24 hours agoUtah Jazz shooting guard
Donovan Mitchell put together a strong 23-point outing during Monday’s win over the Golden State Warriors, knocking down a season-best five three-pointers, while adding eight rebounds and six assists to his stat line. The third-year guard has opened the 2019-20 campaign scorching hot from the field, having knocked down 45.5 percent of his triples. He remains the No. 1 scoring option for Utah moving forward, a fact that bodes well when he matches up with the up-tempo Nets on Tuesday.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
24 hours agoNew Orleans Pelicans shooting guard
J.J. Redick was on fire from downtown in Monday's matchup against the Rockets, sinking seven triples on his way to a season-high 24 points. He played 37 minutes as a starter and was 7-for-15 from downtown while adding three assists. Redick has now sunk a whopping 12 treys in the last two games and he's shooting an incredible 51.4 percent from deep with 7.4 attempts this month. He gets to take on his former team the Clippers next on home court. Bizarrely, Redick has performed better on the road than at home this season, as he averages only eight points per game at the Smoothie King Center.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoNew Orleans Pelicans guard
Jrue Holiday came very close to his first triple-double of the season on Monday, finishing a 122-116 loss to Houston with 18 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Holiday had an awful shooting night, missing all seven attempts from deep and going 6-for-21 overall from the field. He also committed six of the team's 16 turnovers. Holiday has struggled to get going this season, as he's averaging only 14.6 points per game on 36.4 percent shooting. His struggles will likely continue in the next matchup against the Clippers and elite defender
Patrick Beverley.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoHouston Rockets center
Clint Capela was hungry for glass again on Monday, registering his second consecutive 20-rebound game in a win over New Orleans. He also tallied his fourth consecutive double-double by scoring 11 on superb 5-for-6 efficiency, while adding two blocks and one steal to his line as well. Capela started the month with a pair of quiet outings, but he's been a beast across the last four games, averaging over 17 rebounds and 14 points. He'll look to continue the feast on Wednesday against the Clippers, who are giving up 15.8 rebounds per 48 minutes to opposing centers this season.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoHouston Rockets point guard
Russell Westbrook had his second consecutive game with 26 points on Monday in a 122-116 win over New Orleans. He struggled mightily from three-point range with a 1-for-8 record, but he still managed a good 11-for-21 efficiency overall from the field. Mr. Triple-Double missed out on a triple-double for a fifth consecutive time, collecting only five rebounds and four assists. He did, however, have a good game on the defensive end, picking up four steals. Russ is averaging 2.4 steals for the month. He's set to meet his old enigma
Patrick Beverley next on Wednesday in a tough individual matchup.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoHouston Rockets guard
James Harden was cold as ice at the start of Monday's matchup against the Pelicans, but he ended it in great scoring form, getting 19 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter. He had another rough night from downtown with a 3-for-11 record, but he shot a very solid 13-for-25 overall from the field and 10-for-14 at the line. Harden also produced nine assists, four rebounds, two steals and one block in 38 minutes on the floor. Harden is hitting barely 40 percent of his shots from the field, but he's still averaging 37.3 points for the year. He'll face the Clippers next on Wednesday at home. The Beard is shooting just 32.6 percent at the Toyota Center this season.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoLos Angeles Clippers shooting guard/small forward
Kawhi Leonard had the Raptors throw everything they could at him on the defensive end, but his club still managed to squeeze out the 98-88 win. Leonard connected on just two of 11 shooting to score 12 points as the Raptors were constantly swarming the Finals' MVP that led him to cough the ball up nine times. Leonard just missed out on triple-double as he added 11 rebounds, nine assists with three steals. The Clippers once again have a back-to-back set this week (Wednesday and Thursday) and we can assume at this point that he will sit one of those games out.
--Gianni Costantiello - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoLos Angeles Clippers guard
Patrick Beverley got his usual hustle stats on Monday in the chippy game against the Raptors at the Staples Center. Beverley grabbed a season-high 12 boards to go along with six points, two assists and a steal with two turnovers in 24 minutes of action.
Landry Shamet suffered a pretty rough ankle sprain and is expected to be shelved for some time. In his absence, we can expect Beverley to pick things up and the veteran guard should be owned in all 12-team leagues for the time being.
--Gianni Costantiello - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoToronto Raptors guard
Fred Vanvleet continued his increased role for the injury-depleted Raptors on Monday in the 10-point loss to the Clippers. VanVleet managed to get up 20 shots, yet only was only able to connect on six of them for 14 points while adding eight assists, two rebounds, and three steals. VanVleet's usage has skyrocketed with the absence of
Kyle Lowry (thumb) and he has played a heavy 84 minutes within a 24 hour period. He is going to provide some big lines over the coming weeks, just don't rely on much efficiency from the floor for the young guard.
--Gianni Costantiello - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoToronto Raptors forward
Pascal Siakam struggled from the floor on Monday when he made just six of 17 shots, but still managed to record a double-double in the 10-point loss to the Clippers. Siakam finished the night scoring 16 points while gathering 10 rebounds with six assists to go along with a block and just one turnover as he also had a lot to do with containing his former teammate,
Kawhi Leonard on this night. Siakam has been a beast to start this season and his workload has increased, as of late, with an array of injuries to his Raptors' squad.
--Gianni Costantiello - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoToronto Raptors power forward/center
Chris Boucher once again posted another decent line for the banged-up Raptors on Monday in the loss to the Clippers. Boucher followed up his full line from Sunday to score 13 points with six rebounds to go along with two blocks and a steal while drilling three makes from three is 22 minutes of action. Over his last two games, Boucher is averaging 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 1.5 steals and 2.0 makes from three since
Serge Ibaka (ankle) went down. He is worth a grab everywhere for his efficiencies and elite defensive numbers.
--Gianni Costantiello - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoUtah Jazz center
Rudy Gobert continued to rebound the ball at an elite rate during Monday’s victory over the Golden State Warriors, but in addition, he was nearly flawless from the field en route to a 25-point effort. Gobert, who snatched 14 rebounds, shot 11-for-12 and added two blocks for good measure. If there are any blemishes to be found from his dazzling performance, he did shoot just 3-for-9 from the free-throw stripe, an ailment that does not traditional plague one of the league's premier big men. His nightly fantasy outlook can be difficult to ascertain due to his role, but he possesses a favorable matchup Tuesday on the second leg of a back-to-back when he faces a Brooklyn squad allowing the third most DFS points per game to opposing centers thus far in 2019-20.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoMemphis Grizzlies point guard
JA Morant returned to the lineup for Monday’s victory against the San Antonio Spurs following a one-game absence and struggled to put the ball in the basket. Morant, who went 3-for-13 from the field in his last outing, went 2-for-12 against the Spurs, compiling just nine points across 25 minutes. He added in four rebounds and three assists to keep his performance out of dud territory, yet it marks the second straight single-digit scoring outing from the rookie, who opened the year with seven consecutive games in double figures. He looks to reclaim his high-scoring offensive ways Wednesday against Charlotte in what should be a more open-spaced contest for the 20-year-old to navigate.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoSan Antonio Spurs power forward/center
LaMarcus Aldridge was once again quiet on the glass during Monday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, although he did lead the team in scoring with 19 points on 8-for-15 shooting. Aldridge’s early season rebounding numbers have been harrowing, having accrued just 6.1 per game across his first 10 contests, which would easily be his lowest total since his rookie season in 2006-07. While he added four rebounds, three assists and two steals Monday, the Spurs will need a return to All-Star form from their star big man moving forward.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 day agoMemphis Grizzlies small forward
Dillon Brooks got back on the right track offensively during Monday’s win over the San Antonio Spurs, posting a 21-point showing on 8-for-17 shooting. Brooks had a stretch of three consecutive games scoring in double figures to kick off November before rough showings his last two times out. On top of the offensive punch that he provided, the third-year wing added three assists, two rebounds and two steals. His role in the starting five for the Grizzlies appears safe moving forward, even as his performance fluctuates.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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