Damian Lillard's First-Round DFS Preview

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had his best fantasy season to date, finishing as a top-10 player in most formats. Lillard will be matched up against a pesky Rajon Rondo for most of the series against the New Orleans Pelicans, and Dame has actually kept up roughly his season averages in their four […]

Jeff Green's First-Round DFS Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Jeff Green could end up as an overlooked DFS option who will help win more than a few tournaments during the postseason. Green has worked his way into the starting lineup and he's provided the team with some really nice secondary scoring, putting together a couple of 20-plus point nights this […]

Kevin Love's First-Round DFS Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Kevin Love should enjoy this year's postseason a lot more than his previous three runs with the team. He'll be the second option behind LeBron James and he needs to step it up if the team is to fight off the new beasts in the East. Love has a favorable matchup to […]

LeBron James' First-Round DFS Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James will start his hunt for an eighth consecutive NBA Finals appearance against the Pacers, a team that he's eliminated many times before, including last year. The Cavs won 4-0 a year ago, although all the games were relatively tight. LeBron ended up playing a massive 43.7 minutes per game, […]

Rajon Rondo's First-Round DFS Preview

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo finished off the regular season on a strong note, averaging 12.0 points, an elite 13.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds to go along 2.7 steals a night on 53.3 percent from the field over his last three games. Rondo has struggled mightily against the Portland Trail Blazers this season […]

Anthony Davis' First-Round DFS Preview

New Orleans Pelican power forward/center Anthony Davis has actually struggled in the three games that he played in against the Portland Trail Blazers on the season. Davis' numbers have slipped to just 24.7 points and 8.0 rebounds yet his blocks were there, swatting away 3.0 per contest, and he shot an insane 65.3 percent from […]

Jrue Holiday's First-Round DFS Preview

New Orleans Pelicans point guard/shooting guard Jrue Holiday is a good play when he matches up against the potent back court of the Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Holiday's numbers against the Blazers have a slight bump overall, but the main jump in numbers comes from his assists, which increase from 6.0 a […]

Taj Gibson's First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson has struggled mightily against the No. 1 seeded Rockets. During his four regular season meetings against Houston, Gibson averaged an underwhelming 8.5 points and an equally unimpressive 3.8 boards per game, both well below his averages of 12.2 points and 7.1 boards per outing. He has also failed to hit […]

Andrew Wiggins' First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Andrew Wiggins has seen his numbers dip against the Rockets this season. In his four meetings against Houston this year, Wiggins is averaging 16.3 points per game and is shooting just 39 percent from the field, which are both below his season averages. During that same span, he has also failed to […]

Jimmy Butler's First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler is a risky DFS play on Sunday when his team takes on the Rockets in the opening round of the playoffs. Butler hasn't played well against Houston all season, averaging only 16 points on a rough 40 percent shooting from the field in addition to a less impressive 12 percent […]

Jeff Teague's First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jeff Teague has played well against the Rockets all season. Teague is averaging 18 points per game, his fifth best output against any team this year. He's also averaging 6.5 assists, five rebounds and shooting an efficient 54 percent from the field and 45 percent from beyond the arc over four meetings […]

Karl-Anthony Towns' First-Round DFS Preview

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has played favorably against Houston this year. In his four meetings with the No. 1 seed this season, he is averaging 23.8 points in addition to a healthy 14.8 boards per contest, his second most against any team this season. He has also hit his value in FanDuel tournaments by […]

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 […]

Ricky Rubio Plays Well Against Portland

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio had a decent outing to finish the regular season, scoring 17 points on 5-for-12 shooting with five rebounds and five assists in 24 minutes against the Blazers. Rubio will amazingly see only his first NBA postseason action this year, even though he seems to have been around forever. He's […]

Donovan Mitchell Shoots Poorly In Regular Season Finale

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell couldn't cap off his amazing rookie campaign with a bang, as his shot simply wasn't there Wednesday night against Portland. He failed to make at least 30 percent of his shots for the first time since March 9, finishing 6-for-23 from the field and 1-for-8 from downtown for 17 points. […]

Rudy Gobert Finishes Regular Season With His 31st Double-Double

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had a nice final night of the regular season on Wednesday, as he grabbed his 31st double-double in a 102-93 loss to Portland with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Thirty one double-doubles isn't a lot, but you have to consider the fact that the big Frenchman played only 58 games. […]

Jusuf Nurkic Sees Double-Double Streak End

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had a solid performance on Wednesday in a tough matchup against Rudy Gobert and the Jazz, scoring 13 points, but he saw his four-game double-double streak end after he was left with nine rebounds. Nurkic shot quite badly, going 6-for-16 from the field, but he made up for it […]

C.J. McCollum Finishes Regular Season With a 19-Point Night

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum yet again couldn't reach 20 points in the team's regular season finale on Wednesday, finishing with 19 in a 102-93 win over Utah. McCollum has averaged 21.4 points this season, but he's now gone five games straight without reaching the 20-point mark. His fantasy value relies heavily on […]

Damian Lillard Scores 36 Points Versus Jazz

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard went off for 36 points in 37 minutes on Wednesday against the Jazz, shooting 13-for-25 from the field and nailing four of 10 attempts from deep. He also had his first game with double-digit assists since March 30. Lillard is heading to the playoffs on fire, as he's […]

DeAndre Jordan Might Have Played His Last Game For The Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan scored six points and grabbed nine rebounds on Wednesday against the Lakers in what could turn out to be his final game for the team. Jordan had a good year, scoring 12 points per game with a new career-high 15.2 rebounds, but the team missed the playoffs for the […]

Tobias Harris Ends Season Well

Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris put an end to a bad run on Wednesday, scoring 23 points in 27 minutes in the season finale against the Lakers. He shot 9-for-15 from the field, going 2-for-5 from outside. Harris had it tough this year, as he was forced to switch teams in the middle of […]

Julius Randle Plays Only 17 Minutes In The Final Game Of The Season

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Julius Randle took a back seat in Wednesday's 115-100 win over the Clippers, logging only 17 minutes. Both teams used a deep rotation with everybody getting a bunch of minutes, so Randle couldn't put up another show. There were a lot of those in 2017-18 and they came at a […]

Brook Lopez Does Some Efficient Scoring In Season Finale

Los Angeles Lakers center Brook Lopez had a tough time in L.A. during the 2017-18 season, but he ended it on a high note, scoring 14 points in just 17 minutes in the season finale against the Clippers. He shot 4-for-7 from the field and was enjoying dropping bombs from deep, going 3-for-5 from three-point […]

Josh Hart Leads Lakers To Victory Versus Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers guard Josh Hart made sure that the team wouldn't end the 2017-18 season on a losing note, scoring a career-high 30 points in a 115-100 win over the Clippers. He made seven of nine attempts from downtown while shooting 9-for-15 overall from the field. Hart also had five rebounds, five assists and […]

Mario Hezonja With Full Line

Orlando Magic shooting guard/small forward Mario Hezonja finished with a full line in a nine-point win over the Washington Wizards in this meaningless contest. All of his makes came from deep, as he went 3-for-5 from there and 3-for-9 overall from the floor. He supplemented his line by adding eight boards with six assists and […]

Nikola Vucevic Sits In Second Half

Orlando Magic power forward/center Nikola Vucevic only saw the floor for 12 minutes in the last night of the regular season. Vucevic provided just two points to go along with four rebounds, three assists and a steal in his limited court time. Vucevic possibly had his best fantasy season to date, as he improved in […]

Aaron Gordon Scores 11 Points In 12 Minutes

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon made the most of his limited minutes on Wednesday, getting up nine shots in 12 minutes in a nine-point win over the Washington Wizards. Gordon sat the second half but still managed to score 11 points on 3-for-5 from deep and added three boards and a block. Gordon started this […]

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Plays Just 18 Minutes

Brooklyn Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson managed to only see 18 minutes of action in a 13-point loss to the Boston Celtics. RHJ was blanked on the offensive end in this one, going 0-for-5 from the floor and only chipped in three boards, a couple of assists and a steal. RHJ finished the season horribly, averaging […]