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Frye, Suns, hot -- you make the funny caption. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Beast of the Night: Channing Frye posted 26 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal, four blocks and five three-pointers last night. He shot 56 percent (10-18) from the floor and 100 percent (1-1) from the free-throw line, and had two turnovers. After a poor start to the season, Frye has picked things up since February. He’s been a top 70 asset so far this season, which is about in line with expectations.

Lines for Discussion:
Evan Turner: 9-11 FG (82%), 2-4 FT (50%), 1 three, 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk; in his last four games, Turner is averaging 21.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.8 blocks and 0.5 threes, while shooting 64 percent from the field and 77 percent from the free-throw line

Kris Humphries: 7-18 FG (39%), 2-2 FT (100%), 16 Pts, 21 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 Blk, 3 TO; Hump seems pretty happy without Deron Williams and Brook Lopez around

Jeremy Lin: 2-4 FG (50%), 2-2 FT (100%), 6 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 6 TO; this was just one game, and it was a blowout victory — give this a few more games before making any conclusions

Goran Dragic: 6-11 FG (55%), 1-2 FT (50%), 1 three, 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO; with Kyle Lowry out for a spell, Dragic should be started with full confidence

Drew Gooden: 7-12 FG (58%), 1 three, 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 13 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 5 TO; so far this month, Gooden is averaging 19.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.5 blocks and 0.6 threes per game, while shooting 48 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free-throw line

Andrew Bynum: 10-17 FG (59%), 5-7 FT (71%), 25 Pts, 18 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 4 TO; he’s playing 41:42 per game through the first eight games this month, which isn’t sustainable

Jameer Nelson: 9-15 FG (60%), 2-2 FT (100%), 5 threes, 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Blk; if your league’s trade deadline hasn’t passed yet, now’s the time to sell him off

Manu Ginobili: 5-10 FG (50%), 4 threes, 14 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 TO; while his minutes will be limited for the near future, Ginobili remains capable of producing startable lines

Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
George Hill: 17 Pts, 3 threes, 7 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 TO (***)

Jerryd Bayless: 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO (***)

Gerald Green: 26 Pts, 1 three, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 1 TO (**)

J.R. Smith: 23 Pts, 7 threes, 2 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 TO (***)

Steve Novak: 20 Pts, 6 threes, 1 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl (***)

Tayshaun Prince: 28 Pts, 3 threes, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO (**)

Chandler Parsons: 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO (***)

John Lucas: 24 Pts, 3 threes, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 TO (*)

Nate Robinson: 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 11 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 TO (****)

Klay Thompson: 26 Pts, 3 threes, 1 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 TO (****)

Injuries:
Shawn Marion (knee): monitor his status

Courtney Lee (finger): dislocated his left middle finger and tore a ligament in the finger; he plans on playing through it

Vladimir Radmanovic (back): day-to-day

Tyreke Evans (ankle): monitor his status

Earl Watson (ankle): day-to-day

Willie Green (back): day-to-day

Chris Wilcox (heart): will have surgery that will end his season

Kevin Martin (shoulder): day-to-day

Zach Randolph (knee): could play Friday

Rudy Gay (concussion): probable for Friday

Deron Williams (calf): will likely return sometime this weekend

Jason Richardson (ankle): day-to-day

Jamal Crawford (knee): day-to-day

Jose Calderon (ankle): day-to-day

For Tonight:
See if Danilo Gallinari and Nene can continue to find their groove, as the Nuggets host the Thunder.