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Day 90 of 170: In Which Dallas Turns a 16 Point Half Time Lead into a 50 Point Victory

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Categorized as: Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, LA Lakers
Posted on: January 25th, 2010

Line of the Night: None of the Mavericks got the Line of the Night, but that’s what happens when you outscore a team by 26 points in the 3rd quarter to go up by 42. Nobody who played in the first 3 quarters plays in the 4th, and that makes it hard for anyone to be too incredible fantasy relevant. Kobe Bryant (1.01) was an assist short of his first triple-double of the season, but his 27 points, 16 rebounds, and 9 assists were enough (and probably would be enough for any night).

Honorable Mentions: Jason Terry (0.87) was part of the Mavericks assault New York. Terry ended up with 20 points (4 threes), 4 assists, and a steal. His real value comes from the 8-12 shooting from the field.

Waiver Wire Line of the Night: I have him on the bench on one of my teams, but Drew Gooden is still only owned in 24% of leagues. He had 15 and 18 last night, with 2 blocks, shooting 54% from the field and making 3 of 3 free throws. He’s been pulling out a bunch of solid games recently. You can tell we’ve definitely hit the point in the fantasy basketball season where about half of everybody playing stops caring because otherwise, Gooden would certainly have a higher ownership percentage right now.

So even though Kobe had the Line of the Night, his team lost, so I’m gonna hitcha with a little:

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The Biggest Loser: Well, if it’s not the Knicks as a collective, then how about just Al Harrington (-0.45) who went 3-11 from the field and 1-2 from the line to end with 7 points and 7 rebounds.

All Eyez On Me: Phoenix @ Utah looks to be the powerhouse matchup tonight. If I were looking for fantasy performances though, I’m going with Cleveland @ Miami, or Chicago @ San Antonio. Tim Duncan should be able to dominate the latter, and he’s proven he’s still capable of a Line of the Night every once in a while.

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  • Terrance

    robin lopez or drew gooden?

    I snagged lopez a week back adn have been happy. I know lopez is likely your answer. But you have surprised me before.

    Just a question to see hear your comparison of the two.

  • Patrick

    No surprises from me, I'd go with Lopez as well.

    Gooden > Lopez as long as Dampier is out and Gooden can start and get 30+ minutes a game (as witnessed by his 15/18 against the Knicks – although remember it came against the Knicks). Unfortunately for Gooden, Dampier is expected back on Tuesday and as we have seen from Dallas this year, Dampier will get his starting gig back upon return and Gooden will go back to his 20 minutes a game.

    Lopez's future as the Suns starting center isn't carved in stone just yet, but he's been great in 3 out of his first 4 starts and the Suns have at least won a couple of those games. If I were a gambling man, I'd bet we see Lopez as the Suns starter the rest of the season.

  • adamwisniewski

    It's hard out there for a Knick. Thank you ESPN for playing the replay of the Bulls-Suns game on my DVR while the guide said Knicks-Lakers. And thank you NY Knicks for using the free week of NBA League Pass to unload this stinkbomb on me. At least I get to see CP3 tonight at the Rose Garden.

  • Patrick

    On the bright side, you have cap room.

  • adamwisniewski

    I'm dead serious when I say, That made me happy.

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