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Dwight Howard Throws Block Party
Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard rejected a season-high six shots on Monday against Sacramento. He also added 16 rebounds and 14 points on just 4-for-8 shooting. The Hornets had an epic meltdown Saturday, preventing a four-game win streak. As it stands, they've won three of four, and Howard is averaging 15.7 points, 15.7 rebounds and... Read More
Jeremy Lamb Scores 13 Points In The First Half, Finishes With 18 Points
Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Jeremy Lamb started hot in the win against Sacramento on Monday. Lamb was 5-for-6 in the first half, finishing 7-for-12 from the field with 18 points. Lamb is averaging 25 minutes a game as the first person off the bench for the Hornets, but he has been a top-100 player all season.... Read More
Kemba Walker Posts Another Solid Scoring Night
Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker had a game-high 26 points in a win over Sacramento on Monday. He also added six rebounds and nine assists. Walker really struggled from the field, however, finishing 6-for-20 and 5-for-14 from three. Walker's 21.7 points-per-game average is tied for 20th in the NBA, but his field goal percentage ranks... Read More
Kemba Walker Keeps On Chugging with 22 Points
Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker scored 22 points in a loss to Miami on Saturday. Walker went 10-for-25 with one three in the defeat. Walker's name being included in trade talks recently has not altered his game at all. He has consistently hovered around his season scoring average of 21 points while also averaging almost... Read More
Dwight Howard Scores Fourth Straight Double-Double
Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard grabbed 15 rebounds and added 14 points in a loss to Miami on Saturday. Over the last four games, Howard is averaging 16 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks. He is putting up top-20 value over that period in nine-category leagues. Obviously, Howard is rolling right now and has had... Read More
Nicolas Batum Scores Season-High 26 Points In Loss
Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Nicolas Batum scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to Miami on Saturday. It was his fifth straight double-digit scoring effort. After an inconsistent return from injury, Batum has put together a string of games that should leave many fantasy owners optimistic that the Frenchman has finally turned the corner. Batum... Read More
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Scores 21 Points in 22 Minutes
Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist made the most of his opportunities in a win on Wednesday against Washington. MKG was 8-for-11 in 22 minutes. The minutes shortage was due to Charlotte putting this game out of reach early, scoring 77 points in the first half. After the game, Hornets head coach Steve Clifford said, "[Kidd-Gilchrist]... Read More
Dwight Howard Posts Double-Double Wednesday
Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in a win Wednesday against Washington. It is Howard's 16th game this year of 15 or more rebounds.. Howard was 7-for-13 from the floor and more importantly 4-for-5 from the free throw line. Towards the end of this game, Howard was selected by... Read More
NBA Waiver Wire: Standard League Adds for Week 14
The NBA has reached its midway point for the season, and soon teams will have to decide how they will proceed. Will rebuilding teams turn to their younger players and bench veteran starters to not only evaluate their talent but also improve their lottery odds? Will those same teams look to trade assets for more draft... Read More
Bismack Biyombo Records Fifth Double-Double Of The Season
Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo continued his dominant play, this time against Minnesota on Tuesday. Biyombo scored 10 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while tallying five blocks on the evening. Biyombo had 10 rebounds after the first quarter, so it's a shock he didn't have more than 16. Over the last three games, Biyombo has... Read More
Khem Birch Has Career Game Against Minnesota
Orlando Magic center Khem Birch posted 12 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in 18 minutes on Tuesday against Minnesota. He was a late addition after Marreese Speights was a scratch to handle a personal matter. Birch made the most of his opportunity. For his career, Birch has played just 21 minutes, scoring only eight... Read More
Evan Fournier Scores Career-High 32 Points
Orlando Magic guard/forward Evan Fournier scored a career-high 32 points in a win over Minnesota on Tuesday. Fournier also tied a career high with six three-pointers. The Frenchman had been struggling, but he was on a good one Tuesday, shooting 12-for-22 from the field and 6-for-12 from three. He also chipped in two rebounds and... Read More
Aaron Gordon Has Another Off Night
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon finished with 14 points in a surprising win over Minnesota Tuesday. Gordon has not shot the ball well, recently shooting 28 percent from the field in his last four games. On Tuesday he was 5-for-17 from the field and 1-for-7 from three. Gordon has started to regress back to the... Read More
Three-Man Weave: Fantasy Basketball's Midseason Awards
While the All-Star game is still a few weeks away, every team in the NBA has reached the midway point of its season at 41 games. We're officially in the home stretch of the 2017-18 season. With that in mind, we dive into the numbers to announce the Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, and... Read More
Marvin Williams Falls One Rebound Shy of Double-Double
Charlotte Hornets foward Marvin Williams scored 16 points and had nine rebounds in a loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday. After Williams posted back to back scoreless games to end 2017, the former No. 2 pick is averaging 12.4 points and 7.0 rebounds in the new year. On Saturday, the Hornets struggled on offense with no... Read More
Dwight Howard Racks Up Another Double-Double
Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard scored 11 points while pulling down 17 rebounds in a loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday. Howard has been a source of consistency on a below-average Hornets team this year. Saturday's double-double makes it 23 on the year out of a possible 41 games. For the year, Howard is averaging... Read More
Kemba Walker Makes Just Five Field Goals In Loss
Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker could not find the touch in a loss to Oklahoma City on Saturday. Walker shot 5-for-17 from the field and 2-for-7 from three. The Hornets as a team shot 40 percent, so it wasn't all Walker's fault, but he didn't help. The former Husky finished with 19 points thanks to... Read More
Kemba Walker Drops 41 Points In Loss to Dallas
Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker scored 41 points on 16-for-28 shooting Wednesday against Dallas. It's his second 40-point game and fifth 30-plus point outing this season. ''He does everything,'' Hornets associate head coach Stephen Silas said. ''He comes up with big steals. He goes for charges. He makes every big pick and roll play, every... Read More
Evan Fournier Bounces Back with 21 Points
Orlando Magic guard/forward Evan Fournier scored 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting Wednesday against Milwaukee. Fournier wiped away Tuesday's poor performance, as it is the first time in five games where he has shot over 50 percent from the field. It's also only the second time since returning from an ankle injury where Fournier has scored over... Read More
Aaron Gordon Falters in Head-To-Head Matchup With The Greek Freak
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon shot a forgetful 4-for-18 for 11 points against Milwaukee on Wednesday. It was clear from the start that Gordon took his first meeting with the Greek Freak personally, as he forced up a lot of shots, including missing his last 12 attempts. This is Gordon's second straight subpar game, but fantasy owners... Read More
NBA Waiver Wire: Standard League Adds for Week 13
Injuries to stars have allowed lesser used players to make major dividends in fantasy basketball. Heading into Week 13, you can still find major help on the wire in the starting five, the bench, as well as injury replacements. As a reminder, for standard (10-12 team) league adds, we use a general rule of thumb of... Read More
Evan Fournier Struggles In Loss
Orlando Magic guard/forward Evan Fournier shot 6-for-14 for 12 points in a loss to Dallas on Tuesday. He also missed all four of his three-point attempts. It's likely Fournier might struggle a bit for the foreseeable future. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Detroit Pistons pursued a trade with Fournier and still might be trying... Read More
Elfrid Payton Produces Dud
Orlando Magic point guard Elfrid Payton went 3-for-7 for eight points in a loss to Dallas on Tuesday. The point total snaps a three-game stretch where Payton scored 14 points or more. Payton seemed to be in a groove in the new year, averaging 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals. Along with... Read More
Marreese Speights Gets A Double-Double In A Losing Effort
Orlando Magic forward/center Marreese Speights scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a loss to Dallas on Tuesday. It's his first double-double of the season. Orlando was up five at halftime before giving up 39 in the third quarter, allowing Dallas to shoot 69 percent in the second half to lose by 15. Speights played... Read More
Aaron Gordon Doesn't Start, Scores 19 Points In Loss
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon scored just 19 points in a loss to Dallas on Tuesday. Gordon arrived late to the team plane on Monday and was benched for the start of the game. He still played 33 minutes but could never find a rhythm. Gordon finished 6-for-16 from the field and 1-for-7 from three.... Read More
Three-Man Weave: Fantasy Basketball's Alphas
In a game when there is only one ball and 10 players, the most coveted player in fantasy basketball is the player who wants the ball the most. Sometimes this can be a really bad thing (See: Bryant, Kobe - 2015-16), most of the time these players consistently are found at the top of fantasy... Read More
Three-Man Weave: Fantasy Basketball's Teams
What happens when a player gets injured in fantasy basketball? Or when a player doesn't perform up to expectations? Such is life in the NBA. What do you do? Find "The Teams." Fantasy basketball drafts rarely surprise. Rankings and average draft positions coalesce and outside of the occasional rookie who goes too high or the... Read More
Bismack Biyombo Notches Third Straight Double-Double
Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo tallied 13 points and 17 rebounds in a loss to Brooklyn on Monday. Biyombo has made the most of his starting role with Nikola Vucevic (hand) out for the next six or more weeks. His 13 points and 17 rebounds were season highs, and he has been averaging 11.6 points... Read More
Three-Man Weave: Fantasy Basketball's The Replacements
Injuries are a part of sports the same way excess showers down on Hollywood. In the NBA, 82 games over five months, back-to-backs and players flying through the air with reckless abandoned will lead to its fair share of sidelined stars. When those guys go down--for however how long it may be--lesser known players can... Read More
Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts - Week 16
Only a few (thousand) are still playing fantasy football in earnest this week, and for that congratulations are in order. Now that you're done patting yourself on the back, there are a few things to remember. 1) This is the last week (unless you are in some psychopath league that plays in week 17 when... Read More
