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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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May 24, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts on the bench during the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder 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; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts on the bench during the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game four of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

High Salary PG

Russell Westbrook-Oklahoma City Thunder (10,400): Westbrook has been the dominant force in a star-studded Western Conference Finals.  He has at least 57 fantasy points in three of the last four games in the series and posted a crazy 67.7 fantasy points in Game 4 on 36 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, and four steals. He had  57.6 fantasy points in Game 3 and 63.2 fantasy points in Game 1 while even manning a double-double (and 36.2 fantasy points) in the Thunder’s Game 2 loss. Curry seems limited defensively which is leaving plenty of space for Westbrook to dominate and hers taking advantage of it so far this series.∗∗∗∗∗

Stephen Curry-Golden State Warriors (9,700): Curry had a disappointing 30.5 fantasy points in Game 4 and hasn’t reached 40 of in each of the last three games in this series since  47.5 fantasy points in Game 1.  Curry could be ready to go off as he returns home facing elimination, but he’s riskier than Westbrook given his lack of form and struggles to produce so far since returning from injury.∗∗

Kyrie Irving-Cleveland Cavaliers (7,300): Irving only had to play 27 minutes in Game 5 as the Cavs romped over the Raptors back in Cleveland after a pair of losses North of the border. In his limited time, Irving managed 38.1 fantasy points with 23 points, three steals, three assists, and three rebounds. He has at least 34 fantasy points in six of his last seven games this postseason with his only down game coming in Game 3.  Irving doesn’t have quite the sky-high ceiling of Curry or Westbrook, but he is significantly cheaper and has been consistent enough to be a good option at this price point. ∗∗∗∗

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