Daily Fantasy Basketball Recap: 4.10.12
Dragic is the Rocket of the hour. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Beast of the Night: Goran Dragic finished with 22 points, two rebounds, seven assists, three steals and four three-pointers. He shot 57 percent (8-14) from the floor and 67 percent (2-3) from the free-throw line, and had two turnovers. Since becoming a starter exactly a month ago, Dragic has averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.1 threes per game, while shooting 52 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free-throw line. Those are top five numbers. Kyle Lowry‘s return shouldn’t damage Dragic’s fantasy value too much the rest of the way.
Lines for Discussion:
Kemba Walker: 5-14 FG (36%), 4-4 FT (100%), 2 threes, 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 TO; his field-goal percentage is a downer, but he’s averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 threes per game as a starter this season
Zach Randolph: 4-11 FG (36%), 2-4 FT (50%), 10 Pts, 12 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 TO; he’s hit double-double territory in three consecutive games
Danilo Gallinari: 4-11 FG (36%), 5-6 FT (83%), 2 threes, 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Blk, 2 TO; Gallo has averaged top 30 numbers this season, but has only played in 54 percent of the Nuggets’ games
Devin Harris: 7-17 FG (41%), 8-12 FT (67%), 3 threes, 25 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO; Harris is averaging 23.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.7 threes in his last three games
Waiver-Wire Watch (four stars = must add; one star = keep an eye on him):
James Singleton: 18 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO (**)
Glen Davis: 16 Pts, 16 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 2 TO (****)
J.J. Redick: 20 Pts, 4 threes, 2 Reb, 3 Ast (****)
Amir Johnson: 16 Pts, 1 three, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl (***)
Greivis Vasquez: 18 Pts, 5 threes, 11 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 TO (****)
Thabo Sefolosha: 14 Pts, 2 threes, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 7 Stl (*)
Carl Landry: 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 TO (**)
Kenneth Faried: 27 Pts, 17 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO (****)
Sebastian Telfair: 14 Pts, 1 three, 1 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk (*)
J.J. Hickson: 12 Pts, 10 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Blk, 2 TO (**)
Injuries:
D.J. Augustin (knee): day-to-day
Anthony Parker (chest): questionable tonight
Anderson Varejao (wrist): practiced Monday, getting closer to returning
Ian Mahinmi (personal): will return Tuesday
Jason Kidd (groin): ditto
Wilson Chandler (hip): day-to-day
Rodney Stuckey (knee): left last night’s game early; day-to-day
Darren Collison (groin): day-to-day
Mo Williams (toe): day-to-day
Kobe Bryant (shin): day-to-day
Tony Allen (mouth): day-to-day
Dwyane Wade (ankle): will play tonight
Luke Ridnour (ankle): day-to-day
Jarrett Jack (foot): stress fracture in his right foot takes him out for the rest of the season
Dwight Howard (back): day-to-day
Andrea Bargnani (calf): day-to-day
C.J. Miles (calf): out at least one week
Nene (foot): day-to-day
Rashard Lewis (knee): day-to-day
Lamar Odom (personal): done for the season
Roy Hibbert (ankle): monitor his status
Eric Gordon (back): day-to-day
Chris Duhon (suspension): suspended for last night’s game; expected to play tonight
Nicolas Batum (quad): day-to-day
Jeremy Evans (ankle): day-to-day
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