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T-Mac is proving his (lack of) worth lately. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

Game watch:
4 games – CHA, CLE, IND, LAL, MIN, NY, OKC, PHI, SAC, SA
3 games – ATL, BOS, CHI, DAL, DEN, GS, HOU, MEM, MIA, MIL, NJ, NO, ORL, PHO, POR, TOR, UTA, WAS
2 games – DET, LAC

Waiver wire watch:

• Yi Jianlian: successful return so far
• Kirk Hinrich: with starting job in hand, he’ll produce well
• Jarrett Jack: continues to play well in Jose Calderon’s absence
• Devin Brown: hitting lots of threes, stealing lots of balls lately
• Keyon Dooling: back from injury, putting up solid numbers
  
• Quentin Richardson: three-point prowess back on display
• Omri Casspi: Kevin Martin still out, Casspi playing well
• Jared Dudley: having a good month

Injury watch:

• Paul Pierce (knee): could return sooner than original two-week timeline
• Chauncey Billups (groin): will return to full-time play this week
• Richard Hamilton (hamstring): could return today
• Ben Gordon (ankle): ditto
• Tayshaun Prince (back): ditto
• Andris Biedrins (back): should return this week
• Tracy McGrady (personal): out for two games, messy situation in Houston
• Marcus Camby (knee): game-time decision
• Ron Artest (concussion): monitor his status
• Rafer Alston (back): day-to-day

Stock watch:
↑ Zach Randolph: continues scoring and rebounding binge

↑ Al Horford: four straight double-doubles

↑ Stephen Curry: putting up solid all-around numbers this month

↑ Beno Udrih: nice run could end soon, but playing well lately

↑ Caron Butler: back to his thieving, solid all-around ways

↑ Jameer Nelson: starting job is his again

↓ Al Jefferson: inconsistency creeping in

↓ Shawn Marion: downright unproductive lately

↓ Rudy Gay: cooled off

↓ John Salmons: now on the bench

↓ Eric Gordon: struggling with his offense