Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 1.27.12
Gasol isn't quite a top three stud this season, but he's up there. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Beast of the Night: Marc Gasol finished with 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two steals last night against the Clippers. He shot 42 percent (5-12) from the field, 100 percent (8-8) from the free-throw line and had zero turnovers. Gasol gets some much-deserved attention here, since he’s been steadily putting up top 10 numbers so far this season. His stats will inevitably decline when Zach Randolph returns, but Gasol was still putting up top 10 numbers when Randolph was in the lineup.
Lines for Discussion:
Paul Pierce: 7-18 FG (39%), 8-11 FT (73%), 2 threes, 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Blk, 5 TO; since Rajon Rondo went down with that wrist injury four games ago, Pierce has averaged 8.3 assists per game
Kevin Garnett: 6-14 FG (43%), 12 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl, 4 Blk, 3 TO; in his last two games, KG has racked up eight steals and six blocks
Blake Griffin: 8-14 FG (57%), 4-8 FT (50%), 20 Pts, 9 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Blk, 3 TO; to be blunt, Griffin has been a bit of a disappointment this season, as most of his averages are down from last season
Mo Williams: 8-15 FG (53%), 2 threes, 18 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl; Williams has nailed 13 threes in his last five games
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
Mickael Pietrus: 12 Pts, 3 threes, 4 Reb, 2 Ast (**)
E’Twaun Moore: 16 Pts, 4 threes, 3 Reb, 1 Blk (*)
Injuries:
Raja Bell (knee, back): game-time decision tonight
Jermaine O’Neal (knee): day-to-day
Rajon Rondo (wrist): day-to-day
DJ White (knee): out for tonight and tomorrow
Gerald Henderson (back): ditto
Luol Deng (wrist): could return Sunday
Vince Carter (foot): practiced yesterday; monitor his status for tonight
Dirk Nowitzki (knee, conditioning): targeting Sunday for his return
Rudy Fernandez (Achilles): game-time decision tonight
Arron Afflalo (groin): doubtful for tonight
Ty Lawson (ankle): ditto
Tayshaun Prince (personal): questionable tonight
Charlie Villanueva (ankle): out for tonight
Ben Gordon (shoulder): doubtful for tonight
Andrew Bogut (ankle): fractured left ankle threatens his season; monitor his status
Manu Ginobili (hand): about three weeks away
Al Jefferson (ankle): game-time decision tonight
For Tonight:
See if Tyrus Thomas can keep things rolling tonight against the Sixers.
Ditto for Devin Harris against the Mavs.
For Next Week:
5 games: DET, MEM
4 games: BOS, CHI, DAL, DEN, HOU, IND, LAC, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJN, NOR, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAS, TOR, UTA, WAS
3 games: ATL, CHA, CLE, GSW, LAL, SAC
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