Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard (0) drives around Utah Jazz guard Raul Neto, left, in the first quarter during an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Beverley has a sore right knee and the clippers are exercising caution resting him for the weekend back to back set starting with tonight's trip to Oklahoma city. With Teodosic still out with no real timetable to return, and Austin Rivers currently listed as questionable, the Clippers are steetched extremely thin in their back court options. If Rivers plays, he and Lou Williams are great plays, if Rivers sits, Williams could be in for big time minutes. Gallinari meanwhile, will miss a second straight game with a strained glute. Wesley Johnson should be in line to start in his place once again after putting forth a decent showing on Tuesday.
Augustin suffered a hamstring strain against the Grizzlies on November 1st, and was expected to miss the next four games, tonight's meeting with the Suns being the fourth. Elfrid Payton returned from his own hamstring injury on Wednesday and looked just fine, expect him to carry the bulk of the Magic point guard duties moving forward.
Horford was originally ruled out for tonight with a concussion but this afternoon was listed as questionable. Expect the Celtics to evaluate him just before game time and make a call then as to his availability.
Chandler missed Wednesday's game with the Heat due to back spasms, and they seem to still be a problem, so the Suns have ruled him out for tonight's game in Orlando. Marquesse Chriss and Dragan Bender will continue to see extended run in Chandler's absence, Chriss paid nearly 7X against the Heat, while Bender was nearly non-existent in 26 minutes on the court.
Schroder has been dealing with a sprained ankle all season and soldiering through it, so this designation doesn't fill me with too much concern that he will not take the court tonight against the Pistons. This is just something to be mindful of if you're considering him at the point.
Johnson participated in light practice yesterday, but it looks as though he will miss a second straight game tonight as the Pistons host Atlanta. Reggie Bullock drew the start on Wednesday, but was largely unimpressive.
Several teams are just hurting at certain positions and for the Nets, it's power forward. RHJ is questionable and may miss a second straight game while Booker has missed three straight with a sore lower back. Booker was a participant in practice on Thursday, so if either player becomes available, I would expect it to be him, but for now it's wait and see.
Tatum has been dealing with a sore ankle and was limited to just nine minutes against the Lakers on Wednesday. If he misses tonight expect to see Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Morris at the two, three, and four of the Celtics starting squad.
Sabonis has missed two games with a bruised calf with no updates from the Pacers regarding his progression. Thad Young and to a lesser extent, Lance Stephenson will see the bulk of his minutes should he miss a third contest this evening.
Adams left Thursday night's game against Denver after an awkward landing, heading to the locker room for the night. No updates from OKC on his condition or status, so we will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Opponent - OKC
Proj Pts FD - 24.98 DK - 26.17
Well, if you started at the top of the article and made your way down to here, then this should make perfect sense to you. We opened up noting how thin the Clippers are in the backcourt, and I mentioned that Sweet Lou could be in line for some monster minutes tonight and here we are with Lou Williams as one of our every lineup guys. The system is certainly liking what it sees when looking at Williams' projections and has him everywhere. To reiterate, Patrick Beverley, out, Milos Teodosic, out, Austin Rivers, questionable. If Rivers doesn't play, I love Lou at these prices with upside for days and as a cash game must. Even if Austin plays, there is still a solid case to be made for Williams, and while I don't know that I would consider him a necessity, he would still be an extremely attractive option at a bargain price.
Opponent - BKN
Proj Pts FD - 45.74 DK - 47.46
Next up, we have Damian Lillard. There isn't a whole lot more that I can say about this play that Austin didn't cover in last night's picks. Lillard draws the Nets tonight at home which is like unwrapping the Wonka bar and finding the golden ticket. You get a horrid defense that plays at one of the leagues fastest paces which adds up to fantasy point jackpot. This game currently sits at one of the night's highest projections, and though it also has one of the largest spreads, 8.5 points isn't anything to shy away from, particularly on an eight game slate. Unless this one just completely gets away from the Nets in the first half, I'm confident that Lillard should see his full compliment of minutes. Lillard's a fine cash game play, and I'll take him over Westbrook for upside as well.
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