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G. Temple - SF

CHI

Garrett Temple (ankle soreness) was a full go in Thursday's practice.

Temple had been limited the day prior due to soreness in his ankle, but he was a full go for Thursday's session. So he should be available to play in Friday's game against the Hornets. Depending upon the status of Patrick Williams (hip stiffness), Temple could be in line to make another start.

Added Jan 21 1:52 pm (EST)

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D. Lillard - PG

POR

Damian Lillard hit 13-of-26 shots, eight 3-pointers and 10-of-10 free throws for 44 points, one rebound, seven assists and a block in 38 minutes of Thursday's 123-119 win over the Kings.

The 44 points ties his season high and Lillard has now racked up four 40-point games and 16 30-point games in what could end up being an MVP season if the Blazers can keep winning games. He's going to have a tough time beating out guys like Joel Embiid, LeBron James, Nikola Jokic and Steph Curry for the MVP Award, but nobody hits as many clutch shots as Dame does and the Blazers, who are without C.J. McCollum and Jusuf Nurkic, are a very respectable 21-14 on the season. Lillard and the Blazers will get back to regular-season work against the Suns next Thursday.

Added 1:15 am (EST)

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E. Kanter - C

POR

Enes Kanter hit 11-of-15 shots on his way to 22 points, 21 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 34 minutes of Thursday's win over the Kings.

Kanter has been one of this season's true fantasy heroes thanks to another injury to Jusuf Nurkic and he's absolutely crushing in his three March games. He's hit 20 of his 27 shots (74 percent) and has double-doubled in all three games, averaging 14.7 points, 15.3 rebounds and a block, and has double-doubled in his last five games. He's also hit double digits in rebounds in 24 games thus far. He's not going to do much outside of points, boards and field goal percentage, but he's been very good at all three of them this season.

Added 1:07 am (EST)

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W. Barton - SF

DEN

Will Barton hit an efficient 7-of-9 from the field for 16 points, six rebounds, one assist, one block and two triples in 30 minutes.

The Nuggets may have some reinforcements coming back after the break, but it's Barton who has the momentum at the wing position, averaging 14.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.5 blocks and 1.5 triples over his last four games. His minutes have been way up lately after missing a few games in February, so the time off should do him some good.

Added 1:00 am (EST)

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N. Bjelica - PF

SAC

Nemanja Bjelica played 27 minutes and hit 5-of-12 shots and two 3-pointers for 12 points, nine rebounds and a steal in Thursday's loss to the Blazers.

Maybe the Kings are showcasing him for a potential trade or maybe he just had a good night. Bjelica fell out of the rotation earlier this season and while he's become somewhat relevant again, he's still not someone who should be on your fantasy roster. The Sixers, Heat, Warriors, Bucks and Celtics have reportedly shown interest in Bjelica and if he lands in the right spot, he could make some late-season fantasy noise as a 3-point shooter and shot-blocker.

Added 12:57 am (EST)

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B. Hield - SG

SAC

Buddy Hield played through his sprained ankle on Thursday and hit 8-of-17 shots and five 3-pointers for 21 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 123-119 loss to the Blazers.

Hield deserves some props for powering through the last two games with a sprained ankle when many other players would have opted to watch in street clothes. And he's been on a hot one lately, scoring 21, 29 and 30 points over his last three games while knocking down 20 3-pointers in them. Prior to that, he was posting pedestrian lines for the most part, but it appears a switch has been flipped recently. Hopefully, he'll keep it going when their season resumes next Thursday against the Rockets.

Added 12:49 am (EST)

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D. Fox - PG

SAC

De'Aaron Fox hit 12-of-26 shots, two 3-pointers and 6-of-10 free throws for 32 points, eight rebounds, 12 assists and a block in 39 minutes of Thursday's 123-119 loss to the Blazers.

Neither the points or assists were season highs for Fox and he's managed to score in double figures in every game since Jan. 3 this season. His free throw shooting is a concern though, as he's shooting just 67.6 percent on the season and has hit just 11-of-20 over his last three games. If you discount the poor free throw shooting, Fox is averaging career highs nearly across the board, although the free throw shooting has declined for three straight years.

Added 12:38 am (EST)

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M. Porter - SF

DEN

Michael Porter Jr. had a terrific showing vs. the Pacers in a 113-103 win on Thursday, scoring 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting with 11 rebounds, two steals, one block and five triples in 38 minutes.

MPJ has been hit or miss lately, but the workload has been steady and we expect the production to catch up soon like we saw this evening -- he has played at least 35 minutes in four of his last six games. He's sitting on 4th-round value in 9-cat heading into the All-Star break, but we believe the best is yet to come as long as he can stay on coach Malone's good side.

Added 12:37 am (EST)

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D. McDermott - PF

IND

Doug McDermott scored 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting vs. the Nuggets on Thursday, adding four rebounds, one assist, three steals and four triples in 30 minutes.

This was a nice gift to anyone lucky enough to stream him, but it's wishful thinking to expect this type of production when the Pacers get Caris LeVert back after the break. McDermott is barely inside the top-200 for 9-cat as mostly a 3-category player for points, triples and rebounds.

Added 12:34 am (EST)

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M. Turner - C

IND

Myles Turner's 22 points weren't enough in a 113-103 loss to Denver on Thursday.

This was his 7th game of the season with at least 20 points. Turner shot 9-of-14 from the field but only hit 1-of-5 free throws, adding 12 rebounds, one steal, three blocks and three triples in 38 minutes. Domantas Sabonis will represent the Pacers during the All-Star break, but it's Turner who leads the team in 9-category value, posting top-15 numbers of 13.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.0 steals, 3.4 blocks and 1.5 triples.

Added 12:30 am (EST)

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N. Melli - PF

NOP

Nicolo Melli played 23 minutes in Thursday's loss to the Heat, putting up zero points (0-of-5 FGs), seven rebounds and four assists.

Melli, who picked up a DNP-CD in Wednesday's loss to the Bulls, was back in the rotation Thursday night. He failed to score, with four of his five misses coming from beyond the arc, but the second-year forward was one of three Pelicans to record at least seven rebounds (Josh Hart and Jaxson Hayes had eight). Melli is playing just over 10 minutes per game on the season, which isn't enough to give him any kind of value as far as fantasy basketball is concerned. He should be left on the waiver wire.

Added 12:29 am (EST)

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J. Lamb - SG

IND

Jeremy Lamb (ankle) played just 16 minutes vs. Denver on Thursday, shooting 1-of-9 from the field for four points with three assists, one rebound and zero turnovers.

Lamb did play well on Wednesday, but only saw 19 minutes so the Pacers clearly dialed him back for this back-to-back set. Lamb has struggled recently and the return of Caris LeVert after the All-Star break is going to make the rotation tighter, but he'll still have a shot at late-round numbers if he can keep his minutes above 20.

Added 12:27 am (EST)

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D. Sabonis - PF

IND

Domantas Sabonis (ankle) triple-doubled in a 113-103 loss to Denver on Thursday, scoring 10 points on 5-of-15 shots with 10 rebounds, 10 assists, four steals and three turnovers.

There were several All-Stars getting some extra rest on Wednesday and Thursday, but Sabonis had other plans, playing 38 minutes in both games of this back-to-back set on a bum ankle and delivering for fantasy managers in the process. This was his fourth triple-double of the season and he heads into the All-Star break on pace for 5th-round value in 9-cat and 3rd-round value if you ignore turnovers.

Added 12:23 am (EST)

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D. Lillard - PG

POR

Damian Lillard hit 13-of-26 shots, eight 3-pointers and 10-of-10 free throws for 44 points, one rebound, seven assists and a block in 38 minutes of Thursday's 123-119 win over the Kings.

Added 1:15 am (EST)

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E. Kanter - C

POR

Enes Kanter hit 11-of-15 shots on his way to 22 points, 21 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 34 minutes of Thursday's win over the Kings.

Added 1:07 am (EST)

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W. Barton - SF

DEN

Will Barton hit an efficient 7-of-9 from the field for 16 points, six rebounds, one assist, one block and two triples in 30 minutes.

Added 1:00 am (EST)

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N. Bjelica - PF

SAC

Nemanja Bjelica played 27 minutes and hit 5-of-12 shots and two 3-pointers for 12 points, nine rebounds and a steal in Thursday's loss to the Blazers.

Added 12:57 am (EST)

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B. Hield - SG

SAC

Buddy Hield played through his sprained ankle on Thursday and hit 8-of-17 shots and five 3-pointers for 21 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 123-119 loss to the Blazers.

Added 12:49 am (EST)

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D. Fox - PG

SAC

De'Aaron Fox hit 12-of-26 shots, two 3-pointers and 6-of-10 free throws for 32 points, eight rebounds, 12 assists and a block in 39 minutes of Thursday's 123-119 loss to the Blazers.

Added 12:38 am (EST)

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M. Porter - SF

DEN

Michael Porter Jr. had a terrific showing vs. the Pacers in a 113-103 win on Thursday, scoring 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting with 11 rebounds, two steals, one block and five triples in 38 minutes.

Added 12:37 am (EST)

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D. McDermott - PF

IND

Doug McDermott scored 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting vs. the Nuggets on Thursday, adding four rebounds, one assist, three steals and four triples in 30 minutes.

Added 12:34 am (EST)

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