The NBA playoffs continue with two games in Friday’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA is in the portion of the playoffs in which there are two games every day, on the same schedule. On Thursday the Wizards and the Warriors both won easily, a day after the Cavaliers and Spurs won even easier. The two games on Friday will pit the Cavs at the Raptors again at 7:00 PM ET, followed by Game 3 of the Spurs/Rockets series in Houston at 9:30 PM ET.
The Raptors have to win Game 3 in order to not fall behind 3 – 0, but their best player and point guard Kyle Lowry suffered a painful-looking ankle injury in Game 2 and is questionable for Friday. Meanwhile, the Spurs and Rockets are tied at a game apiece moving into Game 3. Both teams have a relatively easy win under their belt in the series, but the Spurs lost starting point guard Tony Parker in Game 2 which will put more pressure to produce on their whole team, especially superstar Kawhi Leonard. James Harden will be trying to lead the Rockets back to the win column, in a game that could produce some good offensive numbers.
My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s FanDuel 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 FanDuel as well as one specifically designed for usage on DraftKings. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to FanDuel’s 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.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.