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Williams should get things back on track in February. (NBAE via Getty Images/Melissa Majchrzak)

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Beast of the Night: Deron Williams returned from a personal leave of absence and put up 18 points, 7 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers and hit a three. He shot 47 percent (7-15) from the field and 100 percent (3-3) from the free throw line. January was bad for Williams, but he should get things rolling again this month

Noteworthy Lines:
Caron Butler – 6-15 FG (40%), 8-8 FT (100%), 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl, 6 TO

Randy Foye – 0-3 FG (0%), 2-2 FT (100%), 2 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 TO

Kobe Bryant – 16-28 FG (57%), 8-13 FT (62%), 4 3ptm, 44 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 TO (continue reading…)

All hail the King! (NBAE via Getty Images/David Liam Kyle)

Beast of the Night: LeBron James put on a show for the Lakers with 37 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and hit a three in the process. He shot 52 percent (13-25) from the field, 77 percent (10-13) from the line and had 4 turnovers.

Notable lines:
Kobe Bryant – 12-31 FG (39%), 5-8 FT (63%), 2 3ptm, 31 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 TO

Andrew Bynum – 3-5 FG (60%), 1-2 FT (50%), 7 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Baron Davis – 2-13 FG (15%), 4-4 FT (100%), 8 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 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…)

Curry produces great lines when given the proper minutes, which are hard to come by under Nellie. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Beast of the Night: Stephen Curry put up 26 points, 6 threes, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 turnovers. He shot 77 percent (10-13) from the field and hit all six of his three-point attempts. Curry’s producing impressive all-around numbers lately and is an straight-up thief, averaging 2.4 steals per game during the last month.

Notable lines:
Roy Hibbert – 10-19 FG (53%), 6-9 FT (67%), 26 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Blk, 2 TO

Rashard Lewis – 2-8 FG (25%), 0-2 FT (0%), 4 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

Gerald Wallace – 10-16 FG (63%), 10-11 FT (91%), 2 3ptm, 32 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO (continue reading…)

Diggler is struggling lately, which means it's time to buy him at a discount - headband included! (Flickr/Keith Allison)

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Buy Low:
Dirk Nowitzki

Andris Biedrins

Jameer Nelson

Marreese Speights

Rasheed Wallace

Chauncey Billups, Jose Calderon, Kevin Martin, LaMarcus Aldridge, Danny Granger and any other productive fantasy players who are injured (continue reading…)