After a full-fledged 8-game slate on Monday, the NBA action continues with three interesting games and NBA Fantasy players will have to choose carefully their lineups and strategy going forward.
As far as exciting matchups go, LeBron James will visit his beloved Cleveland Cavaliers in the opening game of the night. Later, Luka Doncic will meet Nikola Jokic in the Western Conference clash between the Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets.
Without further ado, here are our NBA Fantasy plays for tonight’s games:
Guards
Killian Hayes – Detroit Pistons
Killian Hayes could be a nice pickup for your team as he has seen his minutes going up recently with Cade Cunningham out indefinitely. Hayes racked up 13 points on 3 three-pointers, six assists, two rebounds, two blocks and one steal over 29 minutes during Sunday’s 122-112 loss to the Grizzlies.
He’s now drilled a three in each of his last five matchups, knocking down nine of his last 22 attempts. This season, he’s averaging 8.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists through 25 games. He could be a good option for your NBA Fantasy team going forward.
Forwards
Josh Green – Dallas Mavericks
In the second night of back-to-back, the Dallas Mavericks will take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks are coming off an impressive victory over the Phoenix Suns Monday and they will hope to keep the momentum going. In the same manner, Doncic will need help and Josh Green has provided some key performances the last few weeks.
The two-way forward had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field along with five rebounds, four assists and two steals vs Phoenix Monday. He shot more than 60 percent in the four of his last five games and he could be the answer to the Mavs’ scoring issues going forward. Maybe, you can snatch Green from the waivers list your NBA Fantasy team could take advantage of his hot-shooting streak.
Centers
Bam Adebayo – Miami Heat
Another team coming off a game in the previous night, the Miami Heat might opt to rest some of their veteran players. However, Miami is coming off a defeat vs Memphis, so I do not expect them to keep out starting center Bam Adebayo if he’s ready to go. Adebayo tried to fill his stat-line last night having 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.
It was an underwhelming performance after putting up more than 23 points in each of the past four games before Monday. I fully expect him to recover against the Pistons tonight and he will definitely provide a boost to your NBA Fantasy team.
