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Jrue Holiday Kept Up His Great Play
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday had another excellent line in his clubs game one victory over the Portland Trailblazers. Holiday finished the night with 21 points on 10-of-20 shooting to go along with seven rebounds. Holiday only managed two assist, which definitely affected his overall DFS points on the night, but added a steal […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoAnthony Davis Finishes With Massive Line
New Orleans Pelicans power forward/center Anthony Davis filled the stat sheet in his first playoff victory of his career in a 97-95 win over the Portland Trailblazers. Davis was electric dropping 35 points on a sizzling 14-of-26 from the floor, while grabbing a game-high 14 rebounds. Davis also supplemented his line by chipping in an […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoAl-Farouq Aminu Quiet In Loss
Portland Trailblazer forward Al-Farouq Aminu was quiet in a 97-95 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in game one of the series. Aminu made 3-of-7 from the floor but only 1-of-5 from deep to finish the night with just seven points. Aminu was able to grab seven rebounds while adding a couple of assists and […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoJusuf Nurkic Double-Doubles In Loss
Portland Trailblazers center Jusuf Nurkic had a double-double in a two-point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Nurkic shot 3-of-7 from the floor, while converting 11 points, while grabbing 11 rebounds on the night. Nurkic was able to swat two shots as well, but did not add anything else to this line. Nurkic is going […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoDamian Lillard Struggles From The Floor
Portland Trailblazers point guard Damian Lillard could not get his shot to fall in a two-point loss to the New Orleans Pelicans in the game one match-up. Lillard shot just 6-of-23 from the floor on the night to finish with 18 points. Dame was able to add seven assists and seven rebounds to go along […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoCJ McCollum Shooting Slump Continues
Portland Trailblazers shooting guard CJ McCollum could not find his stroke in game one in his squads 97-95 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. McCollum carried over his regular season shooting slump into the post-season by shooting just 7-of-18 from the floor and finishing off the night with 19 points. McCollum did score in the […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoSteven Adams' First Round DFS Review
Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams looks to carry his excellent fantasy output on the season into the playoffs against Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz. As you can imagine, the Jazz contain other teams big men quite well considering they have Gobert in the middle, but the rugged Adams does not back down from […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoRussell Westbrook's First Round DFS Review
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russel Westbrook looks to continue his dominance in his squads first round battle against the Utah Jazz. Westbrook finished the season with absurd numbers that included 26.0 points, 14.2 rebounds, 12.3 assists to go along with 2.2 steals in his last six outings. Westbrook also fared well against the Jazz […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoPaul George's First Round DFS Review
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George is someone that should be on your DFS roster in the series first round game against the Utah Jazz. Paul George will be matched up against a much less athletic Joe Ingles and George is coming into the playoffs averaging a sizzling 27.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and making 4.4 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoJoe Ingles' First Round DFS Review
Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles is going to have his hands full being matched up with a much more athletic Paul George in his clubs first round match-up against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ingles finished the season a very low note averaging just 4.5 points, 4.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds on 36.4% shooting over his […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoRicky Rubio's First Round DFS Review
Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio had a bit of a disappointing season in terms of fantasy production on the season. To add to this, Rubio struggled heavily in the four games against their first round opponent the Oklahoma City Thunder having as many turnovers as assists (16) and averaged just 8.5 points to go […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoRudy Gobert's First Round DFS Review
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert looks to anchor his squad on the defensive end in a first round battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Gobert will have his hands full with Kiwi Steven Adams matching up in the middle and to note, the Thunder have allowed a league sixth best FanDuel points against centers on […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoDonovan Mitchell's First DFS Review
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell will be leading his squad as a rookie on the offensive end in what will be an interesting battle against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mitchell had an excellent rookie campaign leading all rookies in scoring at 20.5 points a contest and was on par with that average (20.7 points) against […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoJusuf Nurkic's First-Round DFS Review
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had an underrated fantasy season for his squad at the thinnest position in fantasy, center. However, Nurkic is going to have his hands full being matched up against the New Orleans Pelicans big man in Anthony Davis in the first round of the playoffs. Nurkic held his own in his […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoC.J. McCollum's First-Round DFS Preview
Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum had another superb fantasy season but finished the season on a low note by connecting on only 36.4 percent from the floor over his final seven contests. To add to that, McCollum has struggled against the New Orleans Pelicans on the season, averaging just 17.5 points on a […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoDamian 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoRajon 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoAnthony 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoJrue 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoMario 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoNikola 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoAaron 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoRondae 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 […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoD'Angelo Russell Quiet In Loss
Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell played just 23 minutes in his team's 13-point loss to the Boston Celtics. Russell managed just 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting while knocking down one of five attempts from deep and managed three assists and a single steal on the night. Russell had a rather disappointing season with high hopes […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoJarrett Allen Puts Up A Decent Line
Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen was solid in just 19 minutes of action in a 110-97 loss to the Boston Celtics. Allen finished the contest making four of five shots from the floor while grabbing seven rebounds and swatting away one shot. Allen showed some great potential in his rookie season as a serviceable center […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoCaris LeVert Gets Start
Brooklyn Nets shooting guard/small forward Caris LeVert got his first start since December in his squad's 13-point loss to the Boston Celtics. LeVert did not provide his best game, going only 4-for-13 from the floor while finishing with 11 points. He added six assists with two rebounds and a smooth three steals. LeVert had some […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoBobby Portis Grabs Eight Rebounds
Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis had an OK line in a blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons in the final night of the regular season. Portis grabbed eight boards and was 5-for-13 from the floor, finishing the game with 11 points. Portis had an interesting season this year while literally "fighting" for minutes earlier […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoDavid Nwaba Chips In 13 Points
Chicago Bulls shooting guard/small forward David Nwaba provided 13 points in a 119-87 blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons in the final night of the season. Nwaba connected on only five of 16 attempts from the floor and made one of his three attempts from behind the arc. Nwaba added six rebounds while dishing out […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoLauri Markkanen Scores 20 Points In Season Finale
Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen was excellent on Wednesday, scoring 20 points as his team lost 119-87 to the Detroit Pistons. The rookie made seven of 13 shots, added eight rebound and also contributed a steal to his excellent line. The Finland native connected on three of seven from downtown and set a Bulls […]
Gianni Costantiello 7 years agoReggie Jackson Gets 10 Assists in Win
Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson dished out 10 assists in a 119-87 blowout win over the Chicago Bulls. Jackson struggled from the floor, going only 2-for-8 while making one of five from beyond the arc to finish with just seven points. Jackson did not add much more by adding only two rebounds, but if […]
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