Day 83 of 170: Where Kind Of Amazing Happens

Categorized as: Author: Nels, Denver Nuggets, Fantasy Basketball
Posted on: January 18th, 2010

Line of the Night: Chauncey Billups (0.88) was not exactly amazing, but he did what he had to do to help the Nuggets win, and his 29 points (2 threes), 5 rebounds, and 4 assists were enough for him to get Line of the Night.

Honorable Mentions: Chris Bosh (0.78) had 23 and 13 with 2 blocks; Carmelo Anthony (0.68) scored 37 points to go with 8 rebounds, and – oops – 7 turnovers.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: Kyle Korver (0.53) had his best game of the season so far with 19 points (4 threes), and 3 rebounds. I’m not exactly sure if this means that Korver is “back” but he’s probably worth looking at since the Jazz seem satisfied to let Ronnie Brewer go for 20 minutes a game and give an undrafted guy named Wesley Matthews 13 minutes a game. Korver’s got to win out eventually, right?

The Biggest Loser: Does anyone really think about Andrei Kirilenko (-0.51) any more? I mean, really? He’s still owned in 71% of leagues, and averaging 28 minutes per game for the season… but really? I don’t want to be all “What have you done for me lately?” but 7 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal is something I can get from just about anyone available on the waiver wire in any league.

All Eyez On Me: Orlando (26-14) @ Lakers (31-9). Didn’t these guys play in the Finals last year? Well, they’re playing tonight. Vince Carter only played 20-some minutes his first game back from his most recent injury, but the Magic are going to need him tonight.

Dallas (26-14) against Boston (27-11) is a game between two teams with good records.

The Golden Ticket: Detroit @ New York tonight. The Pistons scored 94 points when the two teams played two days ago, so we can probably count on at least that much again.

Chicago visits Golden State, so make sure to get your Warrior big men in your lineup. I suppose if they had big men who could post up, that would help, but I bet Biedrins has a big night.

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Tags: Andrei Kirilenko, Chauncey Billups, Kyle Korver