Line of the Night: Raymond Felton (5.4) had 24 points on 7 for 12 shooting, added 10 assists, 2 steals, and a block for good measure in a Charlotte win over Portland. Felton is now ranked 51 on the player rater (73 if turnovers are included) which means he is what we thought he was.
Honorable Mentions: Pau Gasol (4.8) only scored 14 points, but he blocked 7 shots, Dwight Howard (4.8) went for 24 and 15, Rashard Lewis (4.7) had more rebounds (7) than threes (5), Deron Williams (4.7) scored 20 while shooting 8 for 11, and Gerald Wallace (4.6) scored 27 for the third straight game.
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: In 22 minutes, Damon Stoudamire (4.3) went for 16 points and 7 assists. While Stoudamire is starting, Memphis’ point guard position is crowed and he is currently splitting time with both Kyle Lowry and to a lesser extent, Mike Conley. Stoudamire has averaged less than 20 minutes a game this season and that’s not likely to change.
In other point guard news, Steve Blake (4.2) went for 14/6/3 with 4 threes and Eddie Gill (3.9) – in his third game with the Nets – played 20 minutes, scored 12 points and hit a couple threes in in a blowout loss to the Jazz.
Goat of the Night: LaMarcus Aldridge (1.7). I thought about giving this one to Joel Przybilla (1.6), but hopefully nobody’s fantasy team is riding on the performance of Przybilla. Aldridge on the other hand has played pretty well this year, but hasn’t quite lived up to the level a lot of people thought he would when they drafted him in the second, third, or fourth rounds. Aldridge was limited to 20 minutes last night due to some foul trouble and finished with only 7 points, 1 rebound, and 1 assist.