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Dwight had it going on last night. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

Beast of the Night: Dwight Howard put up 17 points, 20 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 5 blocks. He shot 55 percent (6-11) from the field, 63 percent (5-8) from the line and had 3 turnovers. He had a rough start to the season but has returned to being a beast lately.

Noteworthy Lines:
Vince Carter – 8-17 FG (47%), 2-4 FT (50%), 1 3ptm, 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 TO

Rashard Lewis – 2-6 FG (33%), 2 3ptm, 6 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 TO

Chauncey Billups – 6-13 FG (46%), 7-8 FT (88%), 2 3ptm, 21 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO (continue reading…)

Diggler released the Kraken. (Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)

Beast of the Night: Dirk Nowitzki finished with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 block, and 2 turnovers. He hit 4 threes, shot 41 percent (7-17) from the field and 94 percent (16-17) from the line. This was Diggler’s second career triple-double.

Noteworthy Lines:
Hedo Turkoglu – 4-9 FG (44%), 3 3ptm, 11 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO

Raymond Felton – 7-12 FG (58%), 4 3ptm, 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 TO

Richard Jefferson – 5-11 FG (46%), 6-7 FT (86%), 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Blk, 1 TO (continue reading…)

No one can even sit, let alone play, with LBJ. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Weekend Wonder: LeBron James put up 40 points, 3 threes, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 4 turnovers on Friday. He shot 59 percent (16-27) from the field and 83 percent (5-6) from the line, and sprained an ankle in the process.

Noteworthy Lines:
Chris Andersen (3/5) – 3-5 FG (60%), 7-10 FT (70%), 13 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl, 3 Blk, 2 TO

David West (3/5) – 11-19 FG (58%), 22 Pts, 9 Reb, 7 Ast, 4 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Boris Diaw (3/6) – 6-10 FG (60%), 1-2 FT (50%), 1 3ptm, 14 Pts, 12 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 TO (continue reading…)

James is always the consummate star and might have to have this weekend honor named after him. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

Beast of the Night: LeBron James averaged 38 points, 8 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 2.5 threes in two games this past weekend. He shot 53 percent from the field and 78 percent from the line but also averaged 5.5 turnovers.

Notable lines:
Tim Duncan (1/8): 12-29 FG (63%), 7-9 FT (78%), 31 Pts, 12 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Amar’e Stoudemire (1/8): 8-17 FG (47%), 2-3 FT (67%), 18 Pts, 18 Reb, 3 Blk, 2 TO

Boris Diaw (1/9): 3-11 FG (27%), 1 3ptm, 7 Pts, 10 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk, 1 TO (continue reading…)

Calm down, 'Sheed - your value's not going to be this high for the rest of the season. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Buy Low:

Vince Carter

Ben Gordon

J.R. Smith

Trevor Ariza

Tyrus Thomas

Danny Granger, Pau Gasol, Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams, Kevin Martin and any other productive fantasy players who are injured (continue reading…)