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Line of the Night: Jamal Crawford (1.23). In his second game back from some kind of strange Don Nelson-related “you’d better opt out of your contract or else” benching maneuver, Crawford overcame a Crawford-esque 8-22 shooting night to take home the best fantasy line with 26 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks and 5 threes. If Crawford can stay in the Warriors rotation (and really, who knows what lies ahead in this mess) he should put up some huge numbers with Stephen Jackson expected to miss the rest of the season.
Honorable Mentions: We haven’t heard a lot from Richard Jefferson (1.18) this season. So let me check…. Yep, so far this year he’s putting up those Richard Jefferson numbers we’re used to. Against the Nets yesterday, Jefferson scored 29 points on 8-12 shooting with 4 threes and 10 boards.
Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Anthony Randolph (0.59). The Warriors rookie is currently owned in 13% of Yahoo leagues, and that number is certainly on the rise after 4 straight solid games. Randolph followed up a 10 and 14 with 4 blocks on Saturday with an 8 point, 12 rebound, 3 block performance last night against the Grizzles. The imminent return of Andris Biedrins will likely cut into the 30 minutes a game that he’s been getting, so Randolph seems more like a short-term add until Biedrins returns.
The Biggest Loser: Andrei Kirilenko (-0.52). Playing the Knicks usually leads to good fantasy lines, but for Kirilenko it led to 2 points, 0 rebounds, and 3 assists in 9 minutes off the bench.
All Eyez on Me: Detroit (36-37) at Cleveland (60-13) – After missing the last month with a back injury, Allen Iverson finally return for Detroit on Sunday, scoring 8 points on 3-9 shooting in 21 minutes on the court. He’s going to have to play a bit better than that to satisfy everyone who’s been sitting on him since February 25th.
Chicago (36-39) at Indiana (31-43) – Watch out, Jeff Foster is kicking ass and taking names. Starting for the injured Troy Murphy, Foster is boarding like every rebound might be his last, including a 16 rebound game last Wednesday and an 18 rebound one this past Saturday. And it sounds like Marquis Daniels could be done for the season, which is good news for Brandon Rush.
Utah (46-27) at Portland (46-27) – A matchup between two teams currently fighting it out for the Northwest Division title. Portland has the hot LaMarcus Aldridge, who has averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds in his last three games, while the Jazz have The Booz, who has put together a nice string of double-double games in March. Which of these guys would you draft first next year?
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