Day 167 of 170: So Long Seattle

Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball, Oklahoma City Thunder
Posted on: April 14th, 2008

I thought about using the phrase “Sleepless in Seattle” in the title, but then I would have had to punch myself in the face for being an idiot.

Line of the Night: The Nuggets inched closer to the playoffs with a 111-94 win over the Rockets yesterday and Allen Iverson (5.8) can take his share of credit for the win. AI scored 33 with 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.

Honorable Mentions: Hedo Turkoglu (5.6) scored 24 with 8 assists and 3 steals. If he’s not the biggest fantasy surprise of the season, he’s at least in the top 3; The Seattle mojo couldn’t contain Dirk Nowitzki (4.8), he went for 32 and 9 with 4 threes; J.R. Smith (4.7) shot 8-13 from the floor and hit 5 threes on his way to 23 points (in only 25 minutes); Chris Bosh (4.7) had 30 and 10; and Marcus Camby (4.6) had a ridiculous 6 points on 2-7 shooting, but added 14 rebounds and 7 blocked shots.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Not much out there today, so let’s give a tip of the old hat to not-quite-waiver-wire-but-close-enough-for-government-work Earl Watson (4.9). Amazingly, the 4 foot Watson was only 2 boards short of a triple-double as he finished with 21/8/10 in 42 minutes. The Sonics beat the Mavs 99-95 in what could have been their last home game in Seattle.

Biggest Loser: On the bright side, Carmelo Anthony (2.1) had 8 rebounds and, well, ah, that’s the end of the bright side. He finished 3-14 from the field with 11 points, 1 assist and no steals or threes.

Dishonorable Mentions: Mark Blount (1.6) had 2 rebounds yesterday. The 7-footer is now averaging 3.8 on the year; and Vlad Rad’s (1.5) fantasy usefulness is gone as quickly as it came. He had 2 points and 2 boards in his second straight game for the Lakers.

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