Day 70 of 170: Melo Goes Down

Categorized as: Author: Patrick, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: January 6th, 2009

Line of the Night: It wouldn’t be right to let a season pass without a visit from GMTR’s favorite white guy this side of Keith Van Horn. Yes, Troy Murphy (1.07) checks in with the best line of yesterday with a rather pathetic looking 15/12/4, although he did have 3 threes and 3 steals, as Indiana got taken down by Denver 135-115.

Injury of the Night: Indiana lost not only lost the game, they caused collateral damage along the way. In the third quarter of the game, Jeff Foster slapped Carmelo Anthony on the wrist going for a steal. Today, we find out that Melo has a “probable” wrist fracture and could be out for a while. Time for a little more Linas Kleiza and JR Smith I guess.

Honorable Mention: Murphy walks away with LotN, but Michael Redd (1.01) and Danny Granger (0.92) scored 35 and 36 points, respectively. Both hit 4 threes too.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: It’s either Andrea Bargnani (0.82), who got the start again for Jermaine O’Neal (and went for 21 and 8), or George Hill (0.4), who scored 15 points and grabbed 7 boards in only 17 minutes on the court. Unfortunately, that type of insane production is rarely seen outside of Wilt Chamberland’s bedroom.

The Biggest Loser: A few guys to choose from today (I’m looking at you and your non-existent defensive game, Marco Belinelli (-0.55)), but Richard Jefferson (-0.51) carries the highest expectations out of yesterday’s underperformers. Jefferson went 1-7 from the floor, finishing with 6 points, 2 boards and 2 assists.

All Eyez on Me: New Orleans (20-10) at Los Angeles (27-5) – The Lakers look to win their 16th straight home game against Mr. Fantastic and the Hornets. Luke Walton is day-to-day with toe inflammation. If he doesn’t play, it means another start for Trevor Ariza.

Boston (29-6) at Charlotte (12-22) – The Bobcats are just what the doctor ordered for a team in a mini-slump. Of course, you could have said something similar about the Knicks last Sunday.

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Tags: Richard Jefferson, Troy Murphy