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Jennings has been proving this doubter wrong. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Beast of the Night: Brandon Jennings finished with 31 points, four rebounds, eight assists, four steals and seven three-pointers last night. He shot 36 percent (9-25) from the floor, 75 percent (6-8) from the free-throw line and had zero turnovers. Since Jan. 17, Jennings is averaging 24.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.9 steals and 3.6 threes per game, while shooting 45 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free-throw line. For the season, he’s putting up top 10 averages.

Lines for Discussion:
Hedo Turkoglu: 5-16 FG (31%), 4-6 FT (67%), 2 threes, 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 TO; Turkoglu’s hot start to the season is a faint memory, but he’s still a decent bet for all-around production on a week-to-week basis

Channing Frye: 5-9 FG (56%), 5-5 FT (100%), 1 three, 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl, 2 Blk; this was the first time Frye has cracked double-digit points since Jan. 13, which basically sums up his season

Darren Collison: 7-12 FG (58%), 5-5 FT (100%), 1 three, 20 Pts, 6 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO; it’s probably no coincidence that this line came with George Hill out of the lineup (continue reading…)

Jennings has been active this offseason, but will it help him lift his FG% above the 40 mark? (Flickr/GAMEFACE-PHOTOS)

Depth chart:
PG: Brandon Jennings, Beno Udrih, Shaun Livingston, Keyon Dooling, Earl Boykins*
SG: Stephen Jackson, Chris Douglas-Roberts*^, Michael Redd*
SF: Carlos Delfino, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute**, Tobias Harris
PF: Drew Gooden, Ersan Ilyasova^, Jon Leuer
C: Andrew Bogut, Larry Sanders, Jon Brockman

* unrestricted free agent
** restricted free agent
^ locked into overseas contract with no opt-out clause/desire to return after the lockout (continue reading…)

K-Mart has been loud, proud and healthy lately. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Game watch:
2 games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GS, HOU, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIL, MIN, NJ, NO, NY, OKC, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SAC, SA, TOR, UTA, WAS
1 game: IND, LAC

Waiver-wire watch:

• Toney Douglas: averaging 16.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 3.5 threes in four games this month
• Jerryd Bayless: producing 24 points, three rebounds, 6.4 assists, one steal and 2.2 threes per game this month; should thrive the rest of the way with Jose Calderon sidelined
• Wes Johnson: his last two games were solid
• Sasha Vujacic: averaging 13.6 points, five rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.6 threes this month; should finish strong with Deron Williams out
• Kenyon Martin: playing very well lately, hasn’t missed a game since Feb. 25 (continue reading…)

Felton's been a thieving beast lately. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Weekend Wonder: Raymond Felton tore it up this past weekend, averaging 27.5 points, 3.5 threes, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 5.5 steals, 1 block and 3.5 turnovers in two games. He shot 58 percent from the field and 91 percent from the line during this stretch. Felton is meeting expectations so far.

Lines for Discussion:
Elton Brand (11/19): 1-7 FG (14%), 2-2 FT (100%), 4 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO

Michael Beasley (11/19): 9-22 FG (41%), 6-6 FT (100%), 1 three, 25 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 6 TO (continue reading…)

In case you haven't noticed, Smith is pretty good at this. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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Beast of the Night: Josh Smith beasted it with 25 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 7 blocks against the Pacers last night. He also hit a three, shot 56 percent (9-16) from the field, 86 percent (6-7) from the line and had four turnovers. Smith has improved his scoring, shooting, three-point-making, rebounding and blocking so far this season compared to 2009-10.

Lines for Discussion:
Gilbert Arenas: 7-14 FG (50%), 3-4 FT (75%), 3 threes, 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 TO

Andray Blatche: 9-13 FG (69%), 3-4 FT (75%), 1 three, 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl, 4 TO (continue reading…)