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Dale Johnson is born and raised in New Jersey. He recently graduated from George Mason University (class of '17) and moved to Northern Virginia. Dale fell in love with basketball in 2003 when his all-time favorite player, Dwyane Wade, was drafted. Ever since then, basketball has been his favorite sport and the Heat has been his go-to NBA team. Other interests include gaming, working out and 80s music. Follow him on twitter (@dmjohnsonnn)
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Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague (knee) and guard/forward Andrew Wiggins (quad) will start Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Teague is returning from a six-game absence with a sore knee while Wiggins missed Saturday's contest with a bruised quad. With Teague back in the lineup, Derrick Rose will see a decrease in value after... Read More
New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic (ankle) will remain on the sidelines Monday night against the Toronto Raptors. Mirotic was a true game-time decision Monday with an ankle sprain, but did not feel healthy enough to return to the court. In Mirotic's absence, Julius Randle will continue to start and be a great DFS option.... Read More
Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen (illness) will miss Monday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Allen felt ill Monday and was listed as questionable before officially being ruled out of the contest. In the absence of Allen, Ed Davis, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Kenneth Faried will be the main beneficiaries. Allen's illness does not seem to... Read More
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (knee) has been diagnosed with a knee injury and is set to miss the next six to eight weeks. Brooks left Saturday's game with the knee injury and an MRI Monday revealed an MCL sprain. While Brooks is on the shelf, Kyle Anderson, Garrett Temple and Wayne Selden will be... Read More
New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton (ankle) will stay on the bench Monday night against the Toronto Raptors. Payton is still battling ankle soreness and was listed as doubtful Monday so this ruling should come at no surprise. In Payton's absence, Jrue Holiday will continue to man the point on offense and has seen... Read More
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (ankle) will play and start Monday night against the Washington Wizards. Gordon missed his last game against the Phoenix Suns with a sprained ankle and was listed as questionable for Monday's contest. However, the sprain seems to have healed over the weekend and Gordon will likely return to his usual... Read More
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (toe) and Shaun Livingston (foot) are questionable Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Both Green and Livingston have been out as they battle ailments but appear to be nearing returns to the court. If Green is unable to play, Jordan Bell would remain in the starting lineup and be... Read More
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (groin) will not play Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. Curry will miss his second consecutive game with a "low-to-mild" groin strain. Being ruled out more than a day in advance is usually not a great sign for Curry's status moving forward, but the Warriors are most likely... Read More
Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson posted a solid stat line Sunday afternoon against the Charlotte Hornets. Jackson scored 19 points on 6-for-15 shooting while also contributing seven assists, three rebounds and two three-pointers in 32 minutes. Jackson has now strung together four consecutive solid shooting nights after subpar shooting earlier this season. Jackson remains... Read More
Detroit Pistons shooting guard Reggie Bullock was on fire Sunday afternoon against the Charlotte Hornets. Bullock scored a career-high 23 points while going 7-for 13 from the field and 6-for-9 from three-point range in 34 minutes. Bullock has regained his shooting stroke after missing two games with an ankle injury earlier in the season. Bullock... Read More
Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond dominated the paint Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. Drummond posted 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting to go along with 22 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks in 36 minutes. Drummond was a huge problem for the Hornets and even got opposing center Cody Zeller to foul out. Drummond... Read More
Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin finished Sunday's loss to the Charlotte Hornets with 10 points on 4-for-16 shooting, six rebounds, five assists and a block in 30 minutes before being ejected. Griffin shoulder checked guard Malik Monk and was awarded a flagrant-2 foul with about seven minutes left in the game. Before leaving, Griffin... Read More
Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller had back-to-back tough defensive assignments this weekend against Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday and then Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons Sunday. Zeller finished with 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting to go along with six rebounds and three blocks in 33 minutes Sunday. Despite fouling out, Zeller has... Read More
Charlotte Hornets point guard Tony Parker improved to 20-11 over the Detroit Pistons as he faced them for the first time as a Hornet Sunday afternoon. Parker went 11-for-18 from the field for 24 points in 28 minutes off the bench. Parker also added four assists, three rebounds and two three-pointers Sunday. The 36-year-old veteran... Read More
Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker registered 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting to go along with eight assists and three rebounds in 36 minutes Sunday afternoon against the Detroit Pistons. Walker bounced back after a poor shooting night in his last game and recorded his eighth game this season with at least 20 points. This... Read More
Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Wesley Matthews showed more importance on the court rather than on the stat sheet in Saturday's win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Matthews scored just nine points on 3-for-7 shooting while adding four assists in 31 minutes. All of his makes were three-pointers as Matthews has been firing from long range all... Read More
Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes could not stay out of his own way Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Barnes was only on the court for 17 minutes as he committed four personal fouls and two turnovers. Barnes scored 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting, but contributed only one rebound and nothing else in the limited... Read More
Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Luka Doncic has blown away expectations this season and continued to do so in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday. Doncic finished with 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds in 31 minutes, all while shooting 9-for-15 from the field. Doncic has struggled holding onto the ball as he committed... Read More
Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan has cooled off significantly compared to his hot start to the season. In a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday, Jordan posted nine rebounds, six points, and a block in 27 minutes. This marked Jordan's first game this season with single-digit rebounds and marked his third single-digit scoring effort... Read More
Dallas Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea set the tone offensively in a blowout win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Barea scored 21 points on 8-for-14 shooting to go along with five assists, three rebounds, three three-pointers and a steal in just 21 minutes. Barea got hot early, scoring 11 points in the first quarter and... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard J.J. Redick lead the bench in scoring Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Redick finished with 17 points on 7-for-16 shooting and four assists in 36 minutes. Redick could have had a bigger line but went just 2-for-9 from three-point range in the overtime win. Although he comes off the bench... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons was a force to be reckoned with in the overtime win Friday over the Charlotte Hornets. Simmons contributed a robust stat line on 22 points on 9-for-15 shooting, 12 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and two steals in 41 minutes. Simmons has picked up right where he left off... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric has found his groove after a disappointing start to the season. In the overtime win against the Charlotte Hornets Friday, Saric finished with 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting, nine rebounds, four three-pointers, two assists and a block in 40 minutes. This marked Saric's third-straight game with double-digit scoring after four-straight... Read More
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was a man on a mission Friday night in an overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets. Embiid finished with a season-high 42 points on 11-for 18 shooting from the field and an insane 19-for-22 shooting from the free throw line in 39 minutes. Embiid also contributed 18 rebounds, four assists... Read More
Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Jeremy Lamb played well in Friday night's overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Lamb score 17 points on 6-for-12 shooting while also contributing three three-pointers, two steals and a block in 24 minutes. Lamb's line would have been bigger, but Lamb ended up leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a... Read More
Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist recorded his first double-double of the season Friday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Kidd-Gilchrist registered 12 points, 12 rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes off the bench. Kidd-Gilchrist has been a steady option for rebounds from the forward position this year but his minutes fluctuate too much in order... Read More
Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Malik Monk chucked up 19 shots off the bench in an attempt to lead a comeback against the Philadelphia 76ers. Monk finished with 12 points on 4-for-19 shooting in 27 minutes off the bench. Monk got extra run with the starters, outside of Kemba Walker, struggling to keep the game close.... Read More
Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker mounted a huge comeback to force overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers Friday. Walker scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter alone and also contributed nine assists, seven rebounds, a steal and zero turnovers in 40 minutes. Walker was just 2-for-15 through the first three quarters then... Read More
Charlotte Hornets guard/forward Nicolas Batum sat for most of Friday night's overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Batum finished with just five points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 16 minutes. The Hornets were down by 21 points at one point and Batum was relegated to the bench while Charlotte's reserves and Kemba... Read More
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon record his fourth 20-point game of the season Friday night against the Washington Wizards. Gordon scored 20 points on 6-for-14 shooting with seven rebounds, four assists, three three-pointers and zero turnovers in 42 minutes. Gordon's shot attempts are down compared to last year, but his percentages, rebounds and assists have... Read More
