Dante Exum Scores 21 Points Off The Bench

Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum scored 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting in Friday's win over Memphis. He was 3-for-4 from downtown and added three rebounds and three assists. Exum has now played in eight games this seaosn; in 14.5 minutes per night, he's shooting 56.8 percent from the field and 40 percent from three. […]

Joe Ingles Records Double-Double Against Memphis

Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles had another strong game on Friday in Utah's win over the Grizzlies. He scored 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting and passed for 10 assists. He also grabbed five rebounds. With Ricky Rubio out, Ingles handled passing duties more for the Jazz in this one, but he's also been on […]

MarShon Brooks Continues Strong Play

Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard MarShon Brooks has now played two games this season for the Grizzlies after Friday's loss to the Jazz. He's averaging 22.5 points per game and shooting 85.7 percent from three; in Friday's game, he scored 24 points and went 8-for-13 from the field. How do we explain Brooks? Is it that […]

Marc Gasol Has Strong Night But Sits In Fourth

Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol scored 28 points on 11-for-12 shooting in Friday's loss to the Jazz. He also grabbed three rebounds and had a pair of assists. With the Grizzlies in contention entering the fourth quarter, the team chose not to play Gasol over the final 12 minutes in an effort to continue their […]

Fantasy Basketball Risers and Fallers: Week 25

This is it -- the final full week of the NBA season is upon us, which means this will be the final week of your fantasy season. How are you doing? Is it going well? Do you regret that you're still playing as rotations become harder to predict? Let's get into here with the final […]

Gerald Green Hits Game Winning Shot

Houston Rockets shooting guard Gerald Green hit a game winning three at the buzzer on Friday to get the Rockets past the Phoenix Suns. Green, who went 5-for-14 in the game, finished with 15 points. He didn't record any other stats (aside from four turnovers) as his role was simply to shoot the basketball. Green […]

James Harden's Struggles From Deep But Scores 28 Against Phoenix

Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden didn't have his shot working for much of Friday's one point win over the Suns, but he made his only three pointer -- out of eight attempts -- late to fuel Houston's win. Harden also added 10 assists and eight rebounds, as well as two steals and a block. […]

Marquese Chriss Records Double-Double Against Houston

Phoenix Suns power forward Marquese Chriss scored 12 points on 6-for-11 and also grabbed 11 rebounds. It was Chriss's second straight double-double and his third in five games as the second year player has started to look more like the first round pick that he was. He might find it tough to repeat this performance […]

Troy Daniels Continues To Shoot Well From Downtown

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Troy Daniels continued his barrage of three pointers on Friday night in the Suns loss to the Rockets. Daniels went 7-for-12 from downtown and finished with 23 points. He also added four rebounds. Daniels doesn't do much except shoot threes, but he's been firing them away at a rate that almost […]

Josh Jackson Puts Up Strong Numbers Against Houston

Phoenix Suns small forward Josh Jackson continued his recent stretch of strong basketball on Friday, scoring 27 points on 13-for-24 shooting in the Suns close loss to Houston. Jackson, who hit a shot that put the Suns up with just a couple of seconds to play, missed his only three point attempt and grabbed six […]

Nikola Vucevic Records Double-Double Against Chicago

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic scored 12 points on 5-for-16 shooting in Friday's loss to Chicago. He also added 14 rebounds, three assists, and a pair of blocks. Vucevic now has a double-double in three straight games and will look to make it four against a Hawks team that allows the eighth most rebounds in […]

Aaron Gordon Leads Magic In Scoring Against Chicago

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon scored a team-high 18 points in the Magic's loss to Chicago on Friday. Gordon didn't shoot the ball well, going just 6-for-21 from the field and 1-for-8 from three. Gordon also added seven rebounds. The Magic play the Hawks on Sunday, who have actually given up the fewest FanDuel points […]

Cristiano Da Silva Felicio Grabs 16 Rebounds

Chicago Bulls center Cristiano Da Silva Felicio recorded 16 rebounds in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. Felicio, who has recently moved into the Bulls starting lineup, also scored eight points. The center scored double-digit points in five straight games earlier in the week, but his scoring has been inconsistent overall this year. The Bulls […]

Cameron Payne Shoots Well From Deep Against Orlando

Chicago Bulls point guard Cameron Payne scored 11 points in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. Payne made three of his four shots from three and also added six assists. Due to injuries, Payne has been playing major minutes for the Bulls as their starting point guard, but he's been shooting the ball unevenly over […]

Lauri Markkanen Has Strong Outing Against Orlando

Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen put up 13 points on 4-for-10 shooting in Friday's win over the Orlando Magic. He also grabbed eight rebounds, had a pair of steals, and blocked a shot. Markkanen played 24 minutes as the Bulls stayed in front of the Magic throughout the game and let their bench play […]

Quinn Cook Scores 30 Points Against Bucks

Golden State Warriors point guard Quinn Cook continues to play well in Stephen Curry's absence, putting up 30 points in Thursday's loss to the Bucks. Cook went 12-for-15 from the field and made all five of his three-point attempts. He had four rebounds and three assists as well. The Warriors play the Kings on Saturday, […]

Draymond Green Has 11 Points In Return

Golden State Warriors Draymond Green (illness) returned to the lineup on Thursday against Milwaukee. He scored 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting. He also had six assists, five rebounds, two steals, and a block. Green is a great real life player, but he's been hard to predict from a fantasy point-of-view this season. The Warriors play […]

Kevin Durant Ejected In First Half

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (ribs) returned to the lineup on Thursday, but it didn't last long as he was ejected near the end of the first half. Durant scored 10 points on 4-for-10 shooting in that half and added six assists and three rebounds. Durant will look to play both halves on Saturday […]

Eric Bledsoe Scores 20 Points Against Golden State

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe put together an outstanding night from the field in Thursday's win over the Warriors. He went 9-for-11 overall and 1-for-2 from three and scored 20 points. Bledsoe had six assists, three rebounds, and three steals as well. Bledsoe is shooting 52.1 percent from the field over the last 10 […]

Khris Middleton Has Productive Night Against Warriors

Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton scored 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting in Thursday's win over the Warriors. Middleton, who added three steals, three rebounds, and two assists, went 3-for-4 from three. Over his past 11 games, Middleton is shooting 51.7 percent from three and averaging 22.7 points per game, as well as 5.5 rebounds […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Leads Bucks To Win Over Golden State

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points on 14-for-18 shooting in Thursday's win over the Golden State Warriors. He went 2-for-3 from downtown and also added five assists, four rebounds, and two steals. The Bucks are still sitting in the eight spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture and will look to improve on […]

Kyle Kuzma Has Strong Night Off The Bench Against Dallas

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Kyle Kuzma continues to look like one of the NBA's top rookies. On Wednesday, he scored 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting. He was 3-for-10 from three. Kuzma also had four rebounds and three assists. The Lakers play the Bucks on Friday, a team that allows their opponents to shoot the […]

Julius Randle Continues Hot Streak Against Dallas

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Julius Randle has now scored at least 20 points in nine consecutive games after putting up 20 points in L.A.'s Wednesday night win over the Mavericks. Randle was 7-for-10 from the field and also added 10 rebounds, making this his fourth straight double-double. Although the Bucks don't present an easy […]

Lonzo Ball Leaves Game With Knee Issue

Los Angeles Lakers rookie point guard Lonzo Ball left Wednesday's win over the Mavericks with a knee contusion and did not return. Ball had gone 3-for-7 from the field before the injury with eight points, five assists and four rebounds in just over 24 minutes. Ball says leaving the game was just precautionary, but with […]

Brandon Ingram Plays Well In Return

Los Angeles Lakers small forward Brandon Ingram (groin) made his return to the team in Wednesday's win over Dallas. He played 23 minutes and scored 13 points on 4-for-10 shooting. Ingram also had six rebounds and four assists. The Lakers play the Bucks on Friday, a team that ranks in the middle of the pack […]

Dennis Smith Jr. Has Another Productive Night

Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. put up 14 points in Wednesday's loss to the Lakers. He went 5-for-13 from the field and made four of his seven attempts from three. In addition, the rookie dished out eight assists. Minnesota visits the Mavericks on Friday. They allow the ninth most assists per game and […]

Dirk Nowitzki Gets Back On Track

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki hadn't scored more than five points in three straight games coming into Wednesday's matchup with the Lakers, but the long-time Dallas player put up 13 points on 4-for-7 shooting and added seven rebounds in the loss. Nowitzki has been rebounding the ball well this season, but his ability to […]

Harrison Barnes Leads Dallas In Scoring Against Lakers

Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes scored a team-high 17 points in Wednesday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Barnes, who went 7-for-15 from the field, grabbed four rebounds and had a pair of steals. Dallas plays Minnesota on Friday, a team that allows 107.7 points per game to opponents. Barnes will look to continue […]

DeMar DeRozan Contributes To Team Effort In Win Over Nuggets

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan has been Toronto's most important player this season, but on Tuesday it was a true team effort that got the Raptors the victory over Denver. DeRozan, who went 7-for-12 from the field, was one of three Raptors to score 15 points, with Jonas Valanciunas and Fred VanVleet being the […]

Paul Millsap Is Efficient Against Raptors

Denver Nuggets power forward Paul Millsap went 9-for-12 from the field in Tuesday's loss to Toronto, finishing the night with 20 points. He also added four rebounds, a pair of assists, a steal, and a block. Millsap's return to Denver's team hasn't made any noticeable improvement to the team's performance, but he's played well on […]