NBA Grind Down Sunday, November 9th - Page Two
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Golden State at Phoenix
- Vegas Line – Phoenix -1, 209 Over/Under
- Golden State Proj. Starters – Curry-Thompson-Barnes-Green-Bogut
- Phoenix Proj. Starters – Bledsoe-Dragic-Morris-Morris-Plumlee
| Golden State | Phoenix | |||||||||||
 | Vegas Total | 209 |  | Vegas Total | 209 | |||||||
| Vegas Sprd | 1.0 | Vegas Sprd | -1.0 | |||||||||
| Team Proj. | 104.00 | Team Proj. | 105.00 | |||||||||
| Team Pace | 102.87 | Team Pace | 98.1 | |||||||||
| Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters | Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters | |||||||||||
| DvP Rks | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | DvP Rks | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proj Starter | Stephen Curry | Klay Thompson | Harrison Barnes | Draymond Green | Andrew Bogut | Proj Starter | Eric Bledsoe | Goran Dragic | Marcus Morris | Markieff Morris | Miles Plumlee | |
| Opp. Season | 20 | 26 | 1 | 30 | 1 | Opp. Season | 11 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 5 | |
| Opp. Last 7 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 24 | Opp. Last 7 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 21 | |
Golden State
The Warriors are coming off a big away win at Houston to knock off Houston’s six game undefeated streak. Curry had a huge game, but all is a bit undramatic as Dwight Howard had to sit the game out. This should be a fun one tonight with the highest total of the evening at 209.
Prime Plays
Stephen Curry – Curry is the top Point Guard of the slate for me as he is full of confidence at the moment. He had a monster line last night with 10 rebounds to go along with 34 points. He is possessed right now and when he is locked in there really may be no better scorer in the league.
Draymond Green – He will get the minutes while Lee is out and continues to use them. Get him in your lineups until his price increases.
Secondary Plays
None
Phoenix
Like I said, this should be a very entertaining game to watch tonight as two young, fast paced teams go up against each other in Phoenix. The Suns are one point favorites and it will really fall on Bledsoe’s shoulders to get the victory against a good Warriors squad.
Prime Plays
Eric Bledsoe – Klay Thompson is a good defender, but Bledsoe’s price is under where I think it will eventually get to. We had to wait a few games this year, but finally the last two games were what he had been expecting all along. He is coming off a huge game against the Kings and should be one of the top SGs of the evening.
Secondary Plays
Markieff Morris – The more consistent of the twins, did see some minutes taken away by Tucker last game. This is something to watch for tonight and is the reason why I can’t put him in the Prime plays even in a good matchup.
Denver at Portland
- Vegas Line – Portland -9, 205 Over/Under
- Denver Proj. Starters – Lawson-Afflalo-Chandler-Faried-Mozgov
- Portland Proj. Starters – Lillard-Matthews-Batum-Aldridge-Lopez
| Denver | Portland | |||||||||||
 | Vegas Total | 205 |  | Vegas Total | ||||||||
| Vegas Sprd | 9.00 | Vegas Sprd | ||||||||||
| Team Proj. | 98 | Team Proj. | ||||||||||
| Team Pace | 101.77 | Team Pace | 95.38 | |||||||||
| Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters | Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters | |||||||||||
| DvP Rks | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | DvP Rks | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proj Starter | Ty Lawson | Arron Afflalo | Wilson Chandler | Kenneth Faried | Timofey Mozgov | Proj Starter | Damian Lillard | Wesley Matthews | Nicolas Batum | LaMarcus Aldridge | Robin Lopez | |
| Opp. Season | 21 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 7 | Opp. Season | 7 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 17 | |
| Opp. Last 7 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 7 | Opp. Last 7 | 17 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 13 | |
Denver
Denver has been really bad to start the season and has had a lot of lineup tweaking to go along with it. They have a very tough matchup against the Blazers, but it should make for a fast paced game tonight. The total is the second highest at 208.
Prime Plays
None
Secondary Plays
Nate Robinson – The problem with this Denver squad is who do you trust? There are really no safe options on this squad, but if Lawson sits again I may take a gamble on Nate in GPPs. Lillard is a not a good defender and he is cheap.
Portland
Portland will look to get back on track after a close loss in LA to the Clippers. This is a good bounce back matchup against a bad Nuggets squad. The Blazers are 9 point favorites heading into this game. The Blazers have continued to play their starters pretty heavy minutes this season which is always good for fantasy purposes.
Prime Plays
Damian Lillard – After starting the season a bit cold, Lillard has bounced back nicely. He has had two 25+ point, 6 assist nights in his last three games and will look to make that three out of four tonight in what will be a top matchup regardless of Lawson or Nate.
LaMarcus Aldridge – He is underpriced on some sites compared to other stars at his level. Denver has been known in recent years to give up monster games to big men and LA torched them for 28.3 points and 9.7 rebounds in 3 games last year.
Secondary Plays
Robin Lopez – He will get the minutes against this weak inside defensive squad. Lopez is a low end, consistent cash game option.
Charlotte at L.A. Lakers
- Vegas Line – Charlotte -4, 204.5 Over/Under
- Charlotte Proj. Starters – ——
- L.A. Lakers Proj. Starters – ——
| Charlotte | L.A. Lakers | |||||||||||
 | Vegas Total | 204 |  | Vegas Total | ||||||||
| Vegas Sprd | -4 | Vegas Sprd | ||||||||||
| Team Proj. | 104.25 | Team Proj. | ||||||||||
| Team Pace | 94.1 | Team Pace | 99.26 | |||||||||
| Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters | Matchup – Opponent DvP Ranks and Projected Starters | |||||||||||
| DvP Rks | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | DvP Rks | PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proj Starter | Proj Starter | |||||||||||
| Opp. Season | 30 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 11 | Opp. Season | 14 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 21 | |
| Opp. Last 7 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 9 | Opp. Last 7 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 18 | |
Charlotte
Jordan’s squad will come into LA tonight holding a 3-3 record after a big overtime win on Friday night against the Hawks. They were led by their stud, Jefferson with quality games out of Kemba and Stephenson as well. They are three point favorites against the Lakers in what should be a fast paced game with a total of 205.
Prime Plays
Al Jefferson – Who is going to stop him from having a monster game? I do not see anyone on the Lakers that can defend him in the post and with his price being a bit behind Cousins and Bosh, he is my top center of the slate.
Kemba Walker – The Lakers point defense has been atrocious for a few years straight now. Lin has not helped the situation and Kemba should be able to do whatever he wants in this game tonight. If his shot is falling it could be a big night.
Secondary Plays
None
L.A. Lakers
The Lakers are terrible and we knew that would be the case coming in. I thought, though, Kobe would win a few games here and there for them this year and he has tried. Tonight may be the night as they are slight underdogs against a decent Hornets squad.
Prime Plays
Kobe Bryant – Kobe on the worst team in the league means he will shoot the ball 37 times in a game. That alone is enough to pay up for him in all formats.
Secondary Plays
Jordan Hill – He has really been the only other Laker to show up consistently this season. There is a lot of risk tonight as he will have to guard Al in the paint which could lead to some foul trouble, but I like him as a cheap, GPP center play.