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 Saturday-Sunday B2B: Sixers, Spurs

Los Angeles Clippers @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

LA +7.5 (+225), CLE -7.5 (-278)
Game Total: 230

Key Storylines

Kawhi Resting: Kawhi Leonard has been cooking as of late, averaging 25.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.6 apg and 2.1 spg on 56% shooting from the field over his last nine games. The Clippers are playing great basketball and Leonard is looking like his “old self”. However, Leonard will not play on Sunday, as the game vs. the Cavs is the first leg of a back-to-back set for the Clippers. In his absence, expect Norman Powell to see a lot more usage and players like Bogdan Bogdanovic and Derrick Jones Jr. to get a boost as well.

Trending Up Again: It was encouraging to see Donovan Mitchell put up 38 points in the loss vs. the Pistons on Friday, considering his struggles recently. Mitchell continues to be in a shooting slump, only shooting 35% from the field on almost 19 attempts per contest (this includes Friday’s standout performance, in which Mitchell shot 50% from the field) over his last eight games. Fantasy managers will hope that Mitchell can  keep it going vs. the Clippers on Sunday.

Stream of the Game

Derrick Jones Jr. and Nicolas Batum get a boost with Kawhi Leonard unavailable and can be streamed in standard formats.

Alternatives: Max Strus, De’Andre Hunter and Kris Dunn. Dean Wade and Ben Simmons (deeper formats).

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Portland Trail Blazers @ New York Knicks

Game Time:  6:00 pm ET

DraftKings Lines

POR +8 (+260), NY -8 (-325)
Game Total: 220.5

Key Storylines

Off-Night: Donovan Clingan only played 18 minutes in the Blazers’ blowout loss to the Kings. Clingan and the Blazers starting five got outplayed handily in this one, leading to head coach Chauncey Billups turning to his second unit early and often. Clingan should get more run on Sunday if the Blazers are able to stay competitive vs. a good Knicks team.
Note that Scoot Henderson is out with a concussion while Anfernee Simons is questionable to play.

Wright Over Kolek: Veteran Delon Wright got the start at PG on Friday and could get another shot at it on Sunday, with the Knicks still without three PGs. Wright logged 30 minutes and put up an average stat line. Wright can be considered as a streaming option in standard formats on Sunday again, while backup Tyler Kolek is better suited as an assists specialist in deeper formats.

Stream of the Game

Delon Wright can be streamed in for fantasy managers in need of points and assists.

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