Rockets Defensive Coordinator Jeff Bzdelik To Return
A familiar face will be returning to the Rockets sideline by the end of the month as the team's defensive coordinator from last year, Jeff Bzdelik, will rejoin the team. Bzdelik retired before the season for family reasons, but Houston's defense has struggled without him. According to Alykhan Bijani of The Athletic, the Rockets are […]
Ben Simmons Records Double-Double Against Nets
Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons scored 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting in Sunday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out three assists while stealing four balls. It was an efficient night for Simmons, who is shooting 60.9 percent from the field over the past five games. He'll face […]
FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (11/5/18): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice
Monday night features nine games across the league. Plenty of injuries to keep an eye on as well as Eric Gordon, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jeff Teague, Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard are either not playing, or in danger of not suiting up. In this article, I will be providing you with my […]
RotoBaller NBA Recap: Kyle Lowry Pacing League in Assists
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. The Timberwolves dropped to 4-and-6, including 0-and-5 on the road, following a 111-to-81 loss to the Blazers, despite Karl-Anthony Towns' 23 point performance. Suns guard Devin Booker led the way with 25 […]
Lonzo Ball Just Misses Double-Double On Sunday
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball scored 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting in Sunday's loss to the Toronto Raptors. He also added in nine rebounds, four assists, and a pair of steals. Ball hasn't had the most consistent start to his season, but Sunday was a step in the right direction on a personal […]
Kyle Lowry Dishes 15 Assists Against Lakers
Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry stretched his league lead in assists even higher after a 15-assist performance against the Lakers on Sunday. Lowry is now averaging 11.6 assists per game despite never averaging more than 7.4 per game coming into this season. But the addition of Kawhi Leonard and subtraction of DeMar DeRozan have […]
Tyus Jones Can't Get Going On Sunday
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Tyus Jones made his second consecutive start on Sunday but failed to live up to expectations, finishing with four points and four assists in 27 minutes. Jones was a popular DFS pick over the weekend, but he didn't do anything to earn some extra burn, as he shot just 5-for-20 in […]
Damian Lillard Coasts Through Blazers Win
Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard had a quiet night at the office on Sunday, scoring 18 points with five rebounds and five assists, but the team still picked up a comfortable 111-81 win against Minnesota. Lillard played only 28 minutes in the blowout victory, shooting 6-for-16 from the field and 5-for-6 from the […]
Devin Booker Knocks Down Game Winner
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker connected on the game-winning pull-up jumper in the dying seconds to lead his team to the victory on Sunday. Booker scored 25 points on 7-for-17 shooting and knocked down 9-for-10 of his shots from the line while adding seven assists without any rebounds on the night. Booker has looked great […]
Isaiah Canaan Scores 13 Points In The Win
Phoenix Suns point guard Isaiah Canaan put up 13 points in his club's win on Sunday and has scored the ball efficiently over his last two games. Canaan shot 4-for-7 from the floor with three makes from three and added two rebounds with the two assists in 31 minutes of action. Canaan has shot 12-for-19 […]
Mike Conley Continues To Struggle From The Floor
Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley continued to struggle with his shot, as he connected on just 3-for-16 shooting and missed the final three attempts that would have stolen the win against the Suns on Sunday. Conley scored 12 points while adding five assists with a couple of steals in 28 minutes. Conley is shooting […]
Shelvin Mack Stays Hot In The Loss
Memphis Grizzlies point guard Shelvin Mack continued his excellent play as of late, but his club picked up the loss by two points to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Mack was excellent as he shot 7-for-10 from thetfloorfloo a team-high 21 points while adding four assists with four steals and two makes from deep […]
Eric Bledsoe Scores 17 Points Sunday
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe went cold from deep, but managed to still score 17 points in Sunday’s win over the Sacramento Kings. Bledsoe finished the day going 6-for-11, which included a 1-for-5 effort from deep. The former Sun also added six rebounds, one assists, and a block. Bledsoe has been far more efficient […]
Derrick Rose, Josh Okogie Active Sunday
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose is active Sunday and will come off the bench against the Portland Trail Blazers. Along with Rose, shooting guard Josh Okogie will draw the start with Jimmy Butler (rest) sitting out tonight. Okogie should benefit from increased minutes, but can be a streaky shooter at times. With Butler out […]
Derrick Rose is Probable on Sunday
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose (ankle) is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers. He left Friday's game due to soreness and did not return. Rose was originally listed as questionable, but has been upgraded to probable. Jeff Teague (knee) and Jimmy Butler (rest) are both out for this one. Rose […]
Ricky Rubio Scores 11 Points In Blowout Loss
Utah Jazz guard Ricky Rubio went three of 10 from the field and 4-for-4 from the charity stripe on his way to an 11-point outing in Saturday's blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets. Rubio added in one three-pointer, four rebounds, six assists and four steals, but with Donovan Mitchell (hamstring) back on the floor, Rubio's […]
Dante Exum Injures Shoulder, Returns to Score Six Points
Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (shoulder) briefly left Saturday's contest after tweaking his right shoulder early in the game. Exum was able to return following a short hiatus but only scored six points on 1-of-3 shooting while adding in one rebound and one assist in 18 minutes of game action. The positive news is that […]
Chris Paul Struggles From Field Against Bulls
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul scored just seven points on 3-for-11 shooting in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bulls. Paul was 0-for-3 from downtown, but he did record eight assists and four steals to go along with six rebounds. Houston plays the Pacers on Monday, who currently have the NBA's fourth-best scoring defense and […]
Kemba Walker Plays Well In The Win On Saturday
Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker continued his excellent season as he scored 18 points on 6-for-12 shooting on Saturday in his club's blowout win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Walker added four makes from deep with five rebounds and four assists with three turnovers in 30 minutes of action. Walker has been tremendous this season […]
Tony Parker Continues Excellent Play
Charlotte Hornets point guard Tony Parker continued his excellent run as he scored 12 points in just 18 minutes on Saturday. Parker connected on 5-for-10 shooting and added four rebounds with four assists to his line. Parker has been on a roll in his last five games he has suited up in as he averaging […]
Marcus Smart Dishes Out Nine Assists
Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had another ugly shooting night on Saturday against Indiana, but at least this time he made sure that others would get their buckets. He finished with nine assists for the second time in the last four games. Smart also had three steals in 23 minutes off the bench to make […]
Malik Monk Plays 21 Minutes Off The Bench
Charlotte Hornets guard Malik Monk provided a solid line in just 21 minutes of action in his club's blowout win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday. Monk shot 7-for-14 from the floor and 2-for-6 from three to score 16 points while adding five assists with a single rebound on the night. Monk has been excellent […]
Kyrie Irving Cools Down On Saturday
Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, who had a combined 59 points in the previous two games, wasn't quite the same on Saturday against Indiana, finishing with 18 points. Irving actually had a good shooting night, even making four of seven triples, but he ended up playing only 27 minutes. He shot 6-for-12 overall from […]
Tyreke Evans Provides 17 Points Off The Pine
Indiana Pacers guard/forward Tyreke Evans provided a nice scoring boost off the bench on Saturday against Boston, getting 17 points in 22 minutes. He shot 6-for-12 from the field and 3-for-6 from downtown in what was one of his better games as a Pacer. Evans also had three assists and did some good work defensively, […]
Langston Galloway Plays 20 Minutes Off The Bench
Detroit Pistons guard Langston Galloway got 20 minutes of action with Reggie Bullock (ankle) sidelined and poured in 13 points as he was just one of two Pistons players (Blake Griffin being the other) to score in double digits on Saturday. Galloway did not add anything else except a make from three to add to […]
Ish Smith Struggles From The Floor Once Again
Detroit Pistons point guard Ish Smith struggled once again to connect from the floor in his club's loss on Saturday. Smith came off the bench and played 29 minutes and shot just 3-for-10 from the floor and 1-for-6 from three to score just eight points with two steals with two rebounds. Smith has connected on […]
Reggie Jackson Cannot Get Things Going In Loss
Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson struggled once again as his club picked up the 10-point loss at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Jackson shot just 2-for-11 from the floor to score only nine points to go along with three rebounds and dished out just two assists in 27 minutes of […]
Victor Oladipo Completes Indiana's Comeback Victory
Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo posted his second consecutive double-double on Saturday in a 102-101 win over Boston. He had 24 points and 12 rebounds, finishing off the scoring with a game-winning three-pointer. Oladipo also had three assists and three steals in the contest. He wasn't very efficient, shooting only 4-for-13 from downtown and 6-for-18 […]
Trae Young Records A Career-High 15 Assists
Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young produced possibly the best line of his career so far as he scored 24 points on 9-for-19 shooting from the floor and added a career-high 15 assists to help secure the win on Saturday. Young added two makes from three with a block and five rebounds but did have […]
Damian Lillard Scores 30 Points Versus Lakers
Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard scored 30 points to go along with three rebounds, four assists and three steals in a loss to the Lakers on Saturday night. Lillard continues to be one of the league leaders in scoring this season, and that continued this game. His three steals were also a welcome […]