Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 2.10.12
Curry was out of his mind last night. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
Beast of the Night: Stephen Curry finished with 36 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and six three-pointers last night against the Nuggets. He shot 77 percent (13-17) from the floor, 57 percent (4-7) from the free-throw line and had one turnover. For the season, Curry is averaging top five numbers, which is a shade better than what was expected of him heading into the season. So long as he’s healthy, Curry will remain a fantasy beast.
Lines for Discussion:
Pau Gasol: 12-20 FG (60%), 1-1 FT (100%), 25 Pts, 14 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Blk, 2 TO; Gasol has double-doubled in his last four games, averaging 17.7 points, 14.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 blocks in that stretch
Arron Afflalo: 8-16 FG (50%), 5-5 FT (100%), 5 threes, 26 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 TO; Afflalo has been a big disappointment his season, but this was nice
Channing Frye: 8-17 FG (47%), 1-1 FT (100%), 4 threes, 21 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 2 TO; Frye has looked mostly solid so far in February and seems safer to start going forward
Serge Ibaka: 2-5 FG (40%), 2-2 FT (100%), 6 Pts, 9 Reb, 10 Blk, 1 TO; Believe it or not, this was Ibaka’s second 10-block game this month
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
Klay Thompson: 19 Pts, 3 threes, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO (*)
Ekpe Udoh: 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 5 Blk, 1 TO (*)
Goran Dragic: 11 Pts, 1 three, 4 Reb, 11 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO (**)
Patrick Patterson: 14 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 TO (**)
Michael Redd: 11 Pts, 2 threes, 1 Ast, 1 TO (*)
Donte Greene: 10 Pts, 1 three, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl (*)
Injuries:
Tyrus Thomas (eye): expected to play tonight
Sasha Pavlovic (wrist): day-to-day
Keyon Dooling (hip): day-to-day
Corey Maggette (hamstring): practiced yesterday and will likely return Saturday or Monday
Anthony Parker (back): out tonight
Jason Terry (hip): won’t miss any time
Jason Kidd (calf): practiced lightly yesterday; monitor his status
Zach Randolph (knee): may be ahead of schedule
Ersan Ilyasova (back): day-to-day
Keith Bogans (foot): out for the season
For Tonight:
It should go without saying, but watch Jeremy Lin as the Knicks host the Lakers.
See if Brandon Jennings can bust out of his funk against the Cavs. Also, see if Carlos Delfino can put up another strong line.
For Next Week:
5 games: PHO
4 games: CHA, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJN, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, SAC, UTA
3 games: ATL, BOS, CHI, CLE, LAL, NOR, SAS, TOR, WAS
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