- Nets vs. Cavs
- Double Overtime Barn Burner to start our hot Hump Day!
- Kyrie Irving: Made his dramatic, drama-filled return. Tried to knock out Sexton at the end of the 4th period. Got up for some putbacks in extra periods. Can he accept his role as the 3rd most effective scorer in a BKN jersey?
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15-28 | 4-5 |
- Kevin Durant: “Durantula” is the real deal. In this double OT game, he racked up all the stats. 38 points on only 2 turnovers show his mastery.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 38 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12-25 | 11-13 |
- James Harden: The Beard is in the Big Apple, or near it at least in the BK. He can do it all and tonight quietly messed around and pulled a Triple double!
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 21 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6-14 | 6-6 |
- Cedi Osman: Great to see Cedi continue to get dominant mid-30’s run. He is doing it all and can act as a point forward to spot up Sexton and other shooters. This seems to be working well and his all-around game is beginning to remind me of the great Mike Miller. 50 minutes for OZ-Man.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 25 | 7 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 9-17 | 3-3 |
- Larry Nance Jr. Junior’s steals game are Major! Racking up another 4 more thefts, he is leading the Association by a large margin in steals.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 5-10 | 2-4 |
- Andre Drummond: Big Drumm is so dominant that this line feels marginal in effort. He was allowed to rest all the extra periods, in lieu of newbie Jarrett Allen.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 6-13 | 1-1 |
- Collin Sexton: Epic Night for a locked-in Assassin! This kid is the REAL DEAL. He was the best player on the floor…..Masterpiece worth seeing.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 42 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16-29 | 5-9 |
- Jarrett Allen: Big man debuted tonight and did what he do. Solid run and gets to learn from his archetypal papa in Drumm. Two Giant Bears.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 6-10 | – |
- Mavericks vs. Pacers:
- Kristaps Porzingis: Zinger is back and shows his expansive Uni-Game. 12-15 makes this line look easy.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 12-15 | 2-2 |
- Luka Doncic: Fairly pedestrian line from Luka. That said, he still Triple-Doubled! Our second of the night. Could not get it going from deep, however, his all-around game helped get this W.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 13 | 12 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 5-15 | 3-4 |
- Willy Cauley-Stein: Willy Trill continues to ramp up into Jim Carrey, I mean Rick Carlizzle’s game plan. Will Dwight Powell’s impending return hamper WCS’s recent boon of play?
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 4-9 | 2-4 |
- Damontas Sabonis: With Oladipo gone to Houston and LeVert dealing with health issues, it’s “Green Light” on all things Sabonis.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 25 | 10 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9-15 | 3-4 |
- Malcolm Brogdon: Stellar galvanizing force on offense now needs to carry the lion’s share of playmaking and scoring.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 9-20 | 5-5 |
- Jeremy Lamb: Lamb made his return after a serious rehab from a torn A.C.L. and M.C.L. last year. He can bring needed punch to Indy. Expect Lamb’s 19 minutes tonight to creep up into the 24-26 range.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 10 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-1 |
- Celtics vs 76ers
- Jalen Brown: Routinely dominant 2-way game now is asked to carry the load until Tatum is cleared. Volume suggests he may be fatigued.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 26 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 10-24 | 3-6 |
- Kemba Walker: Walker returns for Boston! To the delight of every Mass Hole around the globe. Not great for Teague nor Prichard. 5 3PTM is juicy and expect his 22 minutes to walk up for Walker later this week.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 6-15 | 2-2 |
- Marcus Smart: Smart continues to wow with his offensive development. He is no longer just a defensive stalwart. He can score the ball when he has to. Efficient line 10-19 FG sh0ws such growth.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 10-19 | 4-7 |
- Joel Embiid: Processed all over the faces of the Celtics! Nasty and complete double-double with an unworldly 17-21 from the charity stripe!
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12-19 | 17-21 |
- Ben Simmons: Big Ben almost messed around in this win. Robust stats, but kind of meh.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2-5 | 7-10 |
- Pistons vs. Hawks
- Jeremi Grant: Jeremi continues to be a revelation moving from long time role player to star of the show.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 32 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 12-22 | 6-7 |
- Blake Griffin: Pretty solid line tonight from the Meh of Meh.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 5-5 |
- Trae Young: Night after night he brings the heat. Double-double and a robust 13-19 FT! Work it Ice-Trae.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 38 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11-26 | 13-19 |
- John Collins: Sounds like a strong mixed drink. Double-double part two of this Hawks duo.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 31 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13-24 | 4-5 |
- Clint Capela: Incredible line from Clint. None of Atlanta’s major offseason additions have panned out and yet they are at .500 and talented.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 10-18 | 7-12 |
- Heat vs. Raptors
- Bam Adebayo: Fairly pedestrian line from mighty Bam! and still nearly messed around.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 14 | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | 6-14 | 2-2 |
- Kelly Olynyk: Continues to thrive in Miami this year and with the departure of Jae Crowder, Kelly O is beastin’ and helped get the win tonight against struggling Toronto.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 15 | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 3-3 |
- Kendrick Nunn: They need that Kenny Power in Miami’s punch this year. C’mon Kenny! He took a while to bust out last year too.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | 9-12 | 6-6 |
- Kyle Lowry: Poor shooting night and, in classic Kyle fashion, he turned it into a full line. That’s So Kyle.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-12 | 3-4 |
- O.G Anunoby: Steady role player.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-2 |
- Fred VanVleet: Doing great this year. He just needs some help.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 24 | 5 | 9 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 7-18 | 7-8 |
- Suns vs. Rockets
- Devon Booker: Robust scorer helped get last night’s W. Six turnovers and they still get the win.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6 | 10-18 | 3-4 |
- DeAndre Ayton: Beastly line from the Caribbean king.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 11-15 | 4-4 |
- Victor Oladipo: Victor will ball regardless of the scenario. As long as his body is good, he will put up stats.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-22 | 7-7 |
- Eric Gordon: Ever since Ohio State we knew that scoring is what he do. With Russ and Beard gone, he can step up into the limelight.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 9-20 | 1-2 |
- Christian Wood: Wood is the Man in H-Town. This club needs him to ball out. Full and solid stat line here in last night’s loss to the Suns.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8-18 | 2-3 |
- Magic vs. Timberwolves
- Nikola Vucevic: Vucci Mane is the rock-solid fantasy gold standard. With so many injuries to this Orlando roster, they need Vucci Mane.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 11-27 | 3-4 |
- Aaron Gordon: Stubborn scorer forces so much action on offense. That said, he can beast as in last night’s line.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3-9 | 6-8 |
- D’Angelo Russell: Gunner will gun in the mess that is T-Wolves 2021…
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7-17 | 1-1 |
- Naz Reid: This young man can beast and can also Finnish around the basket with some poise and dexterity. Grab this man if he is still on the F.A.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-2 |
- Spurs vs. Warriors
- DeMar DeRozan: DD is the real deal assassin, special forces, palace storming, backflipping ninja. Mortal line tonight. Spurs live and die with D.D.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT | |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3-8 | 9-9 |
- Devin Vassell: This rookie is quietly playing wonderful defense, game after game. Popovich likes such things. Right? Grab him in your 12-man leagues and thank me later.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2-8 | 3-4 |
- Stephen Curry: This man is carrying a huge load and keeping the Warriors playoff-bound with his marksmanship and focus. Steph needs help.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 26 | 11 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 10-17 | 2-2 |
- Kelly Oubre Jr.: A bit of an X-Factor for the W’s this year. Contained chaos for this Tsunami. Hand Tatts are so trill.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 16 | 9 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 4-11 | 6-8 |
- James Wiseman: Career-high tonight in scoring for this new baby stud. He’s gunna gain literacy at this NBA pace by the week. Buckle up America.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 8-11 | 2-2 |
- Kings vs. Clippers: Aka Young AF vs. Old AF
- De’Aaron Fox: Swiftest Fox in the Association puts him in the running for quickest Fox-human. His sheer audacity often leads to errant passes and missed pushes. It’s a Fox thang.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 10-18 | 3-8 |
- Tyrese Halliburton: Kid can ball. This Lotto pick has the highest ranking of all rookies for fantasy.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | – |
- Buddy Hield: Rude Boi from the Caribbean can hoop. Adding STOCKS like tonight builds his full Rasta potential. #onelove.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5-12 | – |
- Kawhi Leonard: Leonardo D’Killemalldo. Da Klaw is scraping and baking. Dominance for wins like this one. Steely Determination. KLAW’D.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 32 | 3 | 5 | 6 | – | 3 | 3 | 13-22 | 3-3 |
- Paul George: PG13 got game. Nasty, yet easy.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8-14 | 1-2 |
- Ivica Zubac. Zubac for your insured Zubac needs. Iviaca guarantees it. Zubac, strong. Dub-Dub for this blue-collar beast.
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PTM | TOV | FG | FT |
| 11 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4-5 | 2-2 |
