Game watch:
4 games: CHA, CHI, DEN, DET, HOU, LAL, SAC, SA
3 games: ATL, BOS, CLE, DAL, IND, LAC, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, NO, NY, ORL, PHO, POR, TOR, WAS
2 games: GS, OKC, PHI, UTA
Waiver-wire watch:
- Francisco Garcia: has hit double-digit points in all four of his games in January
- Chris Douglas-Roberts: averaging 27 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals, 2.0 blocks and 1.5 threes in his last two
- Ersan Ilyasova: inconsistent, but will get good minutes so long as Andrew Bogut and Drew Gooden are out
- Tyler Hansbrough: averaging 16.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in his last two games, both of which he started
- Marco Belinelli: has been mostly good in the last couple weeks
- Tony Allen: has started the last four games for the Grizzlies, good for steals
- Ryan Anderson: despite bench role, has been fairly solid, good for threes
- Omri Casspi: having a good start to the new year, though inconsistency is always in the cards for him
- Toney Douglas: getting consistent minutes, worth a look in deeper leagues
- Patrick Mills: getting around 20+ minutes lately, doing fairly well with them
- Tracy McGrady: averaging 6.8 assists in his last five games
- Greg Monroe: two straight double-doubles, but doesn’t block many shots
- Jared Dudley: getting good run lately, decent source of threes and steals
- Ramon Sessions: will get steady minutes with Daniel Gibson out for a few more games
- Chase Budinger: has been looking a lot better lately, good for threes
- Derrick Favors: has started the last three games, averaging 10.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks during that stretch
- DeShawn Stevenson: continues pouring in threes, averaging 4.8 in his last four games
Injury watch:
- Anthony Parker (back): questionable today
- Chris Wilcox (groin): day-to-day
- Sonny Weems (back): day-to-day
- Anderson Varejao (ankle): out 5-10 days
- Chris Andersen (knee): not likely to play today
- Kenyon Martin (knee): ditto
- Matt Barnes (knee): out for at least a month
- Steve Blake (ankle): practiced Saturday, should be fine
- Andrew Bogut (illness): day-to-day
- Devin Harris (quad): day-to-day
- Jeff Teague (hand): day-to-day
- Tyreke Evans (ankle): out today, ankle injury is on the same foot as his plantar fasciitis
- Stephen Curry (hip, thigh): check his status for today
Stock watch:
↑ DeAndre Jordan: finding his groove, has blocked 19 shots in his past three games
↑ Antawn Jamison: looking like the old Jamison, but trade possibilities pose risk to his fantasy value
↑ Joe Johnson: shooting the lights out, looking like his old self so far in 2011
↑ Rashard Lewis: having a mini-resurgence in Washington
↑ DeMarcus Cousins: has found consistency
↓ Danny Granger: rebounds are up, but everything else is sagging lately
↓ Brook Lopez: averaging 9.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in his four games so far in 2011
↓ Mo Williams: continues to struggle to really break through this season
↓ Jeff Green: has fallen off radars lately, but continues to get good minutes
↓ Gilbert Arenas: fantasy value has plummeted since landing in Orlando
