Deshaun Watson Could Face Trouble In Week 9

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson will be without wide receiver Keke Coutee in Week 9 against the Denver Broncos and will have to figure out how to get the ball to the newly acquired Demaryius Thomas if he wants to have a strong outing. The Broncos have allowed single digit fantasy points to the quarterback […]

D'Angelo Russell Sees Drop In Minutes Against Houston

Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell played a season-low 23 minutes in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He scored 12 points on 5-for-14 shooting and added three rebounds and three assists, but he spent the final stretch of the game on the bench for Brooklyn. As point guard Spencer Dinwiddie continues to give the team […]

Jarrett Allen Scores 10 Points Against Rockets

Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen scored 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets. The second-year big also grabbed eight rebounds and blocked a shot. Allen has played well this year, but hasn't quite taken the step forward statistically that was expected, and he's now failed to reach the 10 rebound […]

Joe Harris Continues Hot Streak

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting in Friday's loss to the Rockets. He made all four of his shots from deep and added in four assists and a pair of rebounds as well. Harris has three consecutive games with double-digit scoring totals as the Nets have used him more and […]

Caris LeVert Scores 29 Points Against Rockets

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris Levert scored 29 points on 10-for-17 shooting in Friday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He was 4-for-6 from three and added three steals, two assists, four rebounds, and a blocked shot. Brooklyn plays the 76ers on Sunday, and LeVert will look to keep up this pace against a team allowing the […]

Carmelo Anthony On Fire Against Nets

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points on 9-for-12 shooting. He was 6-for-9 from deep and grabbed four rebounds. While Anthony hasn't done much in some areas -- he averages less than one assist per game -- he has scored 20 or more points in three of the past four games. With a poor […]

Week 9 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

Last week I joked in this space about how the NFL doesn't make deadline deals, a statement that ended up being very wrong. All kinds of things ended up happening on Tuesday. Do any of those things have a major bearing on this week of action? Any new names hurtling towards a bust, or just […]

Eric Gordon Scores 21 Points Against Nets

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon scored 21 points on 6-for-14 shooting in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. He also added three assists and a rebound. Gordon has started five consecutive games for Houston, but is expected to return to the bench on Saturday against the Bulls with James Harden and Chris Paul both set […]

Chris Paul Leads Houston In Scoring Against Brooklyn

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul put the Rockets on his back with James Harden sidelined to help the team defeat the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. Paul scored 32 points on 13-for-27 shots while also adding in 11 assists, seven rebounds, two steals, and two blocks. Houston plays the Bulls on Saturday, who rank near […]

Clint Capela Highly Efficient Against Nets

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela had one of his best performances of this young NBA season in Friday's win over the Brooklyn Nets. Capela scored 22 points on 8-for-11 shooting and connected on six of his 10 free throw attempts, spoiling a late plan by the Nets to send him to the line to help […]

Fantasy Deep Dive Week 3: Nikola Mirotic

The New Orleans Pelicans have built their team around a dynamic three-headed frontcourt this season. There's Anthony Davis, one of the NBA's best players and a perennial MVP candidate from now until sometime late in the next decade, and there's former Laker Julius Randle coming off the bench and giving the team good minutes. But […]

C.J. McCollum Held To Eight Points

Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum wasn't heavily involved in scoring for the Trail Blazers in Thursday's win over New Orleans as he scored just eight points on 2-for-8 shooting. Four Portland players took more shot attempts than McCollum, who was held below 10 points for the first time all season but has also seen […]

Damian Lillard Scores 26 Points Against Pelicans

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard scored 26 points on 7-for-16 shooting in Thursday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He made four shots from deep and also added in seven rebounds and six assists. Lillard will look to continue playing a large role offensively against the Lakers on Saturday, who allow the third-most […]

Al-Farouq Aminu Records Double-Double Against Pelicans

Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu scored 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting in Thursday's win over the New Orleans Pelicans. He added 10 rebounds and a block as well. Aminu has had a rocky start to the season, with four games of double figure scoring and four games of five or fewer points. But Portland […]

E'Twaun Moore Scores 19 Points Against Trail Blazers

New Orleans Pelicans forward E'Twaun Moore has only one game this season where he hasn't reached double figures in scoring, and on Thursday against the Trail Blazers he kept that run going with a 19-point performance. Moore was 7-for-12 from the field with a pair of those makes coming from three-point range. But Moore didn't […]

Jrue Holiday Records Double-Double Against Portland

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday scored 17 points on 5-for-14 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He also dished a team-high 10 assists. Holiday has had nine or more assists in all three games that the Pelicans have been without Elfrid Payton (ankle), so Holiday's chances to reaching those numbers again […]

Nikola Mirotic Records Double-Double Against Portland

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Nikola Mirotic scored 18 points on 6-for-20 shooting in Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Mirotic struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just one of his six attempted threes. He added 13 rebounds, three assists, a steal, and two blocks to his resume. It was Mirotic's fifth double-double […]

Julius Randle Scores 29 Points Off The Bench

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Julius Randle led the Pelicans in scoring during Thursday's loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring 29 points on 9-for-16 shooting in 26 minutes off the bench. Randle also added six rebounds, three assists, and a steal. He went to the free throw line 12 times, making 11 of those […]

Spencer Dinwiddie Huge Against Pistons

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie caught fire in the fourth quarter, hitting three three-pointers in the final three minutes to get Wednesday's victory over the Pistons to overtime before hitting the game-winning three in the overtime period. Dinwiddie finished with 25 points on 8-for-15 shooting and added four rebounds and four assists. With the […]

Jared Dudley Scores 11 Points On Wednesday

Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley scored 11 points in Wednesday's overtime win over the Pistons, including a big three-pointer in the overtime period. But the former Suns forward was just 2-for-9 from the field in 38 minutes, and while he grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists, Dudley's role on this team and the […]

Caris LeVert Scores 19 Points Against Pistons

Brooklyn Nets guard Caris Levert continues to be an effective part of Brooklyn's attack. On Wednesday against the Pistons, LeVert scored 19 points on 7-for-16 shooting and added in six rebounds and six assists. He'll look to keep that work up on Friday against a Rockets team that has allowed the 11th-most points and sixth-most […]

Joe Harris Shoots Well Against Pistons

Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris scored 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting in Wednesday's overtime win over the Detroit Pistons. He made four of his seven three-point attempts while also grabbing five rebounds. Harris led the team in minutes and it's becoming more and more apparent that the Nets want him and his shooting touch on […]

Stanley Johnson Grabs 12 Boards In Overtime Loss

Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson grabbed 12 rebounds in Wednesday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. While the fourth-year player hasn't made a huge scoring impact this season -- he scored six points on 1-for-4 shooting against the Nets -- he has seen an increase in playing time over the past few games and is a […]

Reggie Jackson Leads Team In Shot Attempts Against Nets

Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson currently sports his lowest field goal percentage since his rookie season with a 35.7 percent mark on 14 shots per game. That trend was apparent on Wednesday against Brooklyn, as Jackson took a team-high 23 shots, connecting on just eight of them for a 34.8 percent mark. He added […]

Andre Drummond Grabs 23 Rebounds Against Nets

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond continues to be a huge presence on the boards for Detroit, pulling down 23 rebounds on Wednesday against the Brooklyn Nets. Drummond has already had three games with 20 or more rebounds this season, and he grabbed 16 of them the first time the Pistons met Saturday's opponent, the Philadelphia […]

Blake Griffin Scores 25 Points Against Nets

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin scored 25 points on 8-for-18 shooting in Wednesday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Griffin also added in nine rebounds and four assists. Griffin has been a key part of Detroit's offensive attack this year, especially as a ball-handler, and on Saturday he gets another chance to shine against a […]

Clint Capela Grabs 14 Rebounds Against Portland

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela has four double-doubles in six games after putting up a 14-point, 14-rebound performance against Portland on Tuesday. Capela was 6-for-11 from the field and also blocked three shots. Houston plays the Nets on Friday and Capela will spend a lot of time matched up with second-year center Jarrett Allen, whose […]

Chris Paul Scores 17 Points In Loss To Portland

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul led the Rockets in scoring on Tuesday, but he finished with just 17 points on 6-for-19 shooting as Houston fell to the Trail Blazers. Paul also added five rebounds, nine assists, and two steals. Houston plays Brooklyn on Friday, and the Nets currently rank in the middle of the […]

Carmelo Anthony Struggles From Field Against Portland

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony went just 2-for-12 from the field in Tuesday's loss to the Trail Blazers, finishing with eight points. He added four rebounds, a steal, two blocks...and no assists. Anthony has been inconsistent for the Rockets so far this year and a major contributor to the team's struggles, but as long as […]

Caleb Swanigan Grabs 11 Rebounds

Portland Trail Blazers power forward Caleb Swanigan has played in just three games this year, but he's grabbed double-digit rebounds in two of those games off the Portland bench. On Tuesday against the Rockets, Swanigan pulled down 11 boards to go along with two points on 1-for-6 shooting. Swanigan has taken six shots in back-to-back […]