Welcome everyone to your Run Pure Sports – NBA DFS Daily Breakdown. Today we will be previewing Monday’s 11-game slate in the NBA. The idea of this article will be to give you a quick glance at the games each day and provide the overnight point spreads, game and team totals along with overnight injury news and potential DFS targets.
HAWKS (113) -6, 220 @ PISTONS (107)
The Atlanta Hawks (34-27) look to get healthy when they welcome in the Detroit Pistons (18-43) to Little Caesars Arena. The Hawks, playing without star guard Trae Young knocked off the Milwaukee Bucks at home last night 111-104. Bogdan Bogdanovic led the way with 32 points. Kevin Huerter added 20. They are 11-3 in the month of April. The Pistons are coming off a loss in Indiana 115-109 and have now lost three games in a row. Jerami Grant led the way with 25 points. Mason Plumlee added 17 points and 21 rebounds. They are 3-7 in their last 10 games.
Injury News
Atlanta – Cam Reddish, OUT, De’ Andre Hunter, OUT, Tony Snell, OUT, Trae Young, Questionable, Kris Dunn, Questionable
Detroit – Dennis Smith Jr., OUT, Rodney McGruder, OUT
DFS Targets
Bogdan Bogdanovic, Clint Capela, Jerami Grant
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LAKERS (111) -10, 212 @ MAGIC (101)
The Los Angeles Lakers (35-25) will look to break a three-game losing streak when they travel to Orlando to take on the Magic (18-42). The Lakers lost to the Dallas Mavericks twice in the last four days 115-100 and 108-93. The big story though was the return of Anthony Davis. He played 16 minutes in the first game and had 4 points on 2-10 shooting in only 16 minutes. In the second game he had 17 points on 5-19 shooting in 28 minutes. He is listed as questionable for tonight. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games. The Magic lost at home to Indiana last night 131-112 and have now lost five games in a row and 11 of their last 12. Dwayne Bacon had 20 points. Wendell Carter Jr. added 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Injury News
LA Lakers – Lebron James, OUT, Jared Dudley, OUT, Marc Gasol, Probable, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Probable, Anthony Davis, Probable, Dennis Schroder, Questionable
Orlando – Otto Porter, Doubtful, Terrence Ross, Questionable, Michael Carter-Williams, Questionable, James Ennis, Questionable
DFS Targets
Dennis Schroder, Kyle Kuzma, Cole Anthony
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76’ERS (116) 11.5, 220.5 vs THUNDER (104.5)
The shorthanded Philadelphia 76’ers (39-21) will try to snap a four-game losing streak when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder (20-40). They lost a pair of games in Milwaukee on Thursday 124-117 and Saturday 132-94. Ben Simmons did not play in either game and Joel Embiid was a late scratch on Saturday with right shoulder soreness. They are the #2 seed in the East behind the Brooklyn Nets with 12 games remaining. The rebuilding Thunder will try to snap a 13-game losing streak as they still have not won a game this month. Their most recent loss was at home to the Washington Wizards 129-109. Darius Bazley and Theo Maledon each had 20 points.
Injury News
Philadelphia – Ben SImmons, OUT, Joel Embiid, Questionable, Furkan Korkmaz, Questionable, Tobias Harris, Questionable, Paul Reed, Questionable
Oklahoma City – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OUT, Mike Muscala, OUT, Luguentz Dort, OUT, Jash Hall, OUT, Gabriel Deck, OUT
DFS Targets
Darius Bazley, Joel Embiid
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SPURS (116) -2, 230 @ WIZARDS (114)
The Washington Wizards (27-33) look to stay red hot when they host the San Antonio Spurs (30-29). The Wizards have won a season-high eight games in a row and 10 of their last 11. They beat Cleveland 119-110 on Sunday behind Bradley Beal’s 33 points and 6 rebounds. Russell Westbrook added 14 points and 11 assists. The Spurs are coming off a 110-108 win in New Orleans over the Pelicans and have now won four of their last five games. DeMar DeRozan led the way with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Derrick White added 22 points.
Injury News
Washington – Rui Hachimura, OUT, Bradley Beal, Questionable
San Antonio – Trey Lyles, OUT, Rudy Gay, Questionable
DFS Targets
Russell Westbrook, Derrick White, DeMar DeRozan
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SUNS (109) 2, 216 @ KNICKS (107)
The New York Knicks (34-27) will look to make it 10 straight wins when they play host to the Phoenix Suns (42-18) at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks are coming off a 120-103 win over the Toronto Raptors. Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds. RJ Barrett added 25 points and 12 rebounds. They have moved into the #4 seed in the East with 11 games remaining. The Suns are coming of rare back-to-back losses on the road to Boston 99-86 and Brooklyn 128-119. They had won 12 of their previous 14 games. In their loss to the Nets, Devin Booker led the way with 36 points. Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Torrey Craig came off the bench to add 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Injury News
Phoenix – Dario Saric, Probable, Jae Crowder, Questionable, Abdel Nader, Questionable, Langston Galloway, Questionable
NY Knicks – Alec Burks, OUT
DFS Targets
Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Chris Paul
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RAPTORS (114) -10, 218 vs CAVALIERS (104)
The Toronto Raptors (25-35) will take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-39) from Tampa, Florida. The Raptors saw their four-game winning streak snapped on Saturday when they lost in New York to the Knicks 120-103. Fred VanVleet led the way with 27 points and 11 assists. OG Anunoby had 27 points and Pascal Siakam added 27 points and 7 rebounds. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Cavaliers lost in Washington on Sunday 119-110 and have now lost seven of their last nine games. Darius Garland had 28 points and 9 assists. Jarrett Allen added 27 points on 10-12 shooting and 12 rebounds. They are 3-7 in their last 10 game.
Injury News
Toronto – Chris Boucher, OUT, Paul Watson, OUT, Rodney Hood, Probable, Jalen Harris, Questionable
Cleveland – Collin Sexton, Questionable
DFS Targets
Fred VanVleet, OG Anunoby, Darius Garland
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CLIPPERS (116.5) -3.5, 229.5 @ PELICANS (113)
The Los Angeles Clippers (43-19) will take their four-game winning streak into New Orleans to take on the Pelicans (26-34). The Clippers are coming off a 109-104 win in Houston and have now won dour games in a row and 11 of their last 12. Kawhi Leonard sat out again with a sore right foot. Paul George had a game-high 33 points and 14 rebounds. The Pelicans are heading in the opposite direction as they have dropped five of their last six games after losing at home to San Antonio 110-108. Zion Williamson led the way with 33 points and 14 rebounds. Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball each added 24.
Injury News
LA Clippers – Kawhi Leonard, OUT, Serge Ibaka, OUT, Patrick Beverley, OUT, Luke Kennard, OUT, Rajon Rondo, Questionable
New Orleans – Nickeil Alexander-Walker, OUT, Steven Adams, Questionable, James Johnson, Questionable
DFS Targets
Paul George, Terance Mann, Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball
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HEAT (105.5) -4.5, 206.5 vs BULLS (101)
The Miami Heat (32-29) will try to knock off the Chicago Bulls (25-35) for the second time in three days when they welcome them into American Airlines Arena. The Heat beat the Bulls on Saturday 106-101 behind 23 points from Duncan Robinson. Kendrick Nunn had 22 points. Leading scorer Jimmy Butler had 20 points and 8 assists and Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 10 assists. The Heat are 6-4 in their last 10 games. The Bulls were led by Coby White with 31 points. Nikola Vucevic added 26 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. They continue to play without leading scorer Zach LaVine who is out due to health and safety protocols.
Injury News
Miami – Victor Oladipo, OUT, Andre Iguodola, OUT, Gabe Vincent, Probable, Tyler Herro Questionable, Kendrick Nunn, Questionable
Chicago – Zach LaVine, OUT, Troy Brown, OUT
DFS Targets
Nikola Vucevic, Coby White, Bam Adebayo, Duncan Robinson
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JAZZ (120) 10, 230 @ TIMBERWOLVES (110)
The Utah Jazz (44-16) are looking for payback when they play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves (17-44). The Jazz lost in Minnesota on Saturday 101-96. Bojan Bogdanovic led the way with 30 points on 11-20 shooting, including 7-13 from 3-point range. Mike Conley added 18 points and 7 assists. Leading scorer Donovan Mitchell continues to sit out with a sprained right ankle. They are 6-4 in their last 10 games. In their win over the Jazz, the Timberwolves were led by Karl Anthony-Towns with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Anthony Edwards had 23 points and 9 rebounds and D’Angelo Russell added 23 points off the bench. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Injury News
Utah – Donovan Mitchell, OUT, Udoka Azubuike, OUT
DFS Targets
Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic, Karl Anthony-Towns
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NUGGETS (116.5) -4.5, 228.5 vs GRIZZLIES (112)
The Denver Nuggets (39-21) continue their homestand when they welcome in the Memphis Grizzlies (31-28). The Nuggets opened up their four-game homestand with a 129-116 win over Houston on Saturday. Michael Porter Jr. exploded for 39 points including 8-12 from 3-point range. Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. PJ Dozier got the start and added 23 points and 7 rebounds. They are 10-3 in April. The Grizzlies are coming in off back-to-back wins in Portland over the weekend 130-128 and 120-113. Ja Morant had 61 points, 13 rebounds and 16 assists in the two wins.
Injury News
Denver – Jamal Murray, OUT, Will Barton, OUT
Memphis – Jaren Jackson Jr., Probable
DFS Targets
Nikola Jokic, Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr.
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MAVERICKS (116.5) -5.5, 227.5 @ KINGS (111)
The Dallas Mavericks (33-26) will begin a three-game road trip when they travel to Sacramento to take on the Kings (24-36). The Mavericks have won three games in a row and are coming off back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Lakers 115-110 and 108-93. Norman Powell led the way in the most recent win with 25 points and 9 rebounds. Luka Doncic added 18 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists. The Kings, who are now missing leading scorer De’Aaron Fox for the next 10-14 days due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, lost in Golden State last night 117-113. Buddy Hield had a team-high 25 points. Tyrese Haliburton added 24 points and 8 assists. They have now lost 10 of their last 12 games.
Injury News
Dallas – Luka Doncic, Questionable, Kristaps Porzingis, Questionable, Josh Richardson, Questionable, Maxi Kleber, Questionable
Sacramento – De’Aaron Fox, OUT, Richaun Holmes, Questionable, Robert Woodard, Questionable
DFS Targets
Luka Doncic, Buddy Hield, Harrison Barnes
