Welcome everyone to your Run Pure Sports – NBA DFS Daily Breakdown. Today we will be previewing Wednesday’s 10-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.
CAVALIERS (107) -3, 211 vs MAGIC (104)
The Cleveland Cavaliers (21-40) return home to start a five-game homestand when they play host to the Orlando Magic (18-43). The Cavaliers are coming off an 0-3 road trip the last coming in a loss to the Toronto Raptors 112-96. Isaac Okoro led the way with 20 points and 6 rebounds. Darius Garland added 13 points and 10 assists. They have now lost eight of their last 10 games. The Magic lost to the Lakers 114-103 on Monday and have now lost six in a row and 12 of their last 13 games.
Injury News
Cleveland – Collin Sexton, OUT, Isaiah Hartenstein, OUT, Matthew Dellavedova, OUT, Lamar Stevens, OUT
Orlando – Michael Carter-Williams, OUT, Otto Porter, OUT, Terrence Ross, Doubtful, James Ennis, Questionable, Moritz Wagner, Probable
DFS Targets
Darius Garland, Chuma Okeke, Cole Anthony, Wendell Carter Jr.
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76’ERS (114) -8, 220 vs HAWKS (106)
The Philadelphia 76’ers (40-21) will welcome in the Atlanta Hawks (34-28) to Wells Fargo Arena. The 76’ers snapped a four-game losing streak on Monday with a 121-90 blowout win over Oklahoma City. Joel Embiid had a team-high 21 points in only 22 minutes of action. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Hawks are coming in off a 100-86 loss in Detroit. They had won four of their previous five games. Bogdan Bogdanovic led the team with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Clint Capela added 12 points and 15 rebounds. Trae Young sat out his third game in a row with a sprained left ankle.
Injury News
Philadelphia – Mike Scott, Questionable
Atlanta – Trae Young, OUT, De’ Andre Hunter, OUT, Tony Snell, OUT, Kevin Huerter, Doubtful, Brandon Goodwin, Questionable
DFS Targets
Tobias Harris, Clint Capela, Bogdan Bogdanovic
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CELTICS (114) 7.5, 220.5 vs HORNETS (106.5)
The Boston Celtics (32-30) look to bounce back from a disappointing loss last night when they host the Charlotte Hornets (30-31). The Celtics lost at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-115 and have now lost three games in a row and four of their last five. Jaylen Brown had a monster game in the loss with 39 points and 11 rebounds. Payton Pritchard came off the bench to add 28 points. They played without Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker. The Hornets lost in Milwaukee last night 114-104 and have now lost seven of their last 10 games. Devonte’ Graham led the way with 25 points and 6 assists. Miles Bridges added 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Injury News
Boston – Kemba Walker, OUT, Jayson Tatum, Questionable, Robert Williams, Questionable
Charlotte – Malik Monk, OUT, Gordon Hayward, OUT, LaMelo Ball, OUT
DFS Targets
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum (if in), Terry Rozier, Devonte’ Graham
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KNICKS (107) -5, 209 vs BULLS (102)
The New York Knicks (34-28) will look to start a new streak when they welcome in the Chicago Bulls (26-35) to Madison Square Garden. The Knicks lost to the Phoenix Suns at home on Monday 118-110 to snap their nine-game winning streak. Derrick Rose led way off the bench with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Julius Randle added 18 points. The Bulls split a pair of games in Miami losing 106-101 on Saturday but got payback on Monday with a 110-102 win. Nikola Vucevic led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Theis added 23 points on 10-13 shooting and added 12 rebounds. They are 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Injury News
NY Knicks – Alec Burks, OUT
Chicago – Zach LaVine, OUT, Troy Brown Jr., OUT
DFS Targets
Nikola Vucevic , Coby White, Julius Randle, Derrick Rose
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LAKERS (113.5) 3, 224 @ WIZARDS (110.5)
The Washington Wizards (27-34) will play host to the Los Angeles Lakers (36-25) looking to start a new streak. The Wizards saw their eight-game winning streak snapped at home on Monday to the San Antonio Spurs 146-143 in overtime. Bradley Beal went off for 45 points on 20-37 shooting. Russell Westbrook added a triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists. Alex Len finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Lakers are coming off a 114-103 win in Orlando snapping a three-game skid. Dennis Schroder had 21 points and 10 assists. Anthony Davis added 18 points and 8 rebounds in 31 minutes. Andre Drummond finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Injury News
Washington – Robin Lopez, Probable
LA Lakers – Lebron James, OUT, Jared Dudley, OUT, Alex Caruso, Questionable, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Probable, Anthony Davis, Probable, Dennis Schroder, Probable, Marc Gasol, Probable,
DFS Targets
Dennis Schroder, Andre Drummond, Kyle Kuzma, Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal
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HEAT (107.5) 5, 210 vs SPURS (102.5)
The San Antonio Spurs (31-29) will look to stay hot when they travel to Miami to take on the Heat (32-30). The Spurs are coming off an exciting 146-143 overtime win in Washington on Monday and have won five of their last six games. DeMar DeRozan continues to stay hot as he led the way with 37 points and 10 assists. Dejounte Murray had 25 points and 17 rebounds and Keldon Johnson added 21 points on 10-14 shooting. The Heat split two games with Chicago the last four days winning 106-101 on Saturday but losing 110-102 on Monday, Jimmy Butler had 33 points and 8 rebounds. Bam Adebayo added 23 points. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
Injury News
Miami – Tyler Herro, Questionable, Kendrick Nunn, Questionable, Gabe Vincent, Probable
San Antonio – Derrick White, OUT, Trey Lyles, OUT
DFS Targets
Bam Adebayo, DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte Murray
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NUGGETS (116.5) 4, 229 vs PELICANS (112.5)
The Denver Nuggets (40-21) look to make it three in a row on the their current homestand when they welcome in the New Orleans Pelicans (27-34) to Ball Arena. The Nuggets beat Houston 129-116 and Memphis 120-96 to open the homestand. Michael Porter Jr. who continues to impress led the way with 31 points on 12-19 shooting and added 7 rebounds. Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. They have won six of their last seven games and 14 of their last 17. The Pelicans are coming off a big win at home over the Clippers 120-103. Zion Williamson had a game-high 23 points on 8-11 shooting. Eric Bledsoe had 18 points and Lonzo Ball added 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. They are 5-5 in their last 10 games.
Injury News
Denver – Will Barton, OUT, Monte Morris, OUT
New Orleans – Nickeil Alexander-Walker, OUT, Steven Adams, Questionable, James Johnson, Probable
DFS Targets
Michael Porter Jr., Nikola Jokic, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram
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GRIZZLIES (118.5) -2, 235 vs TRAIL BLAZERS (116.5)
The Memphis Grizzlies (31-29) return home after a long road trip to host the Portland Trail Blazers (33-28). The Grizzlies went 4-3 on their seven-game road trip ending with a 120-96 loss in Denver on Monday. Ja Morant had a team-high 27 points and added 6 rebounds and 6 assists. These two teams played in Portland twice over the weekend with the Grizzlies winning both games 130-128 and 120-113. The Trail Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 133-112 win in Indiana last night. Anfernee Simons led the way off the bench with 27 points including 9-10 from 3-point range. Damian Lillard had 23 points and 6 assists and CJ McCollum added 20.
Injury News
None
DFS Targets
Damian Lillard, Robert Covington, Ja Morant, Jonas Valanciunas
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SUNS (113) 3.5, 222.5 vs CLIPPERS (109.5)
The Phoenix Suns (43-18) return home after a 4-3 road trip to host the Los Angeles Clippers (43-20). The Suns ended their long trip with a 118-110 win over New York on Monday ending the Knicks’ nine-game winning streak. Devin Booked had a game-high 33 points on 14-26 shooting. Mikal Bridges had 21 points and Chris Paul added 20 points and 6 assists. The Clippers lost in New Orleans 120-103 on Monday snapping their four-game winning streak. Terance Mann had 17 points. Demarcus Cousins added 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. Kawhi Leonard missed his fourth straight game with a sore right foot. They are 11-3 this month.
Injury News
Phoenix – Jae Crowder, Questionable, Dario Saric, Questionable
LA Clippers – Serge Ibaka, OUT, Patrick Beverley, OUT, Kawhi Leonard, Doubtful, Amir Coffey, Questionable, Nicolas Batum, Questionable
DFS Targets
Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Paul George
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JAZZ (116.5) 8, 225 @ KINGS (108.5)
The Utah Jazz (44-17) will look to bounce back after back-to-back losses to Minnesota when they travel to Sacramento to take on the Kings (25-36). The Jazz who have owned the league’s record most of the season have been mediocre this month at 8-6 as they continue to play without leading scorer Donovan Mitchell. The Kings come into this game off a 113-106 win over the Dallas Mavericks and have won three of their last five games. Richaun Holmes had a game-high 24 points leading the way. Harrison Barnes had 19 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 14 points and 10 assists.
Injury News
Utah – Donovan Mitchell, OUT, Mike Conley, OUT, Udoka Azubuike, OUT
Sacramento – De’ Aaron Fox, OUT, Marvin Bagley, OUT, Harrison Barnes, Questionable, Robert Woodard, Questionable
DFS Targets
Richaun Holmes, Buddy Hield, Joe Ingles, Rudy Gobert
