Daily Fantasy Diagnosis: 12.21.10

Gordon's got a lot of fantasy owners whispering sweet nothings into his ear, too. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Beast of the Night: Eric Gordon blasted the Timberwolves with 36 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 5 steals and 5 threes. He shot 61 percent (14-23) from the field, 60 percent (3-5) from the free-throw line and had just one turnover. Gordon’s previous three games were a bit mild, but he’s still having a stellar season, improving his numbers in every category except for three-pointers made and turnovers.

Lines for Discussion:

Daniel Gibson: 8-15 FG (53%), 6-6 FT (100%), 7 threes, 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 TO

Kirk Hinrich: 7-14 FG (50%), 4-4 FT (100%), 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 11 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 TO

Hedo Turkoglu: 1-4 FG (25%), 5-6 FT (83%), 1 three, 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Trevor Ariza: 1-13 FG (8%), 2-2 FT (100%), 4 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO

Robin Lopez: 5-5 FG (100%), 4-5 FT (80%), 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Blk, 1 TO

Tim Duncan: 10-17 FG (59%), 20 Pts, 15 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk, 3 TO

LaMarcus Aldridge: 12-18 FG (67%), 5-6 FT (83%), 29 Pts, 19 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Monta Ellis: 15-20 FG (75%), 11-14 FT (79%), 3 threes, 44 Pts, 1 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 TO

Waiver-Wire Watch:

C.J. Miles, Raja Bell, Nick Young, Marcus Thornton, Mike Miller, Mario Chalmers, Jared Dudley, Keyon Dooling, Rudy Fernandez, Martell Webster

Injuries:

Darren Collison (ankle): keep an eye on him

Brandan Wright (back): aiming to return Saturday

Andrew Bynum (knee): after practice Monday, said he felt same soreness he did on Sunday, in addition to a “sharp pain”

Jamal Crawford (back): day-to-day

Gerald Wallace (ankle): likely out tonight

Taj Gibson (concussion): doubtful tonight

Corey Maggette (concussion): dealing with concussion symptoms, didn’t travel with the Bucks for their three-game road trip

Dante Cunningham (ankle): day-to-day

Joel Przybilla (ankle): could miss the next three games

Mehmet Okur (ankle): sprained his right ankle in pregame warmups last night

Keyon Dooling (leg): monitor his status

Willie Green (personal): return date uncertain

Malik Allen (leg); day-to-day

Amir Johnson (back): monitor his status