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Villanueva probably won't get this honor again this season, so he'd better savor the moment. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

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Beast of the Night: Charlie Villanueva finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block last night in a surprising blowout victory over the Hawks. He chipped in three three-pointers and shot 59 percent (10-17) from the floor. Villanueva hasn’t started a single game this year, but he’s improved many of his stats from last season’s marks. Still, he remains far from an everyday fantasy stud and lines like this shouldn’t be expected from him that often.

Lines for Discussion:
Amir Johnson: 5-9 FG (56%), 2-4 FT (50%), 12 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Andrew Bynum: 1-5 FG (20%), 5-8 FT (63%), 7 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Ben Gordon: 1-8 FG (17%), 2 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 TO

DeMarcus Cousins: 8-15 FG (53%), 1-2 FT (50%), 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Carmelo Anthony: 14-21 FG (67%), 7-11 FT (64%), 35 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 6 TO

Darko Milicic: 12-19 FG (63%), 1-1 FT (100%), 25 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Stl, 4 TO

Waiver-Wire Watch:
Nick Young, Spencer Hawes, Derrick Favors, Jerryd Bayless, Jason Thompson, Chase Budinger, J.J. Redick, Brandon Bass, Ty Lawson, Martell Webster

Injuries:
Shaquille O’Neal (calf): questionable tonight

Gerald Wallace (ankle): hurt his left ankle last night, check his status

Chauncey Billups (wrist): likely out Thursday, but could return Saturday

Chris Andersen (back): probably out until next week

Danny Granger (ankle): will return tonight

Anthony Morrow (hamstring): heard a pop last night, day-to-day

Nenad Krstic (back): out tonight

Mickael Pietrus (knee): day-to-day

Quentin Richardson (elbow): day-to-day

Robin Lopez (knee): will play tonight and will probably start

Yi Jianlian (knee): sprained his right knee early last night, set to have MRI today

Ben Wallace (ankle): left last night’s game early, monitor his status