Carmelo Anthony Plays Poorly In Return To OKC

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony spent last year with the Thunder, and on Thursday he had a chance for a revenge game against his former team. Instead, Anthony was abysmal for the Rockets, scoring two points on 1-for-11 shooting and grabbing five rebounds. Anthony should play better on Saturday against the Spurs, but with lows […]

Clint Capela Scores 17 Against Thunder

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela scored 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also grabbed seven rebounds to go along with three assists, a block, and a steal. It was just the third time this year that Capela was held under 10 rebounds, and he should be back […]

Chris Paul Struggles Against Thunder

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul scored 10 points on 7-for-19 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Paul had five assists and a pair of rebounds as well, and he also added in six steals. Paul will look to get his scoring numbers back up against the Thunder on Saturday, though the […]

James Harden Held To 19 Points Against Thunder

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 19 points on 7-for-19 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Last year's MVP also added eight rebounds, five assists, and three steaks to the ledger. It was a rough night all around for the Rockets, who scored just 80 points on the night. Houston faces San […]

Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Adds for Week 4

The fourth week of the NBA season is already upon us! If you're here to read Dicky Fung's great column about who to add on waivers for the week ahead, I have some bad news, which is that I'm filling in for Dicky this week. But it's okay -- he'll be back for next week. […]

Dario Saric Continues To Improve

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric had a rough start to the season, but in Wednesday's win over the Pacers he had his second consecutive game with double-digit scoring as he poured in 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting. Saric also made four of his six attempts from three and grabbed seven rebounds. He'll look to keep […]

Joel Embiid Records Double-Double Against Pacers

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid continues to rack up the double-doubles. In Wednesday's win over the Indiana Pacers, Embiid scored 20 points on 7-for-16 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. He also blocked three shots. Embiid has recorded double-doubles in five consecutive games now and has at least one block in all of those contests. The […]

Darren Collison Held Scoreless On Wednesday

Indiana Pacers guard Darren Collison didn't score in Wednesday's loss to the 76ers. A popular sleeper pick after he led the NBA in three-point field goal percentage last season, Collison is currently hitting just 28.6 percent of his deep shots and is averaging under 10 points per game for the first time in his NBA […]

Domantas Sabonis Records Double-Double Against 76ers

Indiana Pacers center Domantas Sabonis scored 16 points on 7-for-14 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the 76ers. He also added 11 rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes off the Pacers bench. Sabonis is averaging career-highs in points and rebounds this year, and he's now recorded double-doubles four times on the season. He'll look to […]

Victor Oladipo Has Huge Night Against Sixers

Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo had 24 of the Pacers' 50 first-half points in Wednesday's loss to Philadelphia, and he finished the night with 36 points on 14-for-30 shooting to go along with seven assists, six rebounds, two steals and three blocks. It was a huge night for Oladipo, who is now averaging 24.1 points […]

Harrison Barnes Records Double-Double On Tuesday

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes scored 19 points on 6-for-13 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Washington Wizards. He also added 13 rebounds, three assists, and a pair of steals. Since returning to the court this season, Barnes has posted numbers that represent a significant drop in productivity from what he did last year, but […]

DeAndre Jordan Grabs 12 Boards On Tuesday

Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan pulled down 12 rebounds in Tuesday's win over the Washington Wizards, but he struggled as a scorer, finishing with just eight points on 3-for-5 shooting. After starting the year out strong, Jordan has scored in the single digits in three of the last four games, and he's taken six shots […]

Luka Doncic Scores 23 Points Against Wizards

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic scored 23 points on 9-for-16 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Washington Wizards. The rookie also grabbed six rebounds to go along with three assists and a steal. Doncic has acclimated well to the NBA, and over his past four games is averaging 21.5 points on 55 percent shooting plus […]

Dwight Howard Grabs 11 Boards On Tuesday

Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds in Tuesday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks. It was Howard's second consecutive game hitting double figures in rebounding. The veteran big man also scored eight points on 3-for-5 shooting, his lowest scoring game since making his season debut against the Thunder. With a Friday meeting […]

Bradley Beal Scores 19 Points Against Mavericks

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal scored 19 points on 7-for-17 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He also grabbed six rebounds to go along with four assists, a steal, and a pair of blocks. He was just 1-for-9 from deep, though, and Beal has now shot under 30 percent from three in […]

Otto Porter Efficient In Loss To Mavericks

Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter scored 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He also added in six rebounds and five assists while blocking two shots and swiping away a pair of steals. It was a good fantasy night for Porter, but it's also been an inconsistent start to the […]

John Wall Records Double-Double Against Magic

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall scored 24 points on 8-for-20 shooting in Tuesday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He also added 10 assists, four rebounds, and three steals. The Wizards have struggled to a 2-8 start, but aside from a drop in assists, Wall's individual numbers haven't suffered. Washington plays Orlando on Friday, and […]

The Tape Tells All - Adam Humphries' Week 9 Performance

Adam Humphries had one of the more surprising two-touchdown games of the season on Sunday against the Panthers...or was it? Humphries now has 76 or more yards in three of the past four games, and he's been targeted at least eight times in each of the past three games. He appears to be a player […]

James Harden Leads Rockets In Scoring Against Pacers

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored a team-high 28 points on 7-for-15 shooting in Monday's win over the Indiana Pacers. He added four rebounds, six assists, and three steals as well. Harden has looked strong since returning to the Rockets lineup and while Thursday's meeting with the Thunder isn't the perfect opportunity -- they sit […]

Chris Paul Held To Nine Points On Monday

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul scored just nine points on 4-for-12 shooting in Monday's win over the Indiana Pacers, but the veteran guard did add in a team-high 13 assists. He grabbed five rebounds as well. Houston plays the Thunder on Thursday, who rank near the middle of the NBA in points and assists […]

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Scores 21 Points Off Bench

Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson continues to improve in his role off the Nets bench, scoring 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting in Sunday's win over the 76ers. He grabbed six rebounds and recorded three assists as well. Hollis-Jefferson has spent time at both the four and the five this year and has gotten some good […]

D'Angelo Russell Scores 21 Points On Sunday

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell shook off some of his recent struggles to score 21 points in Sunday's win over the 76ers. Russell was 10-for-21 from the field and also added in six assists, two rebounds, and a steal. Russell did struggle from three, connecting on just one of his six attempts, but he should […]

Jarrett Allen Records Double-Double Against 76ers

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen scored 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting in Sunday's win over the Philadelphia 76ers. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and recorded a steal and two blocks. The Nets play the Suns on Tuesday, and Phoenix currently allows the fourth-fewest rebounds and 10th-fewest blocks per game thanks to rookie center Deandre Ayton. […]

Caris LeVert Scores 20 Points Against 76ers

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris Levert scored 20 points on 8-for-20 shooting in Sunday's win over the Philadelphia 76ers. He added five rebounds, two assists, and four steals as well. It's been said plenty of times already, but LeVert's step forward this season has been a huge revelation for fantasy owners who took a chance on […]

Joe Harris Makes Three Shots From Deep Against 76ers

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris scored 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting in Sunday's win over the Philadelphia 76ers. He was 3-for-4 from deep and also added three assists, a steal, and a rebound. Harris has been a consistent source of threes for the Nets this season. The Nets play the Suns on Tuesday, who have […]

Dario Saric Scores 14 Points Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric has been the subject of much ire from 76ers fans this year, but on Sunday he broke a string of four single-digit scoring games with 14 points on 3-for-6 shooting in a loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Saric also added three rebounds. It's been a rough start to the year […]

Rockets Defensive Coordinator Jeff Bzdelik To Return

A familiar face will be returning to the Rockets sideline by the end of the month as the team's defensive coordinator from last year, Jeff Bzdelik, will rejoin the team. Bzdelik retired before the season for family reasons, but Houston's defense has struggled without him. According to Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic, the Rockets are […]

Ben Simmons Records Double-Double Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting in Sunday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out three assists while stealing four balls. It was an efficient night for Simmons, who is shooting 60.9 percent from the field over the past five games. He'll face […]

Robert Covington Ineffective Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington struggled from the field in Sunday's loss to the Nets, finishing with just four points on 1-for-5 shooting. He missed all three of his attempts from deep and finished with just five rebounds, one assist, and one steal. The 76ers have another tough test on Wednesday against the Pacers and […]

Joel Embiid Records Double-Double Against Nets

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid recorded another double-double, his eighth in 11 games this season, in Sunday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid scored 16 points on 4-for-8 shooting as the Nets did a good job limiting his opportunities on the offensive end. He also grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with four assists and […]