Team Analysis
Defenses to avoid: Memphis Grizzlies, vs PHO: The Jazz are the best defense in the NBA, and are in action on Tuesday, but they have to contend with the craziness of Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, are at home against the Suns. The Grizzlies have allowed the fewest fantasy points in the NBA to centers, the fourth-fewest against forwards, and the seventh-fewest against guards this season.
Offense to use: Charlotte Hornets, at LAL: The Lakers have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to guards, the second-most to forwards and the second-most to centers this season. Everyone on Charlotte has a good match-up, including Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum and (if he starts again) Frank Kaminsky.
Teams on Back-to-Backs:
First game: Nuggets, Pistons, Jazz, Wizards
Second game: Warriors
John Wall, WAS vs GS ($10,300): Wall has produced double-doubles in 11 straight games, averaging 22.5 points with 13.2 assists, 3.8 boards, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks in those games. On Tuesday, he faces a Warriors defense that has allowed the 16th-most fantasy points to point guards this season.
Nicolas Batum, CHA at LAL ($7,500): Batum came to life on Sunday, scoring 31 points with eight rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot in an overtime game against the Clippers. He will be playing in the same arena, this time facing an easier defense in a Lakers team allowing the eighth-most fantasy points to shooting guards this season.
Jordan Clarkson, LAL vs CHA ($5,200): Clarkson seems to be the Laker that has benefited most from the trade of former-leading-scorer Lou Williams to the Rockets. Clarkson has taken 33 shots in the two games since Williams left, which is almost three games worth of shots compared to the 12.1 FGA he has averaged on the season before the trade. On Tuesday, Clarkson faces a Hornets squad that has allowed the ninth-most fantasy points to guards this season.
Jimmy Butler, CHI vs DEN ($9,300): The Nuggets are terrible at defending the wing. They have allowed the most fantasy points of any team in the NBA to shooting guards this season, and over the last 10 games they have allowed the most fantasy points to small forwards as well. Jimmy Butler, meanwhile, is fresh off of an 18-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double against the Cavaliers on Saturday.
Frank Kaminsky, CHA at LAL ($6,900): Kaminsky has taken full advantage of his opportunity to start with Cody Zeller and Miles Plumlee injured, averaging 19.2 points with 7.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals in his last six games. Zeller is listed as a game-time decision on Tuesday. His Tuesday opponent, the Lakers, have allowed the most fantasy points to centers over the past 10 games.
Maurice Harkless, POR at DET ($4,700): Harkless has taken advantage of his larger role with Evan Turner sidelined, averaging 13.8 points with 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and 1.3 assists over his last four games. On Tuesday, he faces a Pistons defense that has allowed the 11th-most fantasy points to small forwards over the last 10 games.
Andre Drummond, DET vs POR ($8,200): Drummond has averaged 15.1 points, 14.8 boards and 2.8 combined blocks/steals over his last eight games, all of which were double-doubles. He faces a Trail Blazers defense that's right in the middle of the pack in terms of fantasy points to centers this season.
Marc Gasol, MEM vs PHO ($7,600): Gasol scored 23 points with six assists, five boards, three treys and a block in his last outing on Sunday, and looks to continue his solid offense on Tuesday against a Suns defense that has benched Tyson Chandler and thus may be underperforming their season-status of the 11th-most fantasy points allowed to centers this season.
Alan Williams, PHO at MEM ($4,100): Williams is a bit of a low-risk/high reward prospect on Tuesday, though he does have a very tough matchup against a Grizzlies defense that has allowed the fewest fantasy points to centers this season. The Suns have taken Tyson Chandler out of the rotation of late to look at younger players, and Williams is taking advantage of increased opportunity. He scored 17 points with 15 rebounds and four combined blocks/steals in 34 minutes on Sunday, outproducing both Alen Len and Marquese Chriss.
