The NBA playoffs continue with two games in two nights on Thursday and Friday. Get your DFS fantasy basketball team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA playoffs have two active series right now and are playing one game per night on alternating nights. As such, every DFS contest in the interim will be two-day with two games, including the same four teams. For this contest, the Spurs are at the Rockets at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday and the Celtics are at the Wizards at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday.
The big news is the absence of Kawhi Leonard on Thursday, who has to sit with an injured ankle. This either frees up more time and responsibility for the other Spurs, or it increases the chances of a blowout win by the Hawks which would argue that you should mainly stay away from this game. Adds elements of risk and unknown, which is where opportunity lies.
In the other game, the Celtics blew out the Wizards in Game 5, in Boston, to continue the pattern of home team winning and road team playing terrible. The Celtics will try to break that pattern in Washington on Friday, but if the games stay true to form, the Wizards are more likely to do well in that Game 6.
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 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.