Stephen Curry Tweaks Ankle In Win

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry left the game momentarily during the first quarter when he landed on Zaza Pachulia's foot and twisted his right ankle when landing on a play. He would return, though, scoring 28 points and adding a rebound, three assists and two steals. One key note here is that this […]

Nick Young Scores 16 Points In Win At Atlanta

Golden State Warriors shooting guard, Nick Young scored 16 points in a win against the Hawks on Friday night. Ever since the All-Star break, Young has been heavily involved in the Warriors rotation, as shown by his impact in their win against OKC last week. With this showing, he continues his strong play and continues […]

Draymond Green Only Scores Two Points

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green put up seven rebounds, nine assists and one steal in a win versus Atlanta. However, two points is something you don't expect from Green, but it happens occasionally anyway. He hasn't been as effective as last season, but he is still the perfect player to get if you are punting […]

Kevin Durant Scores An Efficient 28 Points

Golden State Warriors small forward Kevin Durant shot 63 percent from the field in Friday's win versus the Atlanta Hawks. He also added three rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks. As usual, Durant was his usual self as the Warriors look to hunt down the Houston Rockets, who are one game ahead of […]

Dirk Nowitzki Hits Five Treys Versus Bulls

Dallas Mavericks power forward Dirk Nowitzki was up to his old tricks again on Friday against Chicago, torturing the opposition with three-balls. He shot 5-for-8 from downtown on his way to recording 18 points in 27 minutes. Nowitzki also had six rebounds and a couple of blocks. The Mavs have all the reasons to rest […]

Dennis Smith Jr. Breaks Out With a 25-Point Game

Dallas Mavericks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. finally had a good shooting day in Friday's loss to Chicago, as he scored an efficient 25 points. Smith Jr., who hadn't shot 50 percent for well over a month, went 9-for-17 from the floor, including 2-for-3 from deep. His stat sheet was pretty empty otherwise, but it […]

Harrison Barnes Stays Hot on Friday

Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes continued his good week on Friday, with another 26-point game, shooting 9-for-19 against the Chicago Bulls. Barnes also had 26 in the last outing and started off the week with a 21-point effort against Indiana. He was perfect from the line with his seven attempts and added a couple […]

Andrew Wiggins Scores Efficiently Friday

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins had a solid performance Friday against the Utah Jazz. Wiggins scored 27 points, shooting 10-for-19 from the floor, and hit all four of his three-point attempts. This was Wiggins' fifth game in a row with at least 20 points. During this span, Wiggins has averaged 22.8 points per contest, […]

Elfrid Payton Flirts With Triple-Double

Phoenix Suns guard Elfrid Payton posted another full line by nearly notching a triple-double in a 124-116 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Payton finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and added two steals and two blocks. This was an impressive night for Payton, who also added only one turnover but did […]

T.J. Warren Returns and Finishes With 19 Points

Phoenix Suns forward T.J. Warren (tailbone) returned Friday from his one-game absence to finish with a solid 19 points in a team-high 42 minutes. Warren went right back to where he left off, taking 19 shots and connecting on eight of them. He did not provide much else with only four rebounds, one assist and one […]

Devin Booker Still Hot, Finishes With 39 Points

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker kept it rolling with another great line in a 124-116 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Booker finished with a massive line of 39 points, six rebounds, eight assists and one block on 16 of 28 from the floor and six of 10 from downtown. He has at least 27 […]

Alex Len Matches Career High With Six Blocks

Phoenix Suns center Alex Len continued his excellent play as of late in a 124-116 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Len finished with seven points, eight rebounds and one assist while matching his career high of six blocks in only 22 minutes. Len was also efficient from the floor, going three of five, and held his […]

Paul George Fills The Stat Sheet Friday

Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George played well Friday night versus the Phoenix Suns. George scored 20 points, shooting 6-for-16 from the field, with three of those makes coming from beyond the arc. In the contest, George also had five rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals, which helps in the counting categories. […]

Russell Westbrook Has A Tremendous Game

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook had an exceptional game Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. Westbrook scored 43 points, going 16-for-25 from the floor and 9-for-11 from the free throw line. Westbrook also had 14 rebounds and eight assists. Before Friday's outing, Westbrook was struggling with his shot, going just 38.6 percent from […]

Will Barton Comes Off The Bench And Balls Out

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Will Barton may have come off the bench Friday night versus the Memphis Grizzlies, but he played like a starter. Barton scored 24 points, going 10-for-14 from the field, with two of those made shots coming from downtown. In the contest, Barton also grabbed six rebounds to go along with his […]

Gary Harris Scores Efficiently

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris played well Friday night, going up against the Memphis Grizzlies. Harris scored 26 points, shooting 11-for-18 from the floor. Harris also had four boards and four steals to go along with his scoring output. In the last five games, including Friday's effort, Harris has scored at least 23 points […]

DeMar DeRozan Can't Hit From Downtown

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was his usual self as he led the Raptors over the Wizards on Friday night. He scored 23 points, but couldn’t hit any of his three-point shots. He also added four rebounds, four assists and three steals. DeRozan has made a concerted effort to shoot more three balls, but […]

C.J. Miles Scores 20 Points in 20 Minutes

Toronto Raptors shooting guard/small forward C.J. Miles had himself a game on Friday as he drained 6-for-9 from downtown. He scored 20 points in 20 minutes and added one of each counting stat. This came on 6-for-9 shooting from downtown and a total of 10 shots. Part of a strong bench squad, Miles has been […]

Robert Covington has Solid Night in Win

Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington had a nice night on Friday when he scored 16 points. The 16 points allowed Covington to put up back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts for the first time since early February. Contributing meaningful stats across the board, he posted five rebounds, three assists and three steals. His upside has been dependent […]

Ersan Ilyasova Drops 18 Points in Second Game with 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers power forward Ersan Ilyasova made a statement in his second game with his new team. Scoring 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting while adding four rebounds and three assists, he clearly is intent on finding himself a role on this young playoff team. He played just 23 minutes, but that is mostly limited to […]

Joel Embiid Swats Three Shots and Posts Double-Double

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid posted a double-double in Friday’s win over the Hornets. He had 23 points on 50 percent shooting while grabbing 14 rebounds. While this stat line is impressive, it’s nothing new from the Cameroonian big man. In addition to his usual scoring dominance, it was more of the same in the […]

Cody Zeller is Questionable Against Sixers

Charlotte Hornets forward/center Cody Zeller (knee) is questionable for Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He has some swelling in his surgically repaired knee. However, the Hornets are listing Zeller as day-to-day despite the swelling. Frank Kaminsky will likely pick up some extra minutes if Zeller is unable to suit up. The Hornets don't seem […]

Andrew Harrison is Questionable on Friday

Memphis Grizzlies guard Andrew Harrison (wrist) is questionable for Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets. He is coming off a 20-point game on Wednesday. Having Tyreke Evans (rib) and Mike Conley (heel) sidelined has given Harrison a huge opportunity to make some noise with the first unit. Mario Chalmers and Kobi Simmons would see additional […]

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is Questionable for Friday

Charlotte Hornets small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (hamstring) is questionable for Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers. Hamstring injuries have a tendency to linger, so the Hornets may elect to be cautious with MKG. He was held out of Wednesday's game versus Boston and played just six minutes the game prior. Treveon Graham drew the start […]

Danilo Gallinari Won't Play Against Knicks

Los Angeles Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari (hand) has been ruled out of Friday's game against the New York Knicks. Gallo had an MRI on Wednesday, but the results have not been announced yet. His swollen hand has not improved since last week and he could be looking at more games on the sidelines. Wesley Johnson […]

Shaun Livingston Ruled Out Versus Hawks

Golden State Warriors guard Shaun Livingston (rest) will not play against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Livingston is averaging 5.1 points and 1.9 assists in 15.4 minutes per game this season. This has minimal fantasy impact, but will mean more minutes for Nick Young off the bench. Kevin Durant may be asked to facilitate the […]

T.J. Warren Will Play Friday

Phoenix Suns small forward T.J. Warren (tailbone) will play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. He is dealing with a bruised tailbone and did not play in Wednesday's win over Memphis. Josh Jackson drew the start and scored a career-high 29 points in 40 minutes. Jackson will head back to the bench with Warren returning […]

Tyson Chandler is Out Against OKC

Phoenix Suns center Tyson Chandler (neck) has been ruled out of Friday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has missed five straight games and seven of the last eight Suns contests. However, it does sounds like Chandler could return to the court against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Alex Len will draw another start […]

Taj Gibson is Questionable for Friday

Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Taj Gibson (hip) is questionable for Friday's game against the Utah Jazz. He suffered the injury during Thursday's contest and he did not play in the fourth quarter. Gibson has not missed a game all season, but the 'Wolves are playing in back-to-back games. Gorgui Dieng picked up most of the minutes […]

C.J. McCollum's Shooting Struggles Continue

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum can't seem to find the mark recently, as he struggled with his shot again on Thursday night. He scored 19 points but shot just 7-for-18 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the foul line. However, he did chip in four rebounds, three three-pointers, one steal and one block […]