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Despite all the talk of the power imbalance between NBA conferences, this weekend's action confirmed that two of the league's truly elite teams resided in the Eastern Conference.
Without offense [Editor’s note: pun intended?] in Boston and their top-ranked defense, placing 27th in the offensive ranking is not really good for fantasy. Instead, I'm talking about Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors, two Eastern powers with a combined record of 17-2 and third and fourth respectively in offensive efficiency.
Even with Kawhi Leonard missing from Sunday night's game at Staples Center, the Raptors crushed the LeBron James Lakers. The Lakers accumulated 31 points in the first quarter, becoming the first team of the last 20 seasons to have at least 30 points in the first quarter at home. Kyle Lowry would probably have been able to try Scott Skiles' 30-pbad opus from 1990, when he had a career high of 12 dimes at the half against the Lakers, but he managed to a convincing victory at 15.
Whether you need to replace an injured or struggling starter or simply strengthen your bench, these players will enhance your team.
Here is an overview of the players you may want to replace – and substitutes – because of the number of games they play and the teams they will face in the week of November 5th to 11th.
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The Bucks defeated the Kings, who had risen sharply on Sunday afternoon, scoring 144 points, their biggest in a game with no Span since 1979. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored his 11th career triple-double in the win – and his first in less than three quarters – by eliminating the Kings' five-game winning streak.
We already knew that Lowry and Antetokounmpo were fantastic contributors, but how about finding affordable solutions to the actions of these elite lists?
For the Raptors, we find that Serge Ibaka has experienced a statistical rise, as if he had become a young member of the Thunder again. Ibaka scored the highest point in his career with 34 points (15-17 FG) against the Lakers and started the game by scoring his first 14 shots from the field – the highest number of consecutive goals since the beginning of the match since Shaquille O 'Neal. 14 in February 2006 against SuperSonics, by Elias.
Ibaka joins Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns as the only players with an average of at least 18 PPG and 1.4 BPG this season. He is however available as a fantastic free agent in nearly half of the ESPN leagues.
If Ibaka is already in your league, what about Pascal Siakam? The defensive striker has received support in my recent update of the waiver lead through an average of 1.7 block and interceptions combined, while producing solid results in return and effective scoring production. Siakam has averaged 33.1 GMP in the last five games, all of which are out, and deserves to be listed in more than 12% of the ESPN leagues.
As for the Bucks, I'm all about the affordable shares of Malcolm Brogdon, which is available in about 70% of the ESPN leagues, despite net fare rates and generally positive production (low turnover rate, rebound rate solid and aid statistics).
Even Brook Lopez provides blocks and 3 points at particularly useful rates for a center. When evaluating teams that turn out to be elite in actual settings such as net ranking and offensive efficiency, it may be useful to look to the periphery of the list to find important complementary actors in the field of fantasy, such as Ibaka, Siakam and Brogdon.
With an eye on significant fantastic performance and relevant statistical trends, let's look at the NBA weekend.
Summary Saturday and Sunday
Strong points
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks: 26 points (8-11 FG), 15 rebounds, 11 badists, 5 OT
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers: 39 points (10-18 FG), 17 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 OTs
Blake Griffin, Detroit Pistons: 38 points (12-21), 13 rebounds, 6 badists, 7 OT
Serge Ibaka, Toronto Raptors: 34 points (15-17 FG), 10 rebounds, 2 interceptions
Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors: 21 points (8-19 FG), 15 badists, 2 steals, 1 OT
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks: 24 points (9-19 FG), 15 badists, 1 blocks, 5 OTs
lowlights
Nemanja Bjelica, Kings of Sacramento: 4 points (2-8 FG), 4 rebounds, 1 OT
Gordon Hayward, Boston Celtics: 4 points (2-10 FG), 7 rebounds, 3 badists, 1 OT
Joe Ingles, Utah Jazz: 4 points (1-5 FG), 4 rebounds, 6 badists, 1 OT
Take away meals on weekends
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James Harden and Devin Booker returned to the game over the weekend after suffering hamstring injuries. Harden consumed a Westbrookian utilization rate of 37.5% by slashing the Bulls on Friday, while Booker nearly matched Harden with a 35% use rate compared to Sunday's Grizzlies. Even more impressive, Booker scored 14 points on 25 Sunday in the final period and managed the winning shot with 1.7 seconds to go. ESPN Stats & Info found that Booker was now five out of twelve in the last five seconds of his career. The managers of these gifted combo guards must be confident about their respective injury returns.
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While his name remains at the center of Jimmy Butler's trade negotiations, Josh Richardson of the Heats set a new career record by scoring Saturday night and remains available in about half of the ESPN leagues. Richardson is now 14th in minutes per game, a rate that should only increase if Goran Dragic's injury persists. Her teammate Rodney McGruder, meanwhile, continues to shine and finds herself at 23 in minutes per match.
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I've provided a good digital inkjet to Zach LaVine's terrific start to the offensive season, but now another up-and-coming Chicago talent deserves our full attention. Rookie Wendell Carter Jr. had a solid statistics weekend and is now one of nine players with an average of at least 11 PPG, 7 RPG and 1.9 BGP. "WCJ" can be added in free competition in more than 30% of ESPN leagues.
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Caris LeVert of Brooklyn was brilliant in the defeat against the Sixers on Sunday and scored at least 20 points for the sixth time this season after starting the season with just seven points in 20 points in 128 career games. One of my most sleepy players entering the campaign, LeVert is one of eight current players in the NBA, averaging at least 20 PPGs, 1.5 PPGs and 1.5 SPGs. Others on this list? James, Leonard, Butler, Harden, Victor Oladipo, Paul George and Donovan Mitchell.
Notable injuries
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Raptors coach Nick Nurse called Leonard's injury "stuck" to reporters after he left Friday's game with the Suns early. Leonard has been resting during a back-to-back game up to now and could lose a little more time with this foot ailment, but neither Leonard nor the team seem to be very worried about of the injury.
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Dragic missed Saturday's loss to the Hawks with a toe injury and is questionable tonight against Detroit. Hbadan Whiteside left Saturday's match against Atlanta due to a right knee injury. He is now considered dubious before Monday's game against the Pistons.
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Eric Gordon, of Houston, missed Saturday's game against the Bulls because of a right leg injury. It is considered day by day. His teammate James Ennis III came back Saturday from a hamstring injury and is an intriguing target for first division players for those who need a 3-D production.
Analytical advantage for Monday
The Nuggets will host the Celtics in a match between two of the best defensemen in the league so far. Boston is leading the defensive rankings and the Nuggets have the third best defensive efficiency with only 100.9 points awarded for 100 possessions.
Boston has had a dominant defense for several seasons, while Denver was 23rd in defensive efficiency last season. I see tonight as a major challenge for both teams as the Celtics need to improve their offensive rates and Denver is still trying to prove that this new defensive identity continues.
The best players to watch tonight
In tonight's deciding game in Denver, let's focus on the key individual match of the game. From Boston Al Horford is in sixth place defensive winning action and has a well-deserved reputation as a defender.
Denver's Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, had 16 badists in the last game of the Nuggets, the second highest total of his career. Jokic played for the other players all season, leading the Nuggets with 7.7 badists per game. Jokic creates 17.7 points per game with his badistants. No other center creates more than 11.5.
This clash between the best centers will prove essential for the daily competition of fantasy and redefinitions.
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