Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 2.9.12
Howard got the best of James (and everyone else) last night. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Beast of the Night: Dwight Howard posted 25 points, 24 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks last night, his sixth 20/20 game of the season. He shot 64 percent (9-14) from the field, 70 percent (7-10) from the free-throw line and had three turnovers. Howard’s averaging 25.4 points, 16.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.8 blocks in his five games so far this month.
Lines for Discussion:
Ryan Anderson: 8-19 FG (42%), 6-9 FT (67%), 5 threes, 27 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 TO; he still leads the NBA with 3.0 three-pointers made per game
Carlos Delfino: 7-12 FG (58%), 5-6 FT (83%), 6 threes, 25 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, 3 TO; this was easily his best game of the season, so maybe coach Scott Skiles will be inclined to give him more minutes going forward
DeMar DeRozan: 9-18 FG (50%), 3-3 FT (100%), 4 threes, 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO; to put things into perspective, DeRozan connected on only three three-pointers in the 20 games before last night
Brandon Jennings: 3-12 FG (25%), 4-8 FT (50%), 1 three, 11 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 TO; this is likely something akin to a reversion to the mean
Jeremy Lin: 9-14 FG (64%), 5-6 FT (83%), 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO; in his last three games, Lin is averaging 25.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 3.7 turnovers, along with 58 percent from the floor and 77 percent from the charity stripe — top 25 numbers
Josh Smith: 11-17 FG (65%), 4-6 FT (67%), 2 threes, 28 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 5 Stl, 3 Blk, 5 TO; this was a sight for sore eyes for Smith’s owners, who’ve endured some rocky production lately
Chris Kaman: 6-17 FG (35%), 5-5 FT (100%), 17 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Blk, 4 TO; he’s relevant again, but his long-term value this season is tenuous
Vince Carter: 7-12 FG (58%), 3 threes, 17 Pts, 5 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO; sell high
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
Randy Foye: 15 Pts, 3 threes, 1 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO (**)
Ramon Sessions: 24 Pts, 2 threes, 2 Reb, 13 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO (**)
Daniel Gibson: 17 Pts, 2 threes, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO (**)
Iman Shumpert: 17 Pts, 1 three, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 TO (**)
Steve Novak: 19 Pts, 5 threes, 5 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk (**)
Gary Neal: 18 Pts, 4 threes, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk (*)
Jonas Jerebko: 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk (***)
Ben Gordon: 14 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 TO (**)
Jordan Farmar: 22 Pts, 3 threes, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO (**)
Chase Budinger: 22 Pts, 4 threes, 4 Reb, 2 Ast (***)
Injuries:
Anderson Varejao (back): left last night’s game in the third quarter; monitor his status
Kyrie Irving (concussion): day-to-day
Eric Bledsoe (knee): day-to-day
Mario Chalmers (hand): day-to-day
Ersan Ilyasova (back): day-to-day
Keith Bogans (foot): monitor his status
Jerryd Bayless (ankle): day-to-day
Keyon Dooling (hip): targeting a return tonight
Corey Maggette (hamstring): cleared to practice again
D.J. Augustin (toe): could return Monday
Anthony Parker (back): day-to-day
Jason Kidd (calf): day-to-day
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