Injury Report

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Note that teams have until 1 p.m. local time on the day of a game to submit their report for the second leg of a back-to-back, so look out for updates throughout the day as appropriate.

Teams that have a Sunday-Monday B2B: 

Hornets, Rockets, Clippers

Tari Eason and Kawhi Leonard sat out on Sunday and should be back on Monday. Eason has already been cleared.
Amir Coffey also picked up an in-game injury on Sunday.

Mark Williams, Seth Curry and Josh Green sat out on Sunday for the Hornets.

If you are looking to start your week nicely, note that the Bulls, Grizzlies and Magic have the Monday-Tuesday back-to-back. 

Sacramento Kings @ Indiana Pacers

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

SAC +5.5 (+185), IND -5.5 (-225)
Game Total: 234.5

Key Storylines

Keon Ellis role: The Kings have started Ellis over Malik Monk in the past two games. We want to see if this continues.
Devin Carter is out and Jake LaRavia is being re-evaluated at the end of the week.

Still no Bennedict Mathurin: Mathurin is the only absence for the Pacers.

Stream of the Game

Keon Ellis – 3-and-D stats plus more if he continues to start.

Alternatives: 

Andrew Nembhard – pts, asts, maybe 3s/stls
Aaron Nesmith – 3-and-D
T.J. McConnell – asts, stls, pts
–deep league line–
Obi Toppin – pts, 3s, rebs, maybe blks – can approach 12T value on a good night
Ben Sheppard – 3s
Jarace Walker – general
Markelle Fultz – asts, stls as a desperation stream

Miami Heat @ Washington Wizards

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

MIA -8.5 (-360), WAS +8.5 (+285)
Game Total: 220.5

Key Storylines

No Andrew Wiggins or Duncan Robinson: Alec Burks and Pelle Larsson might remain in the starting lineup. Kevin Love is out for personal reasons but that is not important.

No Kyshawn George, Khris Middleton: Anthony Gill is also out but that shouldn’t matter much. The absences should in theory continue helping Justin Champagnie and perhaps AJ Johnson. Tristan Vukcevic’s role is all over the place.

Stream of the Game

Kel’el Ware – big-man stats plus triples

Alternatives: 

Davion Mitchell – asts, stls
Tristan Vukcevic – pts, rebs, 3s, d-stats (boom/bust stream)
Justin Champagnie – rebs, d-stats, maybe pts
Bub Carrington – pts, rebs, asts, maybe more
A.J. Johnson – boom/bust pts, assists, maybe 3s
Alec Burks – boom/bust 3s, pts
–deep league line–
Colby Jones – general
Pelle Larsson – general
Jaylen Martin – I think general… IF he is active/called up from the G League
Haywood Highsmith – 3-and-D, rebs (can approach 12T value on a good day)

Los Angeles Clippers @ Orlando Magic

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

LAC -3 (-155), ORL +3 (+130)
Game Total: 211.5

Key Storylines

Should be a fairly full crew: Kawhi Leonard should be back from rest on Sunday. We might see Ben Simmons sitting the second leg of the back-to-back though. Amir Coffey was injured on Sunday so he might not play either. Look out for their injury report.

Cole Anthony QUESTIONABLE!: Anthony was doubtful for recent games before being ruled out so the questionable listing is a positive upgrade.

Stream of the Game

Wendell Carter Jr. – pts, rebs, maybe more – boosted with Mon-Tues B2B

Alternatives: 

Cole Anthony – questionable – pts, 3s, asts (obviously an “if he plays” suggestion)
Anthony Black – general – bump down to deep leagues if Cole Anthony plays
Kris Dunn – asts, stls
–deep league line–
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – 3-and-D
Derrick Jones – 3-and-D
Goga Bitadze – big-man stats
Cory Joseph – asts, stls, maybe 3s – may or may not play if Cole is 100%
Nicolas Batum – general
Caleb Houstan – boom/bust 3s

Utah Jazz @ Charlotte Hornets

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

UTA -1 (-115), CHA +1 (-105)
Game Total: 220

Key Storylines

No Markkanen, No Kessler: Collin Sexton is also questionable.
Markkanen has had about four designation changes since his first absence… so…

Look out for B2B report: Mark Williams should be back on Monday but he has sat both legs of a back-to-back on one or two occasions so… Seth Curry and Josh Green were also out on Sunday.

Stream of the Game

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