FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup-May 18 & 19

May 16, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the basketball against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) during the first quarter in game one of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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May 16, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) congratulates forward Kevin Durant (35) for being fouled during the second quarter in game one of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Kevin Durant-Oklahoma City Thunder (9,800): Durant had a little bit of a down game in Game 1, but OKC still pulled out the win. A down game for KD id definitely a relative thing since his 45.5 fantasy points are still solid production on 26 points, ten rebounds, three assists, and three steals. He usually shoots the ball better than he did in his 42 minutes in Game 1 (10-30 FG, 1-4 3Pt), so look for back over 50 fantasy points in Game 2. He feasts on this matchup against Golden State, so he’ll be in my lineup more often than not throughout the Conference Finals.∗∗∗∗∗

LeBron James-Cleveland Cavaliers (9,800): LeBron only had to play 28 minutes in Game 1 but still managed a solid 39.2 fantasy points on 24 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals. He has at least 39 fantasy points in every playoff game, but because he’s not carrying the load alone or in late/tight contests like KD, I think he’s a little less of a threat to go off with a huge number. LeBron is definitely capable of just as much as Durant, but since he isn’t being forced to play huge minutes he isn’t matching Durant’s output so far. ∗∗∗

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