The NBA Playoffs continue with two games on the schedule on Tuesday. Get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks.
Two big games on the schedule on Tuesday night, with one series opening game and the other a pivot game that moves the series in one team’s favor.
The first game of the night tips at 8:00 p.m. ET, an hour later than usual, with the Wizards at the Celtics. The Celtics are at home and won the first game convincingly, so if they hold serve again they’d put a lot of pressure on the Wizards heading back to D.C. On the other hand, if the Wiz pull it out they steal home court advantage and early control in the action. Both backcourts are potent offensively, particularly against each other, but thus far this season Isaiah Thomas was slightly outplayed John Wall. That battle, along with the question of whether Al Horford will continue to channel his inner All NBA, will go a long way toward deciding this game.
The second game of the night, the Jazz at the Warriors, tips at 10:30 p.m. ET in the first game of the series. The Warriors were a much better team than the Jazz in the regular season, and swept their opening round opponent and thus come in rested. The Jazz went to the wire in a seven-game series win over the Clippers, and enter the series with only one day of rest and both their starting center and power forward dealing with injury. On paper, this should be a blowout. Is that how it will turn out? Will Kevin Durant return to full health, and if so will it hurt the Warriors’ flow? Can Gordon Hayward continue his coming out party and provide enough offense for the Jazz to be competitive? Questions will be answered tonight.
My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s DraftKings daily picks. Each day in order to offer a variety of price points at each position, you can find two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each pick is ranked on a scale of 1-5 stars to indicate the confidence in the pick. The final slide of this post has more detail on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.
Important note: every day the goal of this post is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each selection is given while highlighting the factors you need to consider when building a customized lineup for yourself. If you want to see an example lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to fit your personal taste.
To keep up with all of FanSided’s DFS NBA coverage head over to the fantasy basketball hub where each day you can find a post like this tailored for DraftKings as well as one specifically designed for usage on FanDuel. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to DraftKings scoring system and salaries. If you have any additional questions or thoughts or are looking for updates as we approach tipoff, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ProfessorDrz or find me on my home turf of The Hoops Lab.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.