Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 1.12.12
Don't worry: KD is in full control of his fantasy value. (Flickr/Keith Allison)
Beast of the Night: Kevin Durant finished his big night with 29 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, one steal, four blocks and three three-pointers. He shot 65 percent (11-17) from the field, 67 percent (4-6) from the free-throw line and had three turnovers. This was his third consecutive double-double. After a “slow” start, Durant is back on track, notching more rebounds, assist and blocks than he did last season, while shooting an improved 49 percent (up from 46 percent last season) from the floor.
Lines for Discussion:
Danny Granger: 9-16 FG (56%), 3-3 FT (100%), 3 threes, 24 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 TO; his points, rebounds, assists, three-pointers made, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage are all down from their marks last season
DeMarcus Cousins: 6-11 FG (55%), 9-11 FT (82%), 21 Pts, 19 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 5 TO; his assists-to-turnovers ratio (0.6:3.3) is laughable, but he’s averaging 15.5 points, 11.0 boards, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks, good for top 60 value
Tyreke Evans: 7-22 FG (32%), 14-14 FT (100%), 1 three, 29 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 TO; weak FG%, 3PTM and fewer assists per game than last season hamper his fantasy appeal
Carmelo Anthony: 9-24 FG (38%), 8-8 FT (100%), 1 three, 27 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 5 TO; he’s a top 10 fantasy player despite shooting 43 percent from the floor and turning the ball over 3.4 times per game
JaVale McGee: 5-13 FG (39%), 10 Pts, 14 Reb, 1 Ast, 5 Blk, 2 TO; he’s returning top 30 value for his owners so far, thanks mostly to his improved rebounding (9.8 per game) and shot-blocking (3.2 per game, good for No. 2 in the league)
Tim Duncan: 7-17 FG (41%), 3-6 FT (50%), 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 4 TO; sell high
Kobe Bryant: 14-31 FG (45%), 11-11 FT (100%), 1 three, 40 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO; his trade value might be at its peak
Paul Millsap: 14-24 FG (58%), 1-2 FT (50%), 29 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 TO; Derrick who? Millsap’s putting up top 20 averages so far this season
Anthony Morrow: 9-17 FG (53%), 5 threes, 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl; Morrow has hit 18 threes in his last four games
Chris Paul: 11-21 FG (52%), 5-5 FT (100%), 27 Pts, 6 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 TO; vintage CP3
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
Zaza Pachulia: 11 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 TO (**)
Isaiah Thomas: 20 Pts, 3 threes, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO (*)
Evan Turner: 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 TO (****)
John Lucas: 25 Pts, 1 three, 8 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO (*)
Kyle Korver: 14 Pts, 2 threes, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 TO (***)
Omer Asik: 8 Pts, 14 Reb, 5 Blk, 1 TO (***)
Trevor Booker: 8 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 TO (***)
Delonte West: 12 Pts, 1 three, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 TO (**)
Jordan Farmar: 26 Pts, 6 threes, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO (**)
Rudy Fernandez: 15 Pts, 2 threes, 5 Reb, 8 Ast, 4 Stl (****)
Injuries:
Al Horford (shoulder): left last night’s game early and didn’t return; monitor his status
Tracy McGrady (back): day-to-day
Derrick Rose (toe): reportedly doesn’t have turf toe; day-to-day
Cole Aldrich (personal): day-to-day
Richard Hamilton (groin): day-to-day
Ty Lawson (foot): day-to-day
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