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Late non-call leaves Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks fuming after 1-point loss to Dallas Mavericks
Young had been knocked to the floor while setting a screen on Dallas center Willie Cauley-Stein before the inbounds pass with 4.7 seconds remaining, preventing him from getting the ball as the play was designed. “I’m not going to run away from the ball with four seconds left and we’re trying to win the game,” […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Raptors on the rebound
Powell has scored 57 points over the last two games and is posting a rich line of 23.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, and 3.2 3PG during his last nine games. Prior to this nine-game run of scoring fun, Powell had averaged just 11.7 PPG in his prior 14 appearances. Just like his […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Clippers counting on Lou Williams
It is understandable that Williams has hit free agency in more than half of ESPN fantasy leagues, given that he had been averaging just 8.0 PPG on 29.5% shooting from the floor during the nine appearances just prior to this recent three-game surge. During this rebirth of sorts, however, Williams has averaged 18.7 PPG on […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are figuring things out
Let’s see where the league’s streaking teams — including the red-hot Sacramento Kings — check in ahead of Week 8 in the NBA. Note: Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Nick Friedell, Andrew Lopez, Tim MacMahon, Dave McMenamin, Eric Woodyard, Royce Young and Ohm Youngmisuk) is ranking all 30 teams from top […]
Continue readingCharlotte Hornets rookie LaMelo Ball goes off for big night against Houston Rockets
The Charlotte Hornets’ rookie point guard tied team records, had some amazing assists and buried a career-high seven 3-pointers in the Hornets’ 119-94 win over the Houston Rockets. The effort also helped slow down the Rockets, who had won four of their past five road games by double-digits. “Stepped on the court. No warm-up, no […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Tyrese Haliburton shining for Sacramento
Fantasy basketball managers who drafted Haliburton can claim an early victory, as well. Looking past somewhat modest scoring results, the Iowa State product sits second among rookies behind only top pick LaMelo Ball in assists per game. He’s also fourth among rookies in steals per game, and fifth in 3-point efficiency. This guy does several […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball: What True Shooting Percentage reveals about players like Paul George, Luka Doncic
The endless struggle. The foundational argument of fantasy basketball. Whether you’re playing in a Points or Roto league… to win, managers must affect an operational balance between these two dynamics. Winning fantasy basketball strategy starts with understanding that one can’t succeed without the other. And yet? Volume is the side that tends to suck up […]
Continue readingKevin Durant leads LeBron James at top of NBA All-Star voting
The update was released by the NBA on Thursday. Durant, who missed all of last season — his first as a member of the Nets — with a torn Achilles tendon, led all players with 2,302,705 votes, slightly ahead of James’ 2,288,676, the top total in the Western Conference. Stephen Curry (2.11 million) was the […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Fred VanVleet, from far and wide
VanVleet incredibly made nine out of his 11 catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. The only player with more single-game catch-and-shoot 3-pointers (since tracking began eight years ago) is Klay Thompson, who made 10 such shots on two different occasions. There have been 900 games where players have had double-digit catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts. VanVleet’s 81.8% performance is tied with […]
Continue readingPhoenix Suns’ Chris Paul had ‘all the confidence in the world’ in Devin Booker to hit game winner
A few teams later in Paul’s career, it was Devin Booker coming off a screen set by Deandre Ayton, catching Paul’s pass on the right wing and rising up to drill the game winner with 1.5 seconds remaining in a dramatic 109-108 decision over the slumping Dallas Mavericks. “All the confidence in the world,” said […]
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