The NBA playoffs continue with a two-day Saturday night/Sunday matinee duo of games for the DFS fantasy basketball contests. Get your team ready for the postseason with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA playoffs continue on Saturday with one playoff game: the Warriors at the Jazz at 8:30 p.m. ET. FanDuel pairs that game with the Cavaliers at Raptors game that tips on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET. This slate of FanDuel contests contains only these two games, then there will be a separate slate of contests (with a different article tomorrow) for the Sunday-only games.
The Warriors at Jazz game will be in Utah, with the Warriors having won both games in Oakland. The Warriors have won both games relatively easy, with consistent leads, but have not completely blown out the Jazz. Playing at home, the Jazz have a chance to make things more competitive on Saturday, though that effort would be helped if starting point guard George Hill (Q, toe) is able to play. Either way, look for Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert to continue to play well for the Jazz, while the Warriors continue to lean on Draymond Green, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry for their heavy lifting.
In the Sunday game, the Raptors will try to stave off elimination with their general, Kyle Lowry, questionable to play with a sprained ankle that kept him out of the last game-and-a-half. DeMar DeRozan returned to life in Game 3 after a terrible Game 2, and Jonas Valanciunas has been consistently good, but without Lowry the Raptors have little chance against LeBron James and a Cavaliers team that has yet to lose this postseason.
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: 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 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.