Bojan Bogdanovic Scores 21 Against Spurs
Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points on 10-for-15 shooting in Friday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs. He grabbed a rebound and added two assists and a steal as well. Indiana will play Utah on Monday, who allow opponents to score the eighth-fewest points per game. Bogdanovic is averaging 17.6 points per […]
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is Questionable for Sunday
Charlotte Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (ankle) is considered questionable for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. He's missed five straight games, but MKG said he was targeting a return late this week. Miles Bridges and Dwayne Bacon have been playing extended minutes with MKG out of the rotation.
Wesley Matthews is Questionable Saturday
Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Wesley Matthews (hamstring) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics. Matthews is reportedly making solid progress despite missing three games due to this lingering hamstring issue. He appears to be getting closer to a return, but none of the Mavs players really benefit from the loss of Matthews, so hopefully […]
Rudy Gay Records Double-Double Against Pacers
San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay scored 11 points on 3-for-8 shooting in Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers. In addition, he grabbed 12 rebounds and added seven assists. The Spurs face the Bucks on Saturday, who allow opponents to grab the seventh-fewest rebounds in the NBA and to score the 12th-fewest points per game […]
Lance Stephenson Scores Seven Points In 18 Minutes
Los Angeles Lakers small forward/shooting guard Lance Stephenson scored seven points, hauled in three rebounds and came up with two steals over 18 minutes in Friday night's win over the Jazz. He was 3-for-7 from the floor and 1-for-2 from beyond the arc. While he is a valuable member of the Lakers' regular rotation, the […]
LeBron James Registers Double-Double
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James filled the stat sheet with 22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, one block as well as two steals on Friday night against the Jazz. He was 8-for-17 from the field, 2-for-5 from beyond the arc, and 4-for-6 from the charity stripe. The 33-year-old has posted consecutive double-doubles for the […]
Kevin Durant Posts A Monster Line In Friday's Win
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant did it all for his club on Friday to ensure the victory to snap his club's losing streak. Durant was 13-for-21 from the floor for 32 points while grabbing eight rebounds with seven assists to go along with three blocks and two steals to round out his incredible line. […]
Andre Iguodala Continues Minimal Production On Friday
Golden State Warriors shooting guard/small forward Andre Iguodala got another start for the shorthanded Warriors on Friday and did not provide too much in the win. Iggy recorded just six points on a perfect 2-for-2 from the floor where both makes were from three and he added three assists with two blocks and a rebound […]
Brandon Ingram Pumps In Game-High 24 Points On Friday
Los Angeles Lakers small forward/shooting guard Brandon Ingram scored 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the floor and 2-for-3 from the three-point line in Friday night's victory over the Jazz. The 6-foot-9 wing contributed six rebounds and two steals as well as a season high tying six turnovers. The game marked the second time this […]
Klay Thompson Provides A Full Line In Friday's Win
Golden State Warriors shooting guard/small forward Klay Thompson registered one of his better all-around lines of the season as he helped snap his team's four-game losing skid on Friday. Thompson was 12-for-21 from the floor for 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds to go along with two steals and a block on the night. Thompson […]
Nicolas Batum Narrowly Misses Double-Double
Charlotte Hornets shooting guard/small forward Nicolas Batum narrowly missed out on his first double-double of the season during Friday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, scoring nine points and grabbing nine rebounds. Batum has started all 18 games for the Hornets this season and is still averaging over 30 minutes per game, but his traditional […]
Maurice Harkless Plays Seven Minutes On Friday
Portland Trail Blazers forward Maurice Harkless played seven minutes in his second game of the season after missing the first part of the season due to a knee injury. Harkless did not provide much as he scored just one point on the night and added nothing else. Harkless has some potential down the line, but […]
Jerami Grant Scores 11 Points In Victory
Oklahoma City Thunder small/power forward Jerami Grant added 11 points and six rebounds to Friday’s winning effort over the Charlotte Hornets. Grant drew his usual heavy workload, logging 35 minutes, but ceding shots to the team’s offensive weapons. Grant did knock down a pair of threes for the fourth time this season. He remains an […]
Paul George Scores 19 Points In Win
Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George scored 19 points during Friday’s win over the Charlotte Hornets, adding seven rebounds, six assists and two steals. His contributions across other categories was vital, as George failed to reach the 20-point mark for the first time in his last seven games, ceding primary control of the offense […]
RotoBaller NBA Recap: The Warriors Come Out To Play
Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we highlight three fantasy basketball takeaways from last night's slate of NBA games. Friday provided some strange results, no matter how you want to look at it. The Cleveland Cavaliers handed the Philadelphia 76ers their first home loss of the season by a score of 121-112. […]
Evan Turner Plays 28 Minutes In Friday's Loss
Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard/small forward Evan Turner did not provide a whole lot in 28 minutes of action on Friday. Turner managed to score just three points on 1-for-5 shooting while adding four assists with four rebounds while picking up a couple steals. The supporting stats did salvage his line a little, but Turner […]
Al-Farouq Aminu Posts A Solid Line In Friday's Win
Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu posted a solid line in his club's loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Aminu registered 12 points by making four of seven from the floor while knocking down two makes from deep to go along with seven rebounds while adding a steal to his line. Aminu was […]
Kelly Oubre Jr. Goes Cold From Long Range
Washington Wizards small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 13 points during Friday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, but went 0-for-6 from three-point range across 25 minutes. The rough shooting night brings him to 26.8 percent from deep on the year, highlighting one of the factors that keep owners from buying on the 22-year-old who was […]
Otto Porter Scores 17 Points In Team-High 36 Minutes
Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter finished Friday’s loss to the Toronto Raptors with 17 points and seven rebounds, adding four assists. On the heels of his second double-double of the season his last time out, Porter was aggressive from the field, getting up 12 shot attempts for the first time since Nov. 6, his […]
Dorian Finney-Smith (SF/PF, DAL) - Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add In 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of leagues ANALYSIS: It's taken a few years and a couple of roster reshuffles, but Dorian Finney-Smith has finally earned a significantly higher role on the team in the form of increased playing time and an enhanced role. The former Florida Gator averaged just 20.3 and […]
Kyle Kuzma Fails To Register An Assist Yet Again
Los Angeles Lakers small forward/power forward Kyle Kuzma scored nine points, grabbed six rebounds and came up with two steals in Friday night's victory over the Jazz. He was 4-for-12 from the field and 1-for-5 from beyond the arc. The 6-foot-9 combo forward tied his season-best mark in steals. However, the game marked the second […]
Joe Ingles Plays Well In Friday's Loss
Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles posted another solid line as he registered 16 points with eight rebounds and five assists with two makes from downtown in Friday's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. With Donovan Mitchell (ribs) to possibly miss some time after taking a shot to the ribs, Ingles will get some more touches, […]
Jae Crowder's Shooting Struggles Continue On Friday
Utah Jazz forward Jae Crowder continued to have a hard time finding the basket as he connected on just 2-for-12 from the floor and missed all five of his attempts from three in 28 minutes off the bench on Friday. Crowder scored just five points but added three steals with three rebounds and a block […]
Danny Green Knocks Down Three Triples
Toronto Raptors shooting guard/small forward Danny Green connected on 3-for-7 of his shots, all of which were from the beyond the arc in Friday's win. Green scored nine points to go along with three rebounds and a couple of assists in 25 minutes of action. Green did not record any defensive numbers in this one, […]
Kawhi Leonard Scores 27 Points In Friday's Win
Toronto Raptors shooting guard/small forward Kawhi Leonard connected on 12 of 22 shots to scored 27 points to help lead his club to the win over the Washington Wizards on Friday. Leonard notched the double-double where he hauled in 10 rebounds with two assists and a couple of steals in 30 minutes of action. Coach […]
Pascal Siakam's Run Of Double-Digit Scoring Comes To An End
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam run of 14-straight games with double-digit scoring came to end, but he still provided some decent numbers for owners in Friday's win. Siakam recorded seven points with eight rebounds to go along with three assists and a block with one triple in 28 minutes. Siakam has been posting top-50 numbers […]
Jimmy Butler Scores 22 Against Cavaliers
Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Jimmy Butler scored 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting in Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He added two assists, two rebounds, a steal, and a block to his totals as well. The Sixers plays the Nets on Sunday, who allow the 15th-most points per game and have shown an ability to limit […]
Wilson Chandler Held To Four Points
Philadelphia 76ers forward Wilson Chandler scored four points on 2-for-5 shooting in Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In addition, he grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists. Chandler missed both of his three-pointers. He’ll face the Nets on Sunday, who allow opponents to shoot the 13th-lowest percentage from three and rank near the […]
Khris Middleton Scores 15 Points In Defeat
Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard/small forward Khris Middleton finished with 15 points during Friday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. In typical Middleton fashion, he added six rebounds, four assists and two threes to balance out his evening, continuing his run to open the year of scoring in double figures each game. He faces the San Antonio […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo Posts Absurdly Efficient 35-Point Game
Milwaukee Bucks small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo finished 14-for-16 from the field during Friday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns, scoring 35 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three assists. Antetokounmpo entered the night shooting 56.1 percent overall, and has now snagged at least nine rebounds in 16 of his first 17 games. Traditional fantasy […]