Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 1.20.12
This pretty much tells the tale. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Beast of the Night: LeBron James posted 31 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, four steals, three blocks and two three-pointers last night against the Lakers. He shot 44 percent (12-27) from the field, 71 percent (5-7) from the free-throw line and had three turnovers. Maybe it wasn’t as momentous as MJ’s “flu game,” but this was a huge line from a guy who was questionable with the flu-like symptoms until about an hour before the start of the game. LeBron has hit nine three-pointers in his last three games, which is noteworthy because he hit zero threes in the 10 games before that. He remains the unquestioned king of fantasy basketball.
Lines for Discussion:
Kobe Bryant: 8-21 FG (38%), 5-5 FT (100%), 24 Pts, 3 threes, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 TO; he’s shooting a combined 15-of-43 (35 percent) from the floor in his last two games
Pau Gasol: 11-19 FG (58%), 3-3 FT (100%), 1 three, 26 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 TO; he has top 20 value so far in the 2011-12 NBA season, but that’s disappointing for a guy who was drafted in the top 10 of most leagues
Al Jefferson: 8-18 FG (44%), 6-8 FT (75%), 22 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl; Jefferson is putting up top 15 averages and is keeping in tip-top shape
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
Jason Smith: 17 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk, 1 TO (**)
Marco Belinelli: 15 Pts, 1 three, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO (**)
Courtney Lee: 17 Pts, 2 threes, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 TO (***)
Rodrigue Beaubois: 17 Pts, 2 threes, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Blk, 1 TO (**)
C.J. Miles: 17 Pts, 1 three, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl (***)
Injuries:
Jermaine O’Neal (wrist): expected to go tonight
Chris Wilcox (calf): doubtful tonight
Keyon Dooling (knee): questionable tonight
Rajon Rondo (wrist): doubtful tonight
Sasha Pavlovic (wrist): day-to-day
Vince Carter (foot): out indefinitely
Will Bynum (foot): expected to return tonight
Jordan Hill (flu): day-to-day
Dwyane Wade (ankle): day-to-day
Shawne Williams (foot): out Saturday
Carmelo Anthony (personal, ankle, wrist): expected to play tonight
Marcus Camby (ankle): will start tonight
Josh Howard (quad): day-to-day
For Tonight:
See how Avery Bradley fares for the Celtics if Rondo and Dooling can’t go tonight against the Suns.
For Next Week:
5 games: ORL
4 games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, HOU, IND, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJN, NOR, NYK, PHI, PHO, POR, SAS, TOR, WAS
3 games: DEN, GSW, LAC, LAL, OKC, SAC, UTA
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