't make a single shot from anywhere that wasn't the free throw line or behind the three-point line in the Spurs Wednesday night win over the Nets, but he scored efficiently enough from those two spots to post 25 total points. Mills made seven of his eight three-point... Read More
Pau Gasol Records Double-Double In Win Over Nets
San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol recorded a double-double for the Spurs on Wednesday, his first since a stretch of four consecutive ones from December 20 through December 28. Gasol scored 13 points on a 5-for-8 shooting performance and grabbed 12 rebounds. He added seven assists as well, his highest mark in January. Gasol had... Read More
LaMarcus Aldridge Scores 34 Points Against Nets
San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 34 points on Wednesday as the Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets. Aldridge went 13-for-24 from the field as he scored 30 or more points for the third time in San Antonio's last six games. In addition, Aldridge pulled down eight rebounds and blocked a pair of shots.... Read More
Jarell Martin Has Strong Showing Off The Bench
Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jarell Martin posted 17 points on 8-for-15 shooting off the bench as the Grizzlies took down the New York Knicks on Wednesday. Martin also added six rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. This was Martin's second consecutive game scoring in double figures, but it also marked just his second... Read More
Dillon Brooks Continues To Improve Offensively
Memphis Grizzlies rookie small forward Dillon Brooks has gone through some rough patches from the field at times over the course of his first NBA season, but a second consecutive game in which Brooks efficiently scored in the high-teens suggests he might be coming into his own as a shooter. Brooks scored 17 points in... Read More
JaMychal Green Leads Memphis In Rebounding On Wednesday
Memphis Grizzlies power forward JaMychal Green pulled down 13 rebounds on Wednesday against the Knicks. It was the second time in four games that the forward recorded double-digit rebounds as he continues to trend upwards in that category. He also added 18 points on 6-for-15 shooting and drained three shots from deep. Green's scoring numbers... Read More
Tyreke Evans Records Double-Double Against Knicks
Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Tyreke Evans posted 23 points in Wednesday night's win over the New York Knicks, though he shot just 9-for-21 from the field and 2-for-7 from three. Evans dished 10 assists and pulled down six rebounds in the victory. The veteran guard has been scoring at an impressive rate over the last... Read More
Chris Paul Scores 19 Points But Rockets Lose To Clippers
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul put together a strong statistical game against the Clippers on Monday, but it wasn't enough to get the team a victory. Paul scored 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting and added seven assists and six rebounds. With James Harden set to return soon from a hamstring injury, Paul could find... Read More
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute Plays 26 Minutes In Return
Houston Rockets power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute returned from a shoulder injury on Monday against the Clippers that had held him out for a month. Mbah a Moute played 24 minutes in his return. Although he only scored five points, he was active on defense, finishing the game with three steals. The forward... Read More
Trevor Ariza Scores 17 Points, Gets Ejected
Houston Rockets small forward Trevor Ariza scored 17 points on 5-for-11 shooting on Monday night as the Rockets lost a chippy game to the Los Angeles Clippers. Ariza was ejected in the final minutes after physical play between he and Clippers power forward Blake Griffin became a little too physical. Before that, Ariza also managed... Read More
Ersan Ilyasova Drops 20 Points Against Spurs
Atlanta Hawks power forward Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 points on Monday, going 9-for-15 from the field and draining a pair of three-pointers. The stretch four has put up decent numbers this season for the Hawks. He's shooting his highest percentage from downtown since the 2012-13 season and has kept his rebounding numbers steady. Against the... Read More
Dennis Schroder Scores 26 Points Against Spurs
Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder led his team in scoring and assists on Monday as the Hawks beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-99. Schroder scored 26 points on 10-for-20 shooting in the game and dished seven assists for the Hawks. The point guard added five rebounds and a steal as well. While the Hawks... Read More
Dillon Brooks Leads Memphis with 19 Points
Memphis Grizzlies small forward Dillon Brooks led his team in scoring with 19 points on an efficient 6-for-8 shooting night in Monday's win over the Lakers. Brooks also went 3-for-4 from the free throw line. The rookie added four rebounds and two assists as well. Brooks' 19 points tied a career high, and this was... Read More
Tyreke Evans Records Double-Double Against Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Tyreke Evans scored 15 points and dished 12 assists in the Grizzlies 123-114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Evans came just one rebound shy of a triple-double as the journeyman filled up the stat sheet for Memphis. Evans has developed into a good scorer for the Grizzlies this... Read More
Tony Parker Records Four Steals but Not Much Else
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker is still in the team's starting lineup when active, but the French veteran continues to struggle this season. His latest showing was a six-point, four-assist outing in San Antonio's Monday loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Parker did record four steals in the game, but fantasy owners shouldn't get... Read More
Pau Gasol Has Tough Showing Against Hawks
San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol struggled to get going against the Hawks, finishing with just six points on two of six shooting. The veteran big man played just 21 minutes and recorded five rebounds and four assists. Gasol's numbers have been down lately, as he's now gone four straight games without scoring double-digit points.... Read More
LaMarcus Aldridge Leads Spurs In Scoring In Loss To Hawks
San Antonio Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge led his team with 25 points on Monday, but it wasn't enough to help them top the Atlanta Hawks. Aldridge shot 11 of 21 from the field and one of two from three in the loss. He also added a team-high 11 rebounds. The Spurs were without forward Kawhi... Read More
James Harden Could Return As Soon As Thursday
Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden (hamstring) could return as soon as Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to head coach Mike D'Antoni. Harden has been sidelined since injuring himself late in Houston's New Year's Eve game. His return will be huge for the Rockets and for fantasy owners, as Harden is a top... Read More
Dirk Nowitzki Struggles From Field Against Lakers
Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki struggled with his shot against the Lakers, finishing just one of seven from the field. Nowitzki ended the game with six points -- one three-pointer and three free throws -- but added eight rebounds and a block in just 24 minutes. The 39-year-old German has been scoring buckets at an efficient... Read More
Clint Capela Records Double-Double Friday
Houston Rockets center Clint Capela was active on the boards and in the paint in Houston's dominant win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday, scoring 17 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. The Swiss center has now recorded a double-double in four of Houston's last five games, and he remains both effective and highly efficient scoring... Read More
Anthony Davis Scores 36 Points Against Trail Blazers
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis scored 36 points in the Pelicans Friday night win over the Portland Trail Blazers. It was Davis' second consecutive start hitting the 30-point mark, though he sat out a game against Memphis in the middle of that stretch with an ankle injury. Davis has been a scoring machine... Read More
DeMarcus Cousins Records Double-Double Against Portland
New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins put up 24 points and 19 rebounds in the team's 119-113 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. The big man also added eight assists, coming up just short of his second triple-double of the 2017-2018 season. Cousins has become a dominant force for the Pelicans this season and is... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers (Week 14)
Recapping the past week of basketball in a string of words without any context: Porzingis. Lonzo??? OVERTIME. DOUBLE OVERTIME. Le...LeBron? CP3! London. Udoh again? LOU WILL LOU WILL LOU WILL. It was a wild week in some ways. This is accidentally a guard-heavy edition of Risers and Fallers. I think part of that is because... Read More
Eight Lineup Busts and Avoids for the Divisional Round
The second round of the playoffs is here, which means that this is the final week in which we'll have four games going. Below is a potential bust for each team this weekend. Because there are so few teams in play, these players aren't necessarily potential busts in the same sense that they would have been... Read More
