NBA Preview Pt. 5: Halloween Games
I figured since there are really only a few games on the NBA’s true opening night, it would be much more beneficial to look at the next night as well. Halloween kicks off the first full slate of NBA games with 9 games filled with some seriously spooky match ups. OK, that’s my last Halloween bad joke of the article. Let’s just get down to business.
Halloween Games
- 7:00 PM – Denver at Philadelphia
- 7:00 PM – Indiana at Toronto
- 7:30 PM – Houston at Detroit
- 8:00 PM – Sacramento at Chicago
- 8:00 PM – San Antonio at New Orleans
- 9:00 PM – Dallas at Utah
- 10:00 PM – Golden State at Phoenix
- 10:30 PM – LA Lakers at Portland
- 10:30 PM – Memphis at LA Clippers
NBA Preview Article Links
1) NBA Preview Part 1: Point Guards
2) NBA Preview Part 2: SG, SF and Site Scoring
3) NBA Preview Part 3: PFs, Centers and Coaches to Avoid
4) NBA Preview Part 4: Opening Night Fever
Projected Starters
Below is a list of all the projected starters as of right now. This may change as a number of injuries are up in the air. There is also each starter’s salary across the various daily fantasy site shown.
| Denver | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Lawson | 7300 | 14786 | 114000 | 13350 | 6900 | 8840 |
| Andre Iguodala | 6900 | 14261 | 143000 | 5800 | 7400 | 12823 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 6100 | 11761 | 112000 | 10950 | 5700 | 9808 |
| Kenneth Faried | 6300 | 12847 | 114000 | 10550 | 6100 | 10316 |
| Kosta Koufos | 4700 | 6540 | 55000 | 5800 | 3000 | 4500 |
| Philadelphia | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Jrue Holiday | 6800 | 13918 | 104000 | 13050 | 6700 | 9334 |
| Jason Richardson | 5800 | 8701 | 84000 | 8750 | 4200 | 6909 |
| Evan Turner | 6100 | 10671 | 90000 | 9250 | 6300 | 8210 |
| Thaddeus Young | 5400 | 10746 | 97000 | 9950 | 4900 | 8112 |
| Spencer Hawes | 5600 | 12049 | 95000 | 10050 | 5200 | 7706 |
| Indiana | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| D.J. Augustin | 5600 | 9938 | 71000 | 10800 | 4300 | 4895 |
| Paul George | 6200 | 12782 | 103000 | 13800 | 6500 | 9134 |
| Danny Granger | 6700 | 12958 | 154000 | 13100 | 6200 | 13324 |
| David West | 6700 | 12468 | 141000 | 11200 | 6000 | 12441 |
| Roy Hibbert | 7000 | 14019 | 129000 | 12350 | 7000 | 11543 |
| Toronto | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Kyle Lowry | 5900 | 13918 | 126000 | 12850 | 7300 | 11303 |
| Landry Fields | 5000 | 9539 | 84000 | 8350 | 5300 | 7501 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 6200 | 10140 | 101000 | 9500 | 5300 | 8736 |
| Andrea Bargnani | 6900 | 13246 | 138000 | 12850 | 6600 | 11918 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 4500 | 9797 | 67000 | 8450 | 3500 | 6000 |
| Houston | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Jeremy Lin | 7100 | 13660 | 152000 | 11650 | 8000 | 13628 |
| Kevin Martin | 6100 | 10383 | 107000 | 10300 | 6200 | 9240 |
| Chandler Parsons | 5900 | 9014 | 104000 | 9100 | 5400 | 9279 |
| Patrick Patterson | 5200 | 7615 | 76000 | 7550 | 4200 | 6816 |
| Omer Asik | 4600 | 9115 | 55000 | 6750 | 6300 | 4500 |
| Detroit | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Brandon Knight | 5900 | 10751 | 95000 | 11000 | 5300 | 8457 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 5500 | 10974 | 115000 | 9900 | 6400 | 10114 |
| Tayshaun Prince | 5800 | 9393 | 102000 | 8950 | 4300 | 9071 |
| Jason Maxiell | 5000 | 6570 | 55000 | 6100 | 3000 | 4500 |
| Greg Monroe | 7300 | 15913 | 134000 | 13200 | 7800 | 12020 |
| Sacramento | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Isaiah Thomas | 6300 | 10696 | 103000 | 10200 | 5300 | 9139 |
| Tyreke Evans | 6800 | 13802 | 131000 | 9850 | 5800 | 11639 |
| James Johnson | 5800 | 9348 | 67000 | 7600 | 3000 | 5481 |
| Jason Thompson | 6100 | 9954 | 84000 | 9350 | 4900 | 6682 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8500 | 17109 | 150000 | 15150 | 8600 | 13305 |
| Chicago | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Kirk Hinrich | 4600 | 10858 | 92000 | 8850 | 4600 | 8446 |
| Richard Hamilton | 5500 | 8686 | 74000 | 7000 | 5800 | 6567 |
| Luol Deng | 6800 | 13549 | 128000 | 12950 | 6500 | 11478 |
| Carlos Boozer | 6600 | 13756 | 139000 | 12150 | 8000 | 12672 |
| Joakim Noah | 6900 | 14584 | 123000 | 12000 | 7500 | 11319 |
| San Antonio | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Tony Parker | 7100 | 14150 | 133000 | 12500 | 7400 | 11748 |
| Danny Green | 4900 | 8287 | 70000 | 8550 | 4300 | 5707 |
| Kawhi Leonard | 5800 | 10130 | 107000 | 10650 | 4900 | 9524 |
| Tim Duncan | 7800 | 14453 | 135000 | 13550 | 7200 | 12082 |
| Boris Diaw | 5000 | 8605 | 98000 | 7800 | 4000 | 8841 |
| New Orleans | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Greivis Vasquez | 5800 | 10368 | 94000 | 9800 | 5400 | 8611 |
| Roger Mason | 4600 | 4596 | NONE | 3700 | 3000 | 4500 |
| Ryan Anderson | 6300 | 11559 | 107000 | 10450 | 6900 | 7704 |
| Anthony Davis | 6100 | 12403 | 139000 | 10250 | 7100 | 12874 |
| Robin Lopez | 4900 | 7439 | 78000 | 7050 | 4500 | 6836 |
| Dallas | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Darren Collison | 5100 | 10433 | 103000 | 10000 | 5600 | 9239 |
| O.J. Mayo | 5500 | 10585 | 110000 | 11100 | 5700 | 9598 |
| Shawn Marion | 6200 | 10731 | 96000 | 10050 | 5100 | 8658 |
| Brandan Wright | 4700 | 7903 | 55000 | 7300 | 3200 | 4500 |
| Elton Brand | 6200 | 11741 | 103000 | 11050 | 5400 | 7831 |
| Utah | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Mo Williams | 5300 | 10969 | 115000 | 10450 | 6100 | 10219 |
| Gordon Hayward | 5800 | 10711 | 86000 | 9600 | 5400 | 6284 |
| Marvin Williams | 5600 | 8893 | 76000 | 9400 | 4800 | 5870 |
| Derrick Favors | 6200 | 10746 | 97000 | 11000 | 5500 | 8671 |
| Al Jefferson | 8300 | 16953 | 160000 | 15350 | 8200 | 14146 |
| Golden State | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Stephen Curry | 7100 | 14458 | 127000 | 13500 | 7800 | 11538 |
| Klay Thompson | 6800 | 10832 | 89000 | 11300 | 5600 | 7482 |
| Brandon Rush | 6000 | 8413 | 72000 | 9050 | 4000 | 6469 |
| David Lee | 8100 | 15751 | 145000 | 13250 | 7900 | 13280 |
| Festus Ezeli | 3400 | 4863 | NONE | 4250 | 3000 | 4500 |
| Phoenix | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Goran Dragic | 7100 | 14771 | 126000 | 13300 | 7900 | 11241 |
| Jared Dudley | 5700 | 10060 | 89000 | 10800 | 5200 | 7398 |
| Michael Beasley | 5700 | 10050 | 126000 | 10250 | 7100 | 11019 |
| Luis Scola | 6500 | 12468 | 129000 | 12200 | 6300 | 11546 |
| Marcin Gortat | 7000 | 14948 | 116000 | 13950 | 7600 | 8292 |
| LA Lakers | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Steve Nash | 6200 | 13807 | 124000 | 12600 | 6600 | 11453 |
| Kobe Bryant | 8500 | 15978 | 174000 | 16050 | 8800 | 15109 |
| Metta World Peace | 6100 | 7413 | 70000 | 6750 | 3800 | 6189 |
| Pau Gasol | 7900 | 17266 | 156000 | 16400 | 8000 | 13972 |
| Dwight Howard | 9000 | 19301 | 183000 | 17650 | 10000 | 16238 |
| Portland | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Damian Lillard | 5500 | 12236 | 124000 | 11550 | 6200 | 11006 |
| Wesley Matthews | 6600 | 10327 | 94000 | 11050 | 5400 | 8139 |
| Nicolas Batum | 6300 | 11443 | 114000 | 11800 | 6100 | 9986 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 8200 | 16897 | 165000 | 15600 | 8300 | 14484 |
| J.J. Hickson | 6500 | 11216 | 93000 | 11400 | 5400 | 8338 |
| Memphis | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Mike Conley | 6200 | 13145 | 117000 | 11800 | 6400 | 10423 |
| Tony Allen | 5300 | 9459 | 79000 | 7600 | 4400 | 6463 |
| Rudy Gay | 7200 | 14463 | 155000 | 14550 | 7300 | 13415 |
| Zach Randolph | 6600 | 14393 | 164000 | 13800 | 7700 | 14613 |
| Marc Gasol | 7000 | 15877 | 135000 | 13750 | 7100 | 12020 |
| LA Clippers | FD $ | DS $ | DJ $ | DD $ | DK $ | SS $ |
| Chris Paul | 8400 | 18453 | 168000 | 15300 | 8700 | 15071 |
| Jamal Crawford | 6100 | 9125 | 82000 | 7900 | 5200 | 5398 |
| Caron Butler | 4900 | 7974 | 84000 | 7500 | 3800 | 7343 |
| Blake Griffin | 8400 | 18079 | 166000 | 15500 | 8700 | 14734 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 5200 | 10767 | 85000 | 9450 | 5000 | 6739 |
Offense vs. Opponent Defense Stats
All stats below are an average of 50% offensive stats for the listed team and 50% defensive stats for their opponent.
| OFFENSE | OPPONENT | SCORE | FG % | 3Pt % | AST | TO | AST/TO | AST/48 | TO/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | Sacramento | 100.35 | 46.4 | 36.5 | 23.45 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 23.35 | 14.6 |
| Phoenix | Golden State | 99.8 | 45.55 | 35.4 | 22.8 | 14.45 | 1.6 | 22.75 | 14.4 |
| San Antonio | New Orleans | 98.55 | 46.1 | 35.5 | 22.05 | 13.75 | 1.6 | 21.9 | 13.65 |
| Golden State | Phoenix | 98.2 | 45.6 | 37 | 21.9 | 14 | 1.55 | 21.85 | 13.95 |
| LA Lakers | Portland | 97.55 | 46 | 34.45 | 21.8 | 15 | 1.45 | 21.55 | 14.85 |
| Philadelphia | Denver | 97.4 | 45.2 | 37.25 | 22.6 | 13.4 | 1.75 | 22.4 | 13.25 |
| Dallas | Utah | 97.4 | 44.8 | 33.95 | 20.7 | 14.35 | 1.45 | 20.35 | 14.1 |
| Utah | Dallas | 97.25 | 44.55 | 33.45 | 21.15 | 14.45 | 1.45 | 20.8 | 14.2 |
| Houston | Detroit | 96.9 | 45.55 | 35.7 | 21.9 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 21.65 | 14.35 |
| Denver | Philadelphia | 96.75 | 45.15 | 33.3 | 21.8 | 14.65 | 1.5 | 21.6 | 14.5 |
| Portland | LA Lakers | 96.55 | 44 | 34.7 | 21.15 | 12.75 | 1.65 | 20.95 | 12.6 |
| Indiana | Toronto | 95.85 | 43.65 | 34.8 | 19.35 | 13.6 | 1.4 | 19.15 | 13.5 |
| LA Clippers | Memphis | 95.25 | 44.95 | 35.1 | 20.15 | 15.2 | 1.35 | 20 | 15.1 |
| Memphis | LA Clippers | 95 | 44.7 | 34.55 | 20.1 | 14.55 | 1.4 | 20 | 14.45 |
| Detroit | Houston | 94.4 | 44.7 | 33.55 | 19.35 | 15.2 | 1.3 | 19.1 | 15 |
| Sacramento | Chicago | 93.5 | 42.85 | 32.05 | 19.1 | 13.85 | 1.35 | 18.95 | 13.8 |
| New Orleans | San Antonio | 93.05 | 45.15 | 34.3 | 20.15 | 14.6 | 1.35 | 20 | 14.5 |
| Toronto | Indiana | 92.55 | 43.75 | 34.55 | 20.25 | 15.05 | 1.35 | 20.1 | 14.9 |
Some Early Lineups
FanDuel
| FanDuel | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Damian Lillard | $5,500 |
| PG | Jrue Holiday | $6,800 |
| SG | O.J. Mayo | $5,500 |
| SG | Klay Thompson | $6,800 |
| SF | Rudy Gay | $7,200 |
| SF | Andre Iguodala | $6,900 |
| PF | David West | $6,700 |
| PF | Derrick Favors | $6,200 |
| C | Al Jefferson | $8,300 |
DraftStreet
| DraftStreet | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| F | Derrick Favors (UTA-F) | $10,746 |
| F | David Lee (GS-F) | $15,751 |
| G | Darren Collison (DAL-G) | $10,433 |
| G | Damian Lillard (POR-G) | $12,236 |
| C | Greg Monroe (DET-C) | $15,913 |
| C | Marc Gasol (MEM-C) | $15,877 |
| U | Michael Beasley (PHO-F) | $10,050 |
| U | Jason Richard… (PHI-G) | $8,701 |
DailyJoust
| DailyJoust | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| C | Al Jefferson | $160,000 |
| PF | Chandler Parsons | $104,000 |
| PF | Kenneth Faried | $114,000 |
| SF | Rudy Gay | $155,000 |
| SF | Evan Turner | $90,000 |
| SG | Jared Dudley | $89,000 |
| SG | Klay Thompson | $89,000 |
| PG | Brandon Knight | $95,000 |
| PG | Darren Collison | $103,000 |
DraftDay
NOTE: Andre Iguodala is listed at $5800 on DD. That makes him almost MUST own for that price.
| DraftDay | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Jrue Holiday | $13,050 |
| PG | Rodney Stuckey | $9,900 |
| SG | Shannon Brown | $7,700 |
| SG | O.J. Mayo | $11,100 |
| SF | Klay Thompson | $11,300 |
| SF | Andre Iguodala | $5,800 |
| PF | David Lee | $13,250 |
| PF | Al Jefferson | $15,350 |
| C | Greg Monroe | $13,200 |
DraftKings
| DraftKings | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Damian Lillard | $6,200 |
| SG | Klay Thompson | $5,600 |
| SF | Evan Turner | $6,300 |
| PF | Derrick Favors | $5,500 |
| C | Greg Monroe | $7,800 |
| G | Jamal Crawford | $5,200 |
| F | Jared Dudley | $5,200 |
| UTIL | Al Jefferson | $8,200 |
StarStreet
| StarStreet | PLAYER | SALARY |
|---|---|---|
| G | B. Knight | $8,457 |
| G | E. Turner | $8,210 |
| F | D. Lee | $13,280 |
| F | A. Iguodala | $12,823 |
| C | A. Jefferson | $14,146 |
| UTIL | K. Thompson | $7,482 |
| UTIL | G. Monroe | $12,020 |
| UTIL | R. Hibbert | $11,543 |
| UTIL | M. Gasol | $12,020 |
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