Damian Lillard and Devin Booker only have one qualifying game to secure a place in the Western Conference play-in series for their respective teams.
Both escorts have been players over seven games in the NBA bubble, and want victories to keep their seasons alive.
Portland wants a win over Brooklyn to win The No. 8 seed in the West, while Phoenix will have to defeat Dallas and get assistance in the form of a Milwaukee victory over Memphis.
San Antonio wants more than the other 3 eighth contenders, but can still enter the play-in series with losses of two or more from Portland, Phoenix and Memphis.
DeMar DeRozan, the Spurs’ offensive star in Orlando, Florida, however, Rudy Gay may be the most productive daily fantasy game on the list with many players looking to match Lillard and Booker.
NBA Program of August 193
Washington vs. Washington Boston (-11) (noon ET)
Sacramento vs. Sacramento Los Angeles Lakers (1:30 p.m. ET)
Milwaukee vs. Milwaukee Memphis (4 p.m. ET)
Dallas vs. Phoenix (4 p.m. ET, TNT)
San Antonio v. Utah (6:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Portland (-9) vs. Brooklyn (9 p.m. ET, TNT)
New Orleans vs. New Orleans Orlando (-3.5) (9 p.m. ET)
Available Vegas Insider fees.
Daily fantasy choice
Devin Booker, SG, Phoenix
Booker and Lillard demonstrated to the qualifying games that they were worth more than the price given to them in the DFS contests.
Suns gun base enters Thursday’s Dallas showdown in 35 points against Philadelphia
Thirty-five the magic number for Booker in the bubble, having reached that total in point 4 times.
Booker’s bubble summary includes a double-double opposite to Indiana and an almost triple-double on Tuesday. He had nine rebounds and seven assists against the Sixers.
The 23-year-old reached the 30 points mark in regular-season games with the Mavericks.
Given their recent form and motivation to win to succeed in the play-in series, Booker and the Suns are in a smart position to score a clever game of trouble and remain undefeous in the bubble.
Damian Lillard, PG, Portland
Combining Booker and Lillard will be expensive, but it’s worth it.
Lillard played at the point after missing a couple of shots beaten in Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Its latest functionality included 61 tracks opposed to Dallas on Tuesday.
His lowest overall problems in the standings are 21, however, even in this game he forged a DFS option as he produced nine rebounds and 8 assists.
For more than 4 games, Lillard has 32 assists and 15 rebounds to fit his top total scorers. It is unlikely to succeed on the 60-point plateau at the time of the consecutive game, however, it still scores in the 30-40-point diversity with so many problems at stake.
The additional advantages of Portland’s overdue start is that you’ll know exactly what you want to do to land in the play-in series on the effects of Memphis and Phoenix.
Rudy Gay, SF, San Antonio
If you point to Booker, Lillard, or either as cornerstones of your rank, the economic characteristics in other positions will complete your rank.
Gay is a value that is considered as an intermediate point before the option that would probably not be affected by minute restrictions or rest days. The 33-year-old has been a strong secondary scorer for the Spurs after discovering double-digit numbers in each of his seven appearances.
Since the Spurs are one of the few groups to have anything to play on Thursday, stacking Gay with Jakob Poeltl, Dejounte Murray and others may complete their list without maximizing their entire team’s salary to build around Booker and Lillard.
Follow Joe on Twitter, JTansey90.
Basketball Reference stats.
The playoffs start on Monday. Open for the first full circular schedule
From backyard to cement. We won together. Support the Social Change Fund with our new ?
San Antonio’s 22-game playoff streak stopped after the Suns and Grizzlies won
Lakers star finishes the season as league leader for the first time in his career