NBA DFS Playoff Primer: Saturday, April 22
The NBA postseason is finally upon us. We no longer have to worry about players resting, late scratches, and teams trying to lose. For the next couple of months, we get meaningful basketball game after meaningful basketball game. We have decided to combine the Core Plays and the Grind Down into one all-encompassing article for the NBA playoffs. We will break down each slate, sift through the game flow trackers of prior meetings between teams, cover the notable matchups, and provide our favorite NBA DFS targets.
Another Saturday means another jam-packed day of NBA action. We’ve got a pair of 4-game slates on tap for this weekend. This should be another fun slate, though we also have some late swap opportunities. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant are questionable after missing the last games in their respective series. We don’t normally have this many massive injury dominoes on a playoff slate, which complicates things today given the staggered start times.
We’ll start with the Sixers, who will have a chance to complete a 4-game sweep of the Nets in Brooklyn this afternoon.
Game 4: Philadelphia 76ers at Brooklyn Nets
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Series: 76ers 3 – Nets 0
Previous Matchups
- Game 1: BKN 101 – PHI 121
- Game 2: BKN 84 – PHI 96
- Game 3: PHI 102 – BKN 97
Notable Injuries
None
Philadelphia 76ers Lineup – DraftKings & FanDuel Salaries
| Player | DK | FD | MIN/G | +/- | FP/G | +/- | USG% | +/- | DK/M | +/- | FD/M | +/- | MIN (P) | DK (P) | DK/$ | FD (P) | FD/$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | $8,600 | $8,700 | 36.8 | -2.2 | 49.0 | -9.7 | 25% | 1% | 1.33 | -0.20 | 1.26 | -0.20 | 50.2 | 5.84 | 47.0 | |||
| Tyrese Maxey | $6,400 | $7,000 | 33.6 | 2.8 | 31.7 | 5.4 | 24% | -2% | 0.94 | 0.08 | 0.91 | 0.08 | 41.0 | 6.40 | 39.3 | |||
| De’Anthony Melton | $3,900 | $4,600 | 27.9 | -3.3 | 23.7 | -3.2 | 16% | 1% | 0.85 | -0.02 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 19.9 | 5.10 | 20.1 | |||
| Tobias Harris | $5,900 | $6,600 | 32.9 | -0.4 | 28.8 | 5.4 | 18% | 2% | 0.87 | 0.18 | 0.87 | 0.14 | 35.2 | 5.96 | 33.7 | |||
| P.J. Tucker | $3,800 | $4,100 | 25.6 | -0.1 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 7% | 3% | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 14.4 | 3.78 | 14.3 | |||
| Paul Reed | $3,300 | $3,700 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 15% | 6% | 1.11 | 0.04 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 19.0 | 5.74 | 20.0 | |||
| Jalen McDaniels | $3,400 | $3,700 | 23.9 | -7.0 | 19.9 | -10.8 | 17% | -6% | 0.83 | -0.30 | 0.84 | -0.32 | 14.6 | 4.29 | 14.7 | |||
| Georges Niang | $3,200 | $3,600 | 19.4 | -2.1 | 14.6 | -9.0 | 16% | -6% | 0.75 | -0.43 | 0.71 | -0.45 | 14.4 | 4.49 | 13.5 |
The +/- columns show the difference between season averages and this series.
Brooklyn Nets Lineup – DraftKings & FanDuel Salaries