Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: The Raptors do the double over the Warriors; top fantasy picks for December 13th

Welcome to the Day 4 of the Week 10 in the 2018-19 NBA season and we have some interesting players lined up for you. There were 11 games from last night that we need to talk about and there are going to be only four matches to look out for tomorrow. Let us look at some of the best performances from yesterday and talk about them.

Brooklyn Nets 127-124 Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics 130-125 Washington Wizards
Milwaukee Bucks 97-113 Indiana Pacers
New York Knicks 106-113 Cleveland Cavaliers
Detroit Pistons 107-108 Charlotte Hornets
Oklahoma City Thunder 114-118 New Orleans Pelicans
Portland Trail Blazers 83-92 Memphis Grizzlies
Atlanta Hawks 107-114 Dallas Mavericks
Miami Heat 84-111 Utah Jazz
Minnesota Timberwolves 130-141 Sacramento Kings
Toronto Raptors 113-93 Golden State Warriors

Highlights:

1. Spencer Dinwiddie (Brooklyn Nets): 39 points, 11-18 FG, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 4 TOs.

2. Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics): 38 points, 12-28 FG, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 4 TOs.

3. Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans): 44 points, 16-32 FG, 18 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 blocks and 3 TOs.

4. Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors): 23 points, 9-18 FG, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 2 TOs.

Lowlights:

1. Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers): 14 points, 4-18 FG, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 TOs.

2. JJ Redick (Philadelphia 76ers): 11 points, 5-15 FG, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.

3. Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks): 10 points, 4-18 FG, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 TOs.

4. Steph Curry (Golden State Warriors): 10 points, 3-12 FG, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 TOs.

Wednesday's takeaways:

The Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers faced off against each other, with the Nets coming out on top, 127-124. Boston Celtics took on the Washington Wizards and managed to win in an overtime thriller, 130-125. Milwaukee Bucks went up against the Indiana Pacers and ended up losing 97-110.
New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers went up against each other and the Cavaliers managed a win, 113-106. Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets had a matchup where the Pistons blew their lead and ended up losing 108-107. Dallas Mavericks won their matchup against the Atlanta Hawks 114-107 .
The Oklahoma City Thunder faced off against the New Orleans Pelicans in a tough matchup, with the Pelicans coming out on top, 118-114 . The Portland Trail Blazers lost to a spirited Memphis Grizzlies, 92-83 and the Miami Heat lost 111-84 against the Utah Jazz.
Sacramento Kings beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 141-130. The best game was saved for the end as the Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors easily, 113-93.

Tomorrow's matches:

Los Angeles Lakers @ Houston Rockets
Los Angeles Clippers @ San Antonio Spurs
Chicago Bulls @ Orlando Magic
Dallas Mavericks @ Phoenix Suns

PG 1 - Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)

Luka seems like the early favourite for ROY — Luka seems like the early

The Dallas Mavericks have had a really good start to their 2018-19 NBA season, and are currently 7th in the Western Conference. They have a 15-11 record and are currently 8-2 in the last 10 games. In the last game, they played the Atlanta Hawks, winning 114-107. They had a really bad season last year and had ended up with their new player, who seems like a franchise-altering talent, Luka Doncic.

Luka has been having some really consistent games and has been a runaway winner for most people in the rookie of the year category. Most people knew he would have an edge over other rookies, coming from the European League rather than the college tournaments, but nobody expected him to be this good.

He is averaging almost 18 points per game and 7 rebounds as well. He is even getting four assists a game and has been able to defend different positions due to his enormous size. He is also averaging a steal per game as well. In the last match against the Hawks, he got himself a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. He even managed 6 assists, a steal and a block too.

Alternative pick: DeAndre Melton (Phoenix Suns)

PG 2 - Chris Paul (Houston Rockets)

Houston Rockets have struggled this season

The Houston Rockets have struggled to start the season, not able to match the heights of their first season with the trio of Chris Paul, James Harden and Clint Capela. This season, they are currently 14th in the league, with a 12-14 record, having lost the last 7 of their 10 games. Chris Paul has had a bad start to the season, but of late, he seems to have picked up the pace a little and hopefully it will turn the Rockets' season around.

In his last game, a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Paul did not have a good shooting game, but he managed to get himself a triple-double and getting the Rockets a win, 111-104. He had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. The Houston Rockets go up against the Los Angeles Lakers tomorrow and would really like Chris Paul to show up and play like the All-Star he is and start contributing in a bigger way to the team.

Alternative pick: Lonzo Ball (Los Angeles Lakers)

SG 1 - James Harden (Houston Rockets)

The Houston Rockets, as we read in one of the previous slides, is not having a good time this season. They are currently 14th in the Western Conference, with a 12-14 record. They have not been performing up to expectations and are really below the mark. One man who has been trying his hardest to make them one of the top teams in the league and compete has been James Harden.

He is leading the NBA in scoring, averaging 30 points per game. He is also dishing out 8 assists per game and also 5 rebounds per game too. In the last game against the Trail Blazers, Harden scored 29 points, along with 4 assists and a rebound as well.

He played only 32 minutes else he would have enjoyed a bigger night. The next game is against the Los Angeles Lakers, where he should be looking to have a big game if they stand any chance of beating them.

Alternative pick: N/A

SG 2 - DeMar DeRozan (San Antonio Spurs)

San Antonio Spurs have become better in recent days

The San Antonio Spurs have had a very recent uptick in form, having won their last three games in a row and are now placed 11th in the Western Conference with a 14-14 record. They've improved to a 5-5 in the last 10 matches and are looking to continue their good run against the Los Angeles Clippers. One player who has been really consistent for them this season has been DeMar DeRozan.

DeRozan has been playing at an elite level for the Spurs in his first season here, averaging 24 points and more than 5 rebounds per game as well. He has become a playmaker for the Spurs, grabbing 6 assists per game as well. In the last match against the Phoenix Suns, he had an off night, scoring only 5 points and grabbing 2 rebounds but managed to make 9 assists. He will be itching to bounce back in the next game against the Clippers.

Alternative pick: Eric Gordon ( Houston Rockets)

SF 1 - LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)

Los Angeles Lakers are playing really well

The Los Angeles Lakers are getting into their stride now, currently 5th in the league and only 1 game behind the Western Conference leaders, the Denver Nuggets. A 17-10 record and they have 6 of their last 7 games, the Lakers seem to be on a roll. Their young core is finally learning to play around their centerpiece, LeBron James, who seems to have turned it around really early this season.

LeBron this season has been a force to reckon with this season, averaging 28 points per game and more than 7 rebounds and assists as well. In his last game against the Miami Heat, LeBron had 28 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds also. He even had one steal to go with this. The Lakers go up against the Houston Rockets tomorrow and will look to LeBron for inspiration.

Alternative pick: N/A

SF 2 - Rudy Gay (San Antonio Spurs)

Rudy Gay has been playing really well of late

As we read in one of the earlier slides, The San Antonio Spurs are having a recent surge in form. They're currently 11th in the Western Conference and have a 14-14 record. They've gone for a three-game win streak, having won 5 of their last 10 matches as well and a part of the credit goes to their forward, Rudy Gay, who has been in a really nice bit of form.

In the past 4 games, Rudy has averaged a huge 19 points, along with 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game as well. He is also playing like an elite defender, averaging at least 2 steals and 1 block per game as well. His next game is against the Los Angeles Clippers and he can continue this great form further.

Alternative pick: Danilo Gallinari (Los Angeles Clippers)

PF 1 - Tobias Harris (Los Angeles Clippers)

Los Angeles Clippers are being prodded along by Harris

The Los Angeles Clippers face the San Antonio Spurs tomorrow in somewhat alright form, having won just 2 out of their 5 games. They are currently 4th in the Western Conference with a 17-10 record, only 1 game behind the league leaders in Denver Nuggets. A huge part of their amazing season has been the performances by their star player, Tobias Harris.

Harris in his last game against the Toronto Raptors did not play that well, scoring just 10 points and 3 rebounds along with 1 assist. But in the games before that, Tobias has hit the 20 point mark in 3 out of 4 games. He certainly has the potential to drive this team forward and grind out the games for them. His next chance comes against the San Antonio Spurs where he will look to have a great performance.

Alternative pick: Kyle Kuzma (Los Angeles Lakers)

PF 2 - Lauri Markannen (Chicago Bulls)

Chicago Bulls have been horrible this season

The Chicago Bulls have endured a lot of problems this season and are currently lying at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with a 6-22 record. They've gone 1-9 in their last 10 games. They had to deal with a lot of injuries to their first team stars.

They lost Lauri Markannen, Kris Dunn, Bobby Portis, Denzel Valentine apart from a few others. They sacked their head coach and replaced him with an interim HC. One player who on his return seems to be shining is Lauri Markannen.

Lauri has been stellar on his return, averaging 15 points per game along with 6 rebounds and an assist too. He also gets a combined 2 steals + blocks per game. In the last game against the Sacramento Kings, he scored 13 points and had 6 rebounds as well. He would've gotten more points if his shot had landed more but he's still rusty and the fact that he is getting around 15 shots per game makes him a great candidate to explode at any point of the season.

Alternative pick: Aaron Gordon (Orlando Magic)

C 1 - Nikola Vucevic (Orlando Magic)

Orlando Magic have been in rut — Orlando Magic have been in

The Orlando Magic had a great start to their 2018-19 NBA season, but off late have been on a really bad streak, falling to a 12-15 record and are in the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

They're on a 3-7 run in their last 10 games and have to pick it up against the Chicago Bulls in the game tomorrow. In their last game, they scored only 76 points, losing to the Dallas Mavericks. But their rise to the playoff spots has been due to their center, Nikola Vucevic's career year.

Vucevic has been having a solid start to his season, averaging almost 21 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists per game, which are All-Star numbers for a big man. He also attempts a lot of 3s, generating a lot of floor spacing for his teammates. In the last match against the Mavericks, his shot did not seem to land and he scored only 8 points along with 15 rebounds. But he has managed 3 double-doubles in the last 4 games and has been the driving force of this Magic team.

Alternative pick: Clint Capela (Houston Rockets)

C 2 - LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs)

San Antonio Spurs have been playing really well recently

The San Antonio Spurs, as we read in one of the slides have had a really nice upturn in their form. They are currently 11th in the Eastern Conf, with a 14-14 record and have won 5 in their last 10 matches. Apart from the recent good form of DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay, their center LaMarcus Aldridge has also been in top form.

In the last game against the Phoenix Suns, Aldridge had scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in just 24 minutes on the court. He also managed to get a steal and a block as well. This season, his usage has gone a little down but he is still performing really well and should look to keep it going against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Alternative pick: DeAndre Jordan (Dallas Mavericks)