Day 91 of 170: Boston Drops Dallas Like A Cheating Girlfriend

Categorized as: Author: Nels, Boston Celtics, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: January 26th, 2009

Line of the Night: Ray Allen (1.22) was part of the barrage that put Dallas up by 40 at one point (I stopped watching, so I don’t know if they were up by more than that). Allen made 4 three-pointers in going for 23 points, adding 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Honorable Mentions: Eddie House (0.96) was 4th on the night after making 7 three-pointers for the Celtics. Joakim Noah (1.20) had 14 and 10 with 7 blocks, but it wasn’t enough for the Bulls to beat the Timberwolves. Nene Hilario (1.06) had 28 points on 100% shooting from the field as Denver dropped Utah in a manner not all that dissimilar to Boston v. Dallas.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Eddie House (see above) is obviously the first in line, and if you need three-pointers and can sacrifice pretty much everything else, then he’ll do okay.

Shane Battier (0.75) was 7th on the night and is only owned in 41% of Yahoo leagues. Last night he had 14 points (4 three-pointers), 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks.

The Biggest Loser: Kirk Hinrich (-0.79) is only owned in 45% of Yahoo leagues, but since he bottomed the list last night with his 0-7 from the field and 3 turnovers, I think he deserves the title.

Runner-up Loser is clearly Dirk Nowitzki (-0.53), who got shut down by the Boston defense, shooting 23.5% from the field. He ended with 18 points thanks to good free throw shooting, but that and his 7 rebounds were not enough to undo the poor shooting and 5 turnovers.

All Eyez On Me: Elton Brand will play his second game back against New Orleans, and they’ll need him. He only played 13 minutes in that first game, so don’t expect too much, even though Philly will need him against the Hornets.

The Golden Ticket Houston is at New York today… more Shane Battier?

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Tags: Dirk Nowitzki, Eddie House, Joakim Noah, Kirk Hinrich, Nene Hilario, Ray Allen, Shane Battier