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His owners were just as giddy. (Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Beast of the Night: LeBron James hung a triple-double on Detroit with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 4 turnovers. He also hit a three and shot 46 percent (10-22) from the floor and 73 percent (8-11) from the line.

Noteworthy Lines:
Boris Diaw – 7-10 FG (70%), 5-6 FT (83%), 1 3ptm, 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Al Horford – 6-9 FG (67%), 3-4 FT (75%), 15 Pts, 11 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 TO

Mo Williams – 6-11 FG (55%), 3-4 FT (75%), 5 3ptm, 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 TO (continue reading…)

Horford has been playing below his new All-Star status. (NBAE via Getty Images/Layne Murdoch)

Buy Low:
Al Horford

Ben Gordon

Brook Lopez

Kobe Bryant

Jason Richardson

Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Carmelo Anthony, Hedo Turkoglu and any other productive fantasy players who are injured (continue reading…)

Durant's been the top fantasy player in the land lately. (NBAE via Getty Images/Layne Murdoch)

Beast of the Night: Kevin Durant rolled right along with 33 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers. He hit a three and shot 50 percent (9-18) from the field and 100 percent (14-14) from the line. Some thought using a No. 4 draft pick on him was a bit much, but it’s turning out to be about right.

Noteworthy Lines:
Andrea Bargnani – 14-21 FG (67%), 2-6 FT (33%), 4 3ptm, 34 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Blk, 1 TO

Chris Bosh – 13-22 FG (59%), 9-12 FT (75%), 35 Pts, 15 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Roy Hibbert – 7-12 FG (58%), 4-4 FT (100%), 18 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 TO (continue reading…)

James has taken back his throne during the past month. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

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Weekend Wonder: LeBron James takes this honor yet again. He averaged 28.5 points, 1.5 threes, 8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1 steal, 1.5 blocks and just 1 turnover in two games this past weekend. He shot 54 percent from the field and 82 percent from the free throw line during that span. During the past month or so, James has been the king of fantasy basketball.

Notable lines:
Nate Robinson (1/1): 18-24 FG (75%), 2-5 FT (40%), 3 3ptm, 41 Pts, 6 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO

Al Horford (1/1): 11-14 FG (79%), 0-1 FT (0%), 22 Pts, 19 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk, 2 TO

Jameer Nelson (1/1): 6-11 FG (55%), 2-2 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 16 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO (continue reading…)

Kobe did well with his 96 minutes of work this past weekend. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)

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Weekend Wonder: Kobe Bryant was in a festive mood this past holiday weekend, delivering 36.5 points, 2.5 threes, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 4.5 turnovers in two games. He shot 44 percent from the field and 100 percent from the line in those two games.

Notable lines:
Dwight Howard (12/25) – 1-7 FG (14%), 3-4 FT (75%), 5 Pts, 20 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 Blk, 7 TO

Mo Williams (12/25) – 8-13 FG (62%), 9-10 FT (90%), 3 3ptm, 28 Pts, 6 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 4 TO

Brandon Roy (12/25) – 16-26 FG (62%), 6-6 FT (100%), 3 3ptm, 41 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO

Al Horford (12/26) – 11-14 FG (79%), 3-3 FT (100%), 25 Pts, 19 Reb, 2 Ast, 5 Blk, 2 TO (continue reading…)