Home Delivery is your morning roundup of last night's action in the NBA from a fantasy perspective. The Kings spoil the debut of Allen Iverson by outscoring the Griz 17-6 in overtime, on their way to winning 127-116. Kevin Martin scored 48 points and Spencer Hawes chipped in by almost posting a triple-double off the bench -- 21 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists. The Kings bench outscored the starters 67-60.
Iverson came off the bench to score 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting with just one assist. Underwhelming, but it was just one game. I refused to draft Iverson this year and probably won't get excited about him as we move forward, so keep that in mind.
Three Grizzlies posted double-doubles -- Rudy Gay (21 points, 13 rebounds), Marc Gasol (16 points, 16 rebounds), and Zach Randolph (30 points, 16 rebounds).
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The Bobcats shot 32.4 percent from the floor Monday night, including just 1-of-15 from beyond the arc. Yet, they still managed to beat the New Jersey Nets. The Nets didn't fare much better, shooting 37.3 percent from the floor and committing 25 turnovers. It was Gerald Wallace's 24-point, 20-rebound performance that made this game notable. The Phoenix Suns scoffed at the 147 combined points.
Yi Jianlian left the game after injuring his right knee, and is scheduled to have an MRI on Tuesday. Hopefully there's no serious damage, because Yi was doing some serious damage himself averaging 11.7 points and eight rebounds heading into the game. Keep an eye on this development to determine whether or not he'll be back on the court or if The Chairman will find himself in a chair at the end of the bench, man.
Raja Bell returned Monday night after missing time due to a torn ligament in his left wrist. Bell scored just three points on 1-of-8 shooting in 28 minutes. I'm in no rush to pick him up. Especially not after D.J. Augustin poured in 21 points in 27 minutes coming off the bench.
Eight Rockets finished in double-figures last night against the Jazz, with Aaron Brooks leading the way with 19 points. Chase Budinger dropped 17 points in 21 minutes, but he's still too inconsistent to warrant an add in standard leagues.
Lost and Found
Chris Paul picked up another steal Monday night. The only reason why I mention that is because he has just three on the season, giving him 0.7 per game. We expected to see a 'two' in front of that decimal point. Danilo Gallinari had two steals and a blocked shot. if he can start putting it all together, look out!
Six different Nets blocked at least one shot against the Bobcats, with Brook Lopez leading the way with four. He now has 2.7 per game and should remain as one of the league leaders in blocks.
Gerald Wallace had four steals and one block against the Nets. Nice to see someone showed up for the Nets-Bobcats game Monday night.
Andrei Kirilenko picked two steals and blocked three shots. Ah, the good old days. Remember when he was considered a first-rounder five years ago?
Paul Millsap blocked three shots against the Rockets, but added just two points and five rebounds. It's tough to see a line like this from Millsap after he was averaging 16.5 points, seven rebounds, and 1.5 blocks heading into the game. The blocks made it a little easier to swallow.
Marc Gasol added another two blocks Monday night, pushing his average up to 1.5 per game. He continues to look like a steal.
Kevin Martin stole four balls against the Grizzlies, giving him nine in the first four games and tying him for third in the league in steals.
Marcus Camby added five more blocks, moving him into the league lead with 12 total blocks. We'll take the blocks now before he goes down for four weeks with a knee injury.
Corey Brewer moved into the league lead in steals after picking up five more against the Clippers, giving him 12 on the season. He also added two blocks, which is a nice plus.
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It pains me to say this, but it might be time to add Larry Hughes. With Nate Robinson out for the next two weeks, Hughes stepped in Monday night and put up a notable line -- 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, with six rebounds, two assists, a steal and two three-pointers. He won't shoot this well from the floor, but he's always been a nice source of steals, threes and points. I can't stand owning him, but that won't keep me from noting that he's worth a flier.
Chris Douglas-Roberts topped the 20-point mark for the second straight game. There are extra shots to go around now that Devin Harris is out. Douglas-Roberts is available in more than 80 percent of Yahoo! leagues, go and get him if you need another scoring wing.
Omri Casspi makes his case once again as a deep-league add. With 15 points, three treys, two blocks and two steals, he should be scooped up in leagues that run 16 teams deep. Unfortunately because of his inconsistency and lack of production across the board, he's not a standard-league add just yet, but that's not to say he won't be anytime soon. We learned Monday that Michael Redd will miss two weeks with a strained tendon in his left knee. Charlie Bell will replace him in the starting lineup, though I wouldn't be jumping to the waiver wires to add Bell just yet. There's not much going on in Milwaukee and I don't believe Bell is going to be the piece that gets this team moving. I don't think LeBron James would turn Milwaukee into a playoff team.
Oleksiy Percherov started his second consecutive game, scoring 13 points, adding four rebounds, one three-pointer, a steal and a block. He could be a nice sleeper in deep leagues, especially if he continues to start at power forward for the T-Wolves.
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Thank you! Chris Paul killed it against the Knicks with 32 points, 13 assists, five rebounds, four threes and a steal. While we're still waiting for him to break out in the steals category, it's nice to see him draining threes. If he can keep up with the three-point category there may not be a question as to who the best fantasy baller is.
