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Guess who... (NBAE via Getty Images/Andrew D. Bernstein)

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Beast of the Night: LeBron James put up 36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals and 5 turnovers last night. He managed to hit 4 threes, shoot 60 percent (12-20) from the floor and 67 percent (8-12) from the free throw line.

Notable lines:
Kirk Hinrich – 5-10 FG (50%), 1 3ptm, 11 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 TO

Luol Deng – 8-13 FG (62%), 9-10 FT (90%), 25 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Tyrus Thomas – 2-8 FG (25%), 1-4 FT (25%), 5 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 TO (continue reading…)

The King has spoken...again. (Flickr/Keith Allison)

Beast of the Night: LeBron James feasted on the Warriors, finishing with 37 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 4 blocks and 2 turnovers. He chipped in a three-pointer, shot 52 percent (12-23) from the field and 86 percent (12-14) from the line. Wow.

Notable lines:
Samuel Dalembert – 3-5 FG (60%), 6 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast, 5 Blk, 2 TO

Nate Robinson – 8-17 FG (47%), 1-1 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Tyrus Thomas – 3-6 FG (50%), 1-1 FT (100%), 7 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 6 Stl, 2 Blk (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…)

Who needs healthy fingers? Kobe's back to his scoring-machine self this season. (NBAE via Getty Images/Noah Graham)

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Beast of the Night: Kobe Bryant put up a season-high 44 points against the Warriors, chipping in 2 threes, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover. He shot 48 percent (13-27) from the field and 100 percent (16-16) from the free throw line. Kobe has already scored 40+ points seven times this season.

Notable lines:
Jamal Crawford – 10-17 FG (59%), 2-4 FT (50%), 4 3ptm, 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO

Kevin Durant – 12-19 FG (63%), 8-10 FT (805), 3 3ptm, 35 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk, 5 TO

Gilbert Arenas – 8-20 FG (40%), 4-5 FT (80%), 4 3ptm, 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 8 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Ben Gordon – 6-9 FG (67%), 3-3 FT (100%), 2 3ptm, 17 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 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…)