Fantasy Basketball Daily Boxscore Review (10/31/09)
Oct 31, 2009 Blog
Happy Halloween! A huge slate of fantasy games on Friday night and some great performances. Was a little surprising to see Memphis beat Toronto and Dallas soundly beat the Lakers. 7 games on the schedule for Saturday night.
Fantasy Studs: Brandon Jennings, Elton Brand, David Lee, Boris Diaw, Gerald Wallace, Raymond Felton, Kevin Durant, Jermaine O’Neal, LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Zach Randolph, Carlos Boozer, Steve Nash.
Fantasy Duds: Luol Deng, Andrew Bogut, Wilson Chandler, Tyson Chandler, Caron Butler, Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Spencer Hawes, Charlie Villanueva, TJ Ford, Al Jefferson, Brook Lopez, Al Thornton, Stephen Jackson, Ron Artest.
MIL 86 @ PHI 99 Poss: 99 MIL ORtg: 86.7 PHI ORtg: 100.0
MIL: 44.1 eFG% OReb% 23.5 DReb% 84.2 TO% 20.2 FTR 12.9
PHI : 50.0 eFG% Oreb% 15.8 DReb% 76.5 TO% 19.2 FTR 41.4
MIL Fantasy Notes: Bogut 31 min/8pt/6reb….Brandon Jennings looked great getting the start at PG going 7-16, 17pt/9reb/9ast/5tov….Redd 39 minutes and the knee must be healed…Charlie Bell with 31 minutes but not much of a line, 6pt/3reb/2ast….MIL was horrible from the free throw line, 11-19 (57.9%).
PHI Fantasy Notes: Elton Brand bounced back with a nice game, 17pt/6reb/3stl/2blk…. Young 13pt/4reb/4ast…. Lou Williams 16pt/4ast/3stl….Dalembert 35 min, 10pt/12reb…. Speights only 13 min but still managed 4pt/7reb….PHI was outrebounded by MIL, but got to the line enough to win this one going 29-34 (85.3%).
NYK 100 @ CHA 102 Poss: 111 NYK ORtg: 90.1 CHA ORtg: 91.9
NYK: 43.4 eFG% OReb% 18.9 DReb% 76.9 TO% 14.3 FTR 15.3
CHA: 39.7 eFG% Oreb% 23.1 DReb% 81.1 TO% 9.9 FTR 13.5
NYK Fantasy Notes: Al Harrington 45min/17pt/6reb….D. Lee 50min/17pt/18reb….Duhon 56min/13pt/8ast…Nate Robinson 36min/17pt/6reb….Danilo Gallinari continues to fire it up from three, 3-7 in this one….Wilson Chandler with a quiet game, 46min/9pt/6reb.
CHA Fantasy Notes: Charlotte broke 100 points, but it took almost 5 quarters to do it….G. Wallace 53min/18pt/15reb….Diaw 52min/17pt/11reb/6ast….Felton 22pt/8reb/9ast…Tyson Chandler only got 18 min, still hurting….DJ Augustin 39min/15pt….CHA 3-18 (16.7%) from three….CHA 29-36 from the line.
WAS 89 @ ATL 100 Poss: 93 WAS ORtg: 95.7 ATL ORtg: 107.5
WAS: 47.5 eFG% OReb% 18.2 DReb% 74.4 TO% 15.1 FTR 17.7
ATL: 44.2 eFG% Oreb% 25.6 DReb% 81.8 TO% 12.9 FTR 39.7
WAS Fantasy Notes: Arenas still looking good 9-22, 23pt/4ast, but he did have 7 tov….Butler only 17 min due to an injured knee. He missed the entire second half, 5pt/4reb….Haywood good game, 19pt/9reb/2blk…. Mike Miller 10reb….Foye 9pt/6ast…Blatche 13pt/6reb.
ATL Fantasy Notes: Won the free throw battle, 31-34 with a 39.7 free throw rate….Josh Smith another nice game, 20pt/8reb/2blk….Joe Johnson 17pt/5reb/6ast….Bibby 6pt/5reb/7ast….Crawford 16pt….Horford 39min/10pt/12reb.
CHI 90 @ BOS 118 Poss: 91 CHI ORtg: 98.9 BOS ORtg: 129.7
CHI: 42.7 eFG% OReb% 33.3 DReb% 78.2 TO% 16.5 FTR 24.4
BOS: 66.2 eFG% Oreb% 21.8 DReb% 66.7 TO% 17.6 FTR 24.4
One night Boston beats you with defense, the nest night the drop a 129.7 offensive bomb on you. Boston is looking like the best East team early and the only thing stopping a LAL/BOS Finals is health.
CHI Fantasy Notes: Deng with a terrible game 4pt/5reb….Rose horrible 10pt/2ast….Salmons worse 8pt/2reb….Noah was the best fantasy player, 16pt/10reb/2blk…Ty Thomas 10pt/8reb….CHI was able to outrebound BOS.
BOS Fantasy Notes: Pierce 22pt/8reb/4ast….Garnett 7-13, 16pt/4reb in only 25 min….Allen 2-3 from three, 20 pt….Rondo 16 assists, 2pts….Eddie House good game off the bench, 22pt on 9-13 shooting….BOS shot 66.2 eFG%.
SAC 92 @ NOH 97 Poss: 90 SAC ORtg: 102.2 NOH ORtg: 107.8
SAC: 41.1 eFG% OReb% 38.9 DReb% 75.6 TO% 11.1 FTR 13.5
NOH: 48.6 eFG% Oreb% 24.4 DReb% 61.1 TO% 12.2 FTR 35.6
NOH managed to get to the line enough to win this one. 35.6 free throw rate is pretty good. They did get outrebounded though, especiallyon the offensive end, 21-10.
SAC Fantasy Notes: Mason still not the answer, 4pt/6reb….Kevin Martin 20pt/7reb, but 2-10 from three….Tyreke Evans not great on defense but okay on offense, 22pt/3reb/2ast….Nocioni 16pt, 3-6 from three….Jason Thompson 9pt/12reb/6ast….Hawes only got 14 min, 2pt/4reb.
NOH Fantasy Notes: Paul 31pt, only 4 ast, 14-15 from FT line….D. West 13pt/8reb….Julian Wright solid game 11pt/7reb….Okafor 11pt/13reb.
OKC 91 @ DET 83 Poss: 90 OKC ORtg: 101.1 DET ORtg: 92.2
OKC: 44.7 eFG% OReb% 20.9 DReb% 80.0 TO% 12.2 FTR 30.3
DET: 40.7 eFG% Oreb% 20.0 DReb% 79.1 TO% 16.7 FTR 37.1
OKC Fantasy Notes: Green 16pt/4reb/2ast/2stl…. Durant 25pt/12reb… Krstic 14pt/5reb, solid in the second half….Westbrook 10pt/10ast….James Harden 8ast.
DET Fantasy Notes: Prince 44min/11pt/7reb….Villanueva not looking good early, 8pt/5 reb, 3-12 shooting…. Rip Hamilton missed the game with an injury…..Ben Gordon 25pt/7reb/4ast….Stuckey 21pt/5reb.
MIA 96 @ IND 83 Poss: 91 MIA ORtg: 105.5 IND ORtg: 91.2
MIA: 44.2 eFG% OReb% 32.5 DReb% 72.7 TO% 16.5 FTR 50.7
IND: 39.2 eFG% Oreb% 27.3 DReb% 67.5 TO% 15.4 FTR 26.6
MIA Fantasy Notes: Game decided at the FT Line, MIA 35-46 while IND only 21-26. Tough to win when you give the other team a FTR of 50.7….Wade 32pt/4ast….J. O’Neal with another great game, 22pt/12reb….Beasley 12pt/9reb….Chalmers 8pt/6ast….Haslem doing just fine off the bench 29min/10pt/10reb.
IND Fantasy Notes: Good job by MIA keeping Granger under control, 22pt on 6-20 shooting…Hibbert 6pt/8reb….Murphy 12pt/13reb….TJ Ford another horrible game 7pt/0ast. He only got 20 min, might lose the job to Earl Watson who got 26min/2pt/3ast….Rush another disappointing game 2pt/1reb….Solomon Jones 32 min in this one.
CLE 104 @ MIN 87 Poss: 94 CLE ORtg: 110.6 MIN ORtg: 92.6
CLE: eFG% 53.6 OReb% 23.8 DReb% 68.7 TO% 11.7 FTR 16.7
MIN: eFG% 43.6 Oreb% 31.3 DReb% 76.2 TO% 18.1 FTR 14.0
CLE Fantasy Notes: James 24pt/9reb/6ast….Mo Williams nice game 20pt/6ast….Shaq 6pt/7reb….Ilgauskas 15pt/5reb….Varejao 13pt/11reb/3stl.
MIN Fantasy Notes: Gomes disappointing game 4pt/6reb….Flynn 17pt only 3 ast….Al Jefferson 11pt/4reb in 25min….The rest of this team is a fantasy wasteland.
ORL 95 @ NJN 85 Poss: 90 ORL ORtg:105.6 NJN ORtg: 94.4
ORL: eFG% 53.3 OReb% 22.0 DReb% 84.8 TO% 15.6 FTR 20.0
NJN: eFG% 41.4 Oreb% 15.2 DReb% 78.0 TO% 6.7 FTR 22.2
ORL Fantasy Notes: Howard 20pt/22reb/4blk….Ryan Anderson 16pt….Vince Carter 16 points in his return to NJ but twisted an ankle, so check his next game status….Nelson 9pt/5ast…Bass 13pt/3reb….Redick got 29 minutes and Jason Williams 27 minutes.
NJN Fantasy Notes: Courtney Lee bounced back after a poor first game, 18pt but on 6-17 shooting…Douglas-Roberts 36 minutes only 6pt/6reb….Brook Lopez some trouble with D. Howard, only 11pt/5reb….Harris 16pt/5reb/7ast.
TOR 107 @ MEM 115 Poss: 97 TOR ORtg: 110.3 MEM ORtg: 118.6
TOR: eFG% 48.3 OReb% 35.7 DReb% 53.8 TO% 14.4 FTR 25.0
MEM: eFG% 53.0 Oreb% 46.2 DReb% 64.3 TO% 17.5 FTR 34.1
TOR Fantasy Notes: Turkoglu quiet 14pt/2reb/2ast….Bosh 37pt/12reb….Bargnani 12pt/6reb….Calderon 15pt only 3ast….DeRozan 6pt/5reb….Very poor rebounding again by the Raptors.
MEM Fantasy Notes: Zach Randolph with a huge game, 30pt/7reb….Gay 17pt/9reb….M. Gasol 19pt/7reb….Mayo 18pt/6reb on 7-17…DeMarre Carroll got 32 minutes.
LAC 98 @ UTA 111 Poss: 96 LAC ORtg: 102.1 UTA ORtg: 115.6
LAC: eFG% 50.0 OReb% 7.7 DReb% 72.7 TO% 9.8 FTR 32.4
UTA: eFG% 51.1 Oreb% 27.3 DReb% 92.3 TO% 10.4 FTR 21.1
LAC Fantasy Notes: Poor rebounding by LAC probably cost them the game….Camby 6pt/12reb, nobody else on the team had more than 4 reb….Thornton 2-10, 12pts….Kaman 21pt/4reb….Baron Davis 21pt/4ast… E. Gordon 22pt/4reb/3ast….Rasual Butler only 17min/7pt.
UTA Fantasy Notes: Boozer 20pt/12reb….D. Williams 21pt/9ast….R. Brewer 17pt/5reb….Millsap 25min/23pt….Okur DNP ankle injury.
GSW 101 @ PHO 123 Poss: 110 GSW ORtg: 91.8 PHO ORtg: 111.8
GSW: eFG% 45.9 OReb% 19.1 DReb% 76.3 TO% 20.0 FTR 27.1
PHO: eFG% 60.7 Oreb% 23.7 DReb% 80.9 TO% 20.9 FTR 25.0
GSW Fantasy Notes: Ellis 19pt/5reb….Jackson 13pt/2ast and it just seems like he doesn’t care….Curry 12pt/4ast….Randolph got the start 12pt/7reb in 25 min….Biedrins 8pt/10reb….Azubuike 7-14, 17pt….Ronny Turiaf had a knee sprain.
PHO Fantasy Notes: Nash awesome in this one 18pt/20ast….Barbosa 24pt….Richardson will return next game…G. Hill18pt/6reb….Frye had a good game 22pt/8reb….Stoudemire 20pt only 5reb….Both teams turned it over on 20% of their possessions….Highest paced game of the night.
DAL 94 @ LAL 80 Poss: 93 DAL ORtg: 101.7 LAL ORtg: 86.0
DAL: eFG% 44.8 OReb% 32.5 DReb% 71.7 TO% 18.3 FTR 32.5
LAL: eFG% 43.8 Oreb% 28.3 DReb% 67.5 TO% 20.4 FTR 11.1
DAL Fantasy Notes: Nowitzki 21pt/10reb on 5-14….Marion 18pt/6reb….Dampier 8pt/10reb….Kidd 2pt but 11ast….Terry 16pt on 5-12.
LAL Fantasy Notes: Artest weak game 3pt/3reb….Kobe 20pt/6reb….Odom 10pt/6reb….Bynum 14pt/10reb….Lakers only blocked 1 shot in this game….Dallas FTR 32.5, LAL 11.1.