Manu Ginobili Has Efficient But Low Scoring Game One

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili looked sharp in limited action during Saturday's first round loss to the Golden State Warriors, scoring nine points on 3-for-6 shooting and making both of his shots from three. Ginobili also added three rebounds, an assists, and three steals, but he turned the ball over three times and […]

Bryn Forbes Scores 14 Points In Game One

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Bryn Forbes shot the ball well in Saturday's loss to the Golden State Warriors, finishing with 14 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Three of those missed shots came from behind the three point arc, though. Forbes had three rebounds and an assist as well. While he isn't one of the players […]

LaMarcus Aldridge Is Ineffective In Game One

San Antonio Spurs center/power forward LaMarcus Aldridge couldn't find his rhythm in San Antonio's playoff opening loss to the Golden State Warriors. Aldridge scored 14 points on 5-for-12 shooting, but he was limited to just two rebounds, one assist, one steal, and one block. During the regular season, Aldridge averaged 26.8 points and 11 rebounds […]

Kyle Anderson Doesn't Score In Game One

San Antonio Spurs small forward Kyle Anderson played just 11 minutes in Saturday's Game One loss to the Warriors despite being part of the Spurs's starting lineup. Anderson missed both of his shot attempts, grabbed three rebounds, and had a single assist. Anderson was a minus-15 on the court and is likely to see his […]

Rudy Gay Leads Spurs In Scoring In Game One

San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay scored 15 points in 22 minutes off the bench in Saturday's loss to the Warriors. Gay was 5-for-12 from the field and also added six rebounds, two assists, and two steals. The Spurs offense looked lost at times against the Warriors, but Gay could find himself playing a […]

Kyle Lowry's First-Round DFS Preview

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry will look to make up for his struggles against the Washington Wizards during the regular season in this year's first-round matchup against the team. Lowry, who averaged 16.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game on 42.7 percent shooting and 39.9 percent three-point shooting this year, saw a […]

DeMar DeRozan's First-Round DFS Preview

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan had a strong regular season for the Raptors, scoring 23 points per game on 45.6 percent shooting. He averaged the highest three-point attempts per game of his career with 3.6 attempts from deep per game on his second highest shooting percentage from three. His numbers against first-round opponent Washington […]

Stephen Curry Expects To Return For Second Round

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry (knee) is targeting the Western Conference semifinals for his return from a sprained MCL, Yahoo's Shams Charania reported on Friday. This would mean that the Warriors will be without their star for the entirety of their first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs. The team has struggled since Curry […]

Dejounte Murray's First-Round DFS Preview

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray was a strong defensive presence during the regular season, averaging 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game for the Spurs. In three games, two of them as a starter, against the Warriors this season, Murray averaged 6.3 rebounds, one steal and nine points per game. Murray has upside […]

Patty Mills' First-Round DFS Preview

San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills struggled in four games against the Golden State Warriors during the 2017-2018 NBA regular season, scoring just 8.3 points per game over that sample on 30.8 percent shooting. On the season as a whole, Mills scored 10 points per game on 41.1 percent shooting. It's hard to trust Mills […]

LaMarcus Aldridge's First-Round DFS Preview

San Antonio Spurs center LaMarcus Aldridge, who played at the five for a career-high 62 percent of his minutes this season, has had some success in four meetings with the Golden State Warriors this season. In those games, the Spurs star averaged 26.8 points and 11 rebounds per contest, both higher marks than the 23.1 […]

Klay Thompson's First-Round Preview

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson made 57.9 percent of his three-point attempts in three meetings with the San Antonio Spurs during the regular season. Of all players in the NBA who shot at least 10 threes against the Spurs, Thompson had the sixth highest shooting percentage on those shots. This is notable because […]

Kevin Durant's First-Round Preview

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant played in 68 games during the 2017-2018 regular season, averaging 26.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. There are two important stretches to look at when determining what Durant's fantasy outlook for the first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs looks like: his performances against San Antonio […]

Draymond Green's First-Round Preview

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green averaged 11 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting during the 2017-2018 NBA regular season to go along with 7.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. In four games against Golden State's first-round opponent, the San Antonio Spurs, Green met his 11 points-per-game season average and shot 48.7 […]

Dragan Bender Shows Improvement In Second Season

Phoenix Suns power forward Dragan Bender finished the 2017-2018 season with a double-double in a victory over the Dallas Mavericks. The second-year player scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. On the year, Bender averaged 6.5 points per game and 4.4 rebounds per game. He shot 36.6 percent from deep. All of these numbers represent […]

Alex Len Scores 18 Points In Season Finale

Phoenix Suns center Alex Len scored 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting in Tuesday's win over the Dallas Mavericks. He had five rebounds and six assists. Len, a restricted free agent this summer, averaged 8.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this season, but his future with the Suns remains cloudy. The team has younger front-court […]

Andre Ingram Plays Excellent Basketball In NBA Debut

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Andre Ingram is 32 years old and a long-time veteran of the G League, but Tuesday's loss to the Rockets was the first time he had stepped onto an NBA court for a regular season game. He didn't disappoint Lakers fans and the broader NBA community, scoring 19 points on […]

Josh Hart Leads Lakers In Scoring Against Houston

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart played 39 minutes in Tuesday's loss to the Houston Rockets. He scored 20 points on 8-for-17 shooting over that time frame. With the Lakers dealing with injuries in the back court, it was Hart and Alex Caruso earning the starts. Hart could see similar burn in Wednesday's season finale […]

Chris Paul Leads Houston In Scoring Against Lakers

Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul led his team in points in Tuesday's win over the Lakers, dropping in 22 of them on 9-for-14 shooting. Paul had six assists and three rebounds. The Rockets play the Kings on Wednesday, but in a meaningless game on the second night of a back-to-back, it would be a […]

James Harden Scores 21 Points Against Lakers

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 21 points on 6-for-15 shooting in Houston's win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Harden, who added 10 assists in the game as well, didn't play at the conclusion of the single-digit victory, a sign that head coach Mike D'Antoni might want to rest his star more on […]

Luc Mbah a Moute Separates Shoulder

The Houston Rockets were dealt a major postseason blow on Tuesday when forward Luc Mbah a Moute separated his shoulder during a dunk attempt. Mbah a Moute has dealt with this same injury before and missed approximately a month of the season. A similar recovery length this time would keep him out for at least […]

DeAndre Jordan Leads Clippers In Rebounding Against Pelicans

Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan grabbed 15 rebounds in Monday's loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. He also added nine points on 4-for-7 shooting. Jordan is averaging just 10.6 points per game over his last nine outings, down two points from his season average. But Wednesday's season finale against the Lakers could be Jordan's […]

E'Twaun Moore Has Strong Night Against Clippers

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard E'Twaun Moore scored 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting in Monday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Moore added five rebounds and three assists. The 28-year-old guard is 12th in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage, but Wednesday's opponent, the San Antonio Spurs, hold opponents to the sixth lowest shooting […]

Nikola Mirotic Records Double-Double Against Clippers

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Nikola Mirotic scored 24 points on 9-for-17 shooting in Monday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He added 16 rebounds. With the Pelicans fighting for playoff seeding, Mirotic was reinserted into the starting lineup last week and has now started in four consecutive games for New Orleans. This outing against […]

Anthony Davis Leads Pelicans In Scoring Against Clippers

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis scored 28 points on 11-for-22 shooting in Monday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He added six rebounds and five blocks. New Orleans takes on San Antonio on Wednesday with playoff seeding on the line -- the loser of that game could very well end up facing Houston […]

Jayson Tatum Leads Celtics In Scoring Against Atlanta

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum led his team in scoring in Sunday's loss to the Hawks. He finished with 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting and added four rebounds, four steals, and a pair of assists. If Tatum suits up against the Wizards on Tuesday, he could be in line for a strong outing as […]

Terry Rozier Just Misses Triple-Double

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier put up a strong stat line in Sunday's loss to the Hawks, finishing with 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting to go along with nine assists and eight rebounds. With injuries sapping their back court, Rozier has been an important piece for the Celtics, though he came into Sunday with back-to-back […]

Dewayne Dedmon Puts Up 10 Points Against Boston

Atlanta Hawks center Dewayne Dedmon didn't have his best game in Sunday's win over Boston, scoring 10 points on 4-for-9 shooting and grabbing four rebounds. He added a block and an assist. The Hawks play the 76ers on Tuesday to end the season -- Philadelphia has been hot lately, but have struggled some against opposing […]

Taurean Prince Leads Hawks In Scoring Against Boston

Atlanta Hawks small forward Taurean Prince scored 33 points on 12-for-17 shooting in Sunday's upset win over Boston. He also added eight rebounds and five assists, along with a steal and a block. The Hawks have won two straight games against playoff teams and play the 76ers on Tuesday to end the season. While Prince […]

Bobby Portis Has Strong Outing Against Nets

Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis earned the start for the Bulls against Brooklyn on Saturday with Lauri Markkanen (rest) out. Portis responded by scoring 18 points on 8-for-15 shooting. He grabbed eight rebounds as well. Portis hasn't had the best stretch lately -- coming into this game, he was averaging just 5.5 rebounds and […]