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Day 75 of 170: Darius Miles Re-Enters Our Lives

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Posted on: January 11th, 2009

Yes, screw you Portland.

Line of the Night: Not surprising, the best fantasy line of yesterday same from the Warriors/Blazers match-up. And not surprisingly, that performance did NOT involve Greg Oden. Rather, LaMarcus Aldridge (1.15) led the Blazers with 26 points and added 7 boards, 5 assists a steal and 2 blocks in a 113-100 win. Aldridge had cranked up his scoring in the absence of Brandon Roy, but the return of Roy likely means a little less scoring in his future.

Honorable Mentions: Not a great day of performances yesterday. Kevin Durant (0.73) checks in with 28 points, 12 boards and 4 steals, but he also turned the ball over 6 times.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Aaron Brooks (0.94) took advantage of a T-Mac-less Rockets team to play 33 minutes off the bench. He hit 4 threes, had 4 steals and scored 16 points. As long as McGrady is out – and he’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse – Brooks might be the best of the Von Wafer/Luther Head trio.

Also, Rodney Carney (0.68) is starting to get some play in Minnesota. Yesterday, he got 30 minutes off the bench and scored a season high 22 points. I’d recommend you pick him up for next week, but the Wolves only play 2 times. Check him out in daily leagues if you really, really need a GF.

The Biggest Loser: Al Harrington (-0.86). 1-10 from the floor and 1-4 from the line in just 22 minutes for Harrington as New York got blown out by Houston. That’s off the charts on the misses per minute scale. Harrington may have gotten benched a couple weeks ago, but he had been playing well up to this game and should be fine.

All Eyez on Me: Boston (29-9) at Toronto (16-21) – The reeling Celtics head to Toronto to presumably get torched by the Killa from Italia, Andrea Bargnani.

Your Fantasy Orgasm of the Day: Indiana (13-23) at Golden State (10-28) – My call for the under/over on this game is 250 points.

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