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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 26 & 27

By Zachary Thompson

May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates with guard Andre Roberson (21) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates with guard Andre Roberson (21) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Get your fantasy basketball lineup set for tonight’s Thursday-Friday competition with my FanDuel daily picks from a pair of potential close-out games.

May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates with guard Andre Roberson (21) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates with guard Andre Roberson (21) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

The final days of daily fantasy basketball for this season are upon us as the either or both of Conference Finals could wrap up in the two-day competition starting tonight. The Thunder and/or Cavs could close out the series with a road win, so get your lineup set for what could be the final competition until opening night next season. To see who I think you should consider for roster, scroll through my FanDuel daily picks on the following slides. 

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The Western Conference Finals get us started tonight with the Thunder visiting Golden State at 9:00 PM ET.  Your entire roster for the two-day contest will lock at that point on FanDuel since late-swapping is still not an option.  I think the Warriors will get the win tonight at home, but Steph Curry’s struggles are definitely cause for concern.  Tomorrow, the Cavs can close out the Raptors if they can get their first win of the season in Toronto.  I think Cleveland will close out Toronto in Game 6 and the Thunder will join them in the NBA Finals with a Game 6 win of their own. As long as there are multiple games to pick from, daily fantasy basketball will keep rolling and you can find my FanDuel daily picks here at Fancied.

Throughout the season, my goal in my post each morning has been to give you the information you need to build your own lineup that can bring home a win for your team. In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need, there are two slides per position in this post–one with high-salary options and one with high-value options. Each slide contains at least two options with extras thrown in where possible.  I base each pick on the current form of each player and the positional matchups each player will face in today’s game.

I rank my picks every morning using stars after each selection to show the strength of the pick. For a full explanation of the rating system, check out the last slide of this post, but in short, more stars means more confidence (on a point-per-dollar basis). Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how I’m putting together the best of my picks into my lineup for today’s competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but you’re welcome to check out my lineups and use them as a place to get started.

In my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to “fantasy points” refer to FanDuel pricing and scoring.  If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on the fantasy basketball hub.

If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our FanSided fantasy coverage, you can leave them at the bottom of the page in the comments section.  For an even quicker response, you can find me throughout the day on Twitter @FansidedFantasy. Make sure to follow on Twitter for any late-breaking lineup news as well.

If you find my picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy basketball posts each morning that there is a new contest, the easiest way to find the FanDuel daily picks is to drop a bookmark on our fantasy basketball hub or follow on Twitter where I’ll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.

It’s time to get right into my FanDuel daily picks for this Thursday/Friday, so let’s look at the top end of the point guard pool.

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