A Sunday of playoff basketball is better then a Sunday with football and there are four exciting games on the schedule today. Lineups lock early today so be sure to get to FanDuel.com and be ready by 1 PM EST. FanDuel.com offers some 3:30 PM EST games too, but the $55,000 Sunday NBA Slam starts early. If you have not signed up on FanDuel.com yet be sure to click the link to the right and receive a 100% deposit bonus on your initial deposit.
Point Guard:
Star – Damian Lillard, $7,500: Somehow Lillard is still priced at only $7,500 after scoring at least 41 fantasy points in all three games so far this series. The pesky defense of Beverley has done little to slow him down and he is a steal at this price.
Scrub – Patrick Beverley, $5,100: Beverley is logging big minutes in an attempt to contain Lillard and will continue to do so. He carries limited upside for tournament play but his massive amount of minutes gives him a nice “safe” fantasy point floor perfect for 50/50’s and Head to Heads.
Shooting Guard:
Star – DeMar DeRozen $7,300: After a subpar game one DeRozen has performed better in each game and finished with 44.5 fantasy points in game three. The Nets have taken a two to one lead on the series and DeRozen will look to get his offense going early in an attempt to secure Raptors win.
Stud - Klay Thompson, $6,400: Thompson has turned his scoring on during the playoffs and is even rebounding more helping his total fantasy points scored. He has 35+ points in scored in two of the three games so far this series and a blowout game two limited him to only 20 minutes on the floor.
Small Forward:
Scrub – Trevor Ariza, $5,700: Ariza stuffs the stat sheet giving him plenty of fantasy points in a hurry. His ability to contribute in multiple categories and the 40 minutes a night also makes him a nice safe play for any lineup. Add in the moderate price tag with the fact that small forward is one of the toughest positions to fill on FanDuel.com and Ariza is one of the best plays available tonight.
Scrub - Draymond Green, $5,300: The Warriors need a defensive spark and Green stepped up big game three in a tough Warriors loss. He finished with thirteen points, eleven rebounds, four blocks and three steals in 33 minutes, solidifying his role in the rotation for a near must win game four. His price is more then fair and finding salary relief on a four game slate is important.
Power Forward:
Star – Blake Griffin $9,900: Griffin started the series on an off note but has scored 44+ fantasy points in both games two and three. Chris Paul is a bit banged up leaving more of the offensive production in Griffin’s hands and the Warriors do not have a player on defense that can stop him.
Scrub - Patrick Patterson, $4,400: Patterson is averaging around 26 minutes a game this series and has scored at least 20 fantasy points in each game.
Center:
Star – Dwight Howard, $8,400: Be sure to thank FanDuel.com for keeping Howard priced at a discount today making him pretty much a must play tonight. Through three games this series he has scored 54.5, 52.3 and 43.8 fantasy points and will have little issue abusing Robin Lopez once again today.
Stud – Jonas Valanciunas $6,600: You should play Howard, but if you refuse to do so look to Valanciunas to provide some salary cap relief. He has a double double in all three games this series and is playing at least 30 minutes a game.
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