Daily Fantasy Diagnosis: 11.24.10

Dirk is heating up. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Beast of the Night: Dirk Nowitzki put up 42 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 1 turnover and hit 3 threes last night against the Pistons.  He shot 57 percent (13-23) from the field and 81 percent (13-16) from the free-throw line. Diggler had a rocky start to the season but is starting to heat up lately.

Lines for Discussion:

Daniel Gibson: 6-10 FG (60%), 2-2 FT (100%), 1 three, 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO

Darren Collison: 5-11 FG (46%), 7-8 FT (88%), 1 three, 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl

Andre Iguodala: 6-18 FG (33%), 9-12 FT (75%), 2 threes, 23 Pts, 11 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO

JaVale McGee: 9-15 FG (60%), 6-8 FT (75%), 24 Pts, 18 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 Blk, 2 TO

John Wall: 7-15 FG (47%), 8-8 FT (100%), 3 threes, 25 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO

Jamal Crawford: 8-14 FG (57%), 2-5 FT (40%), 3 threes, 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk, 4 TO

Brook Lopez: 12-19 FG (63%), 8-10 FT (80%), 32 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO

D.J. Augustin: 10-18 FG (56%), 2-3 FT (67%), 2 threes, 24 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 TO

Joakim Noah: 7-13 FG (54%), 5-7 FT (71%), 19 Pts, 13 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl, 3 Blk, 3 TO

Waiver-Wire Watch:

Ramon Sessions, Brandon Rush, Kris Humphries, Toney Douglas, Shannon Brown, Erick Dampier

Injuries:

Roy Hibbert (headache): left last night’s blowout win early, should be fine but keep an eye on his status

Andrew Bogut (back): unlikely tonight

Troy Murphy (foot): out at least one more game

Vince Carter (knee): game-time decision tonight

Mehmet Okur (Achilles): took part in a full practice yesterday, still no timetable for his return

Al Thornton (ankle): monitor his status

Terrence Williams (suspension): two-game suspension (yesterday and tonight)