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Beast of the Night: LeBron James scored 34 points and added 2 threes, 4 boards, 7 dimes, 2 steals and a block last night. He shot 40 percent (8-20) from the floor and, more importantly, 89 percent (16-18) from the free throw line. Whether he’s wearing No. 23 or No. 6, The King is a fantasy stud.
Notable lines:
Andrew Bynum – 13-18 FG (72%), 0-3 FT (0%), 26 Pts, 15 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Blk, 3 TO
Mo Williams – 10-15 FG (67%), 5 3ptm, 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO
Michael Beasley – 9-17 FG (53%), 4-4 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk
Lamar Odom – 4-5 FG (80%), 0-2 FT (0%), 8 Pts, 12 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO
Quentin Richardson – 0-2 FG (0%), 2 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 TO
Waiver wire watch:
J.J. Hickson, Jared Dudley
Injuries:
Andris Biedrins (back): out for next couple weeks
Raja Bell (calf): unlikely tonight, could play Saturday
Antawn Jamison (shoulder): expected to play Saturday
Mike Miller (shoulder): see above
Nate Robinson (ankle): expected to play tonight
Tim Duncan (ankle): probable tonight
Tony Parker (ankle): questionable tonight, monitor status
Thaddeus Young (shoulder): game-time decision tonight
Eric Gordon (groin): at least 10 days away from returning
Ronnie Price (toe): out tonight
Ryan Anderson (ankle): unlikely tonight
Pau Gasol (hamstring): out tonight
Courtney Lee (groin): could return soon, maybe not tonight
Chris Douglas-Roberts (swine flu): status uncertain for tonight
Hasheem Thabeet (jaw): could return Sunday
T.J. Ford (back): could return Saturday
Troy Murphy (back): see above
Stephen Jackson (hip): probable for tonight, monitor status
Richard Hamilton (ankle): ready to return, might sit another game or two
Al Jefferson (family illness): will miss two games
Who to watch tonight:
Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith., David West, Monta Ellis, Anthony Randolph, David Lee, Chris Bosh, Chris Kaman
For next week:
4 games: ATL, CHA, CLE, DET, HOU, IND, MIA, MIL, NO, OKC, ORL, POR, TOR
3 games: BOS, CHI, DAL, DEN, GS, LAC, LAL, MEM, NJ, NY, PHI, PHO, SAC, SA, UTA, WAS
2 games: MIN

It might be my homerism speaking, but I picked up JJ Hickson last night after the game instead of Krstic. Hickson’s starting in an offense where he’s going to get easy looks and rebounds alongside LeBron, Shaq, and Mo Williams, and the Cavs have four games next week. When you add that in with him being eligible at SF,PF,C in Yahoo! Leagues, I just couldn’t shake the opportunity to finally own a budding Cavs player.
That spot on my bench is a revolving door anyway, so if he chokes away the opportunity or starts playing just around 15-20 minutes again instead of 25-30, then it’ll continue to be a revolving door. However for the sake of the Cavs and the sake of my team, I really hope he continues to bloom. He’s kind of like a Boozer/Millsap hybrid to me. Not as good as either of them in their specialties, but does a little bit that each of them can do, and can jump out of the building as well. He just needs to learn to pumpfake sometimes!
Apologize for the long comment rant. Keep up the good work.
@generic: No apology necessary – I love reading comments of almost any variety or length.
I dig your thinking on Hickson. If he continues to start, he’ll be a solid utility player in most leagues. He’s certainly sexier than Krstic.
I hope he works out for you and your squad.