Injury Report

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Note: The Jazz and Warriors are on the Saturday-Sunday back-to-back, so look out for their injury reports.

Jordan Clarkson left early on Saturday due to a flareup of his left plantar fasciitis, so I doubt he plays on Sunday.

Stephen Curry was out for bilateral knee injury management on Saturday, so he should return on Sunday.

Jonathan Kuminga also exited Saturday’s game with a right ankle sprain and Steve Kerr said it is significant, expecting him to miss time beyond the game on Sunday.

Boston Celtics @ Oklahoma City Thunder

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

BOS +2.5 (+110), OKC -2.5 (-130)
Game Total: 222.5

Key Storylines

Humming Along: The Celtics are pretty much fine this season. An interesting video I watched yesterday was examining how much we over-respected defending champs the following season in the past few years and it was basically asking if we’re doing the same with Boston. They have been great, but less dominant, perhaps because they can cruise to a top seed and are conserving themselves for April. Or is it because teams like the Thunder and Cavs have been at such a high level in the regular season so far? This could be a Finals preview as well, so let’s see if the Celtics make a statement. 

The Man Who Saved Basketball: This is an Aaron Wiggins shoutout after his superb 19-point performance during Friday’s comeback win over the Knicks. The storyline is a bit of a nickname often used to refer to him in case you were wondering, and it is funny, but in some ways he deserves it as one of those do-it-all gritty role player types. I also want to shout out rookie Ajay Mitchell, who has been playing very well. Mitchell is on a two-way contract but has been in the rotation consistently, so expect the Thunder to make a move to get him on a standard deal. They are rumored to be in the Cam Johnson sweepstakes as well. 

Stream of the Game

Cason Wallace for the steals.

Alternatives:

Luguentz Dort
Al Horford
Sam Hauser
Aaron Wiggins
Isaiah Joe
-deep league line-
Jaylin Williams

New Orleans Pelicans @ Washington Wizards

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

NOP -4.5 (-108), WAS +4.5 (+150)
Game Total: 236

Key Storylines

Dejounte Murray questionable: Murray is questionable with right elbow soreness. If he is sidelined, I don’t think Jose Alvarado will be ready for 30 minutes in his second game back from a hamstring strain, so it should be Jordan Hawkins or Brandon Boston Jr. who would get the spot start. However, unlike previous instances, they’d have to contend for usage with Trey Murphy III and CJ McCollum, so they’re still just low-end 12-team streams for me. 

Kuzma’s Struggles: The WIzards seem to be progressing past Kyle Kuzma. In points leagues I would prefer to continue holding as his upside is much more felt in those formats. In 9-cat, there may be an argument to not deal with his current struggles as he had been poor prior to his injury as well. He will not come off the bench forever of course, I expect him to start again eventually. Bilal Coulibaly and Jordan Poole enter this game as questionable, so the “Justin Champagnie moment” may continue.

Stream of the Game

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