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The man with the most uninteresting name in the NBA had the best line last night. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Beast of the Night: Joe Johnson busted out of his slump in a big way last night, posting 36 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block and six three-pointers. He shot 68 percent (13-19) from the field, 100 percent (4-4) from the charity stripe and had two turnovers. Johnson nearly matched his total points scored in his previous three games with last night’s line. Johnson’s fallen out of elite fantasy basketball status this season, but is still a solid guy to own in most leagues.

Lines for Discussion:
Landry Fields: 5-10 FG (50%), 4-6 FT (67%), 3 threes, 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO

Darren Collison: 9-13 FG (69%), 5-5 FT (100%), 1 three, 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast, 4 TO

Roy Hibbert: 5-13 FG (39%), 5-6 FT (83%), 15 Pts, 12 reb, 5 Ast, 3 Blk, 3 TO

Tyler Hansbrough: 12-17 FG (71%), 6-8 FT (75%), 30 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 TO

JaVale McGee: 5-14 FG (36%), 1-3 FT (33%), 11 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 12 Blk, 2 TO

Waiver-Wire Watch:
Shawne Williams, Toney Douglas, Jeff Foster, Yi Jianlian, Jordan Crawford, Kurt Thomas, Taj Gibson, Keith Bogans

Injuries:
Delonte West (wrist): plans to play tonight

Joakim Noah (illness): day-to-day

Carlos Boozer (ankle): should return any day now

Brendan Haywood (back): day-to-day

Arron Afflalo (hamstring): monitor his status

Luis Scola (knee): still being held out of practice

Marc Gasol (ankle): day-to-day

Zydrunas Ilgauskas (foot): doubtful for tonight

Andre Iguodala (knee): check his status for tonight

Channing Frye (shoulder): took about 100 mid-range shots before Monday’s game; monitor his status

Steve Nash (pelvis): expects to play tonight

Amir Johnson (ankle): out tonight

Paul Millsap (knee): game-time decision tonight

Devin Harris (hamstring): ditto

Dirk Nowitzki (shoulder): check his status