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Dorian Finney-Smith (ankle) is not on the injury report against the Mavericks on Saturday.
DFS sat out the second leg of Houston’s back-to-back, but he’ll be back to take on Dallas. He’ll fill out the backup minutes at power forward, which means Jae’sean Tate will lose out on minutes.
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Tari Eason (ankle) is not on the injury report against the Mavericks on Saturday.
Eason missed Thursday’s game, which was the second night of a back-to-back. He’ll be back against Dallas, and he has been starting, which means Josh Okogie will head back to the bench after recording a double-double as a starter.
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Jabari Smith Jr. stuffed the stat sheet on Thursday with 14 points (5-of-12 FGs), eight rebounds, three assists, three steals, five blocks and two three-pointers against the Hawks.
Smith entered the league as a high-caliber defensive prospect, but that hasn’t led to many defensive stats during his career. Those numbers are slightly up this year, but he still hasn’t been effective. However, in this game, he was able to make a massive impact on that end. He set a new career high for blocks and matched his season high for steals. That hasn’t been the norm for him, and managers shouldn’t expect that to continue moving forward. Still, it was an excellent night for him.
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Clint Capela provided a boost off the bench with 10 points (4-of-4 FGs), seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks against the Hawks on Thursday.
In his return to Atlanta, Capela was able to have a solid night in 18 minutes off the bench. He hasn’t been great in his first season back in Houston, but with Steven Adams (ankle) set to miss the rest of the season, Capela will be the primary center option off the bench moving forward. That isn’t going to result in much value in standard leagues, but if Alperen Şengün ends up missing any time, Capela could hold value as a streamer.
Kevin Durant
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Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 31 points (12-of-22 FGs), five rebounds, four assists and three three-pointers in a 104-86 win over the Hawks on Thursday.
Durant gas been on fire recently, and he was able to have another strong scoring performance in this game. This was his fourth 30-point game in his last five appearances, and he shot better than 50 percent in three of those. Durant remains one of the best players in fantasy basketball and has provided top-15 value in nine-category leagues over the past two months. He should remain hot against the Mavericks on Saturday to wrap up this week.
Josh Okogie
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Amen Thompson, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Şengün will start Thursday’s game against the Hawks.
The lone change to the Rockets’ starting lineup for Thursday night is Okogie, who replaces Tari Eason for the second night of Houston’s back-to-back. With Dorian Finney-Smith also out, Okogie may play a bit more than he usually would, raising his fantasy ceiling slightly. He still is not someone worth rostering in most leagues.
Alperen Sengun
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Alperen Şengün (ankle) is available for Thursday’s game against the Hawks.
Şengün was a game-time decision for Thursday’s game due to a sprained right ankle, but he’s good to go. He’ll take on his usual role as the starting center, with Clint Capela missing out on a potential increase to his playing time.
Alperen Sengun
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Alperen Sengun is listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against the Hawks with a right ankle sprain.
The Rockets will already be without Steven Adams, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Tari Eason, so losing Sengun would make them desperately short on big men. Of course, the Hawks will also be without their starting center, Onyeka Okongwu, so both teams could go with smaller lineups. Clint Capela would be in line to start if Sengun misses this game.
Tari Eason
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Tari Eason has been ruled out for Thursday’s game against the Hawks with right ankle injury management.
Eason played 25 minutes in Wednesday’s game against the Spurs, but the plan was always to sit him for the second leg of the back-to-back. With Dorian Finney-Smith also sitting out, there should be extra minutes for Clint Capela and maybe even Jae’Sean Tate.
Dorian Finney-Smith
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Dorian Finney-Smith (injury management) is out on Thursday against the Hawks.
Finney-Smith played 19 scoreless minutes in yesterday’s game against the Spurs, but it was always the plan for him to then sit on Thursday with the Rockets being cautious about his ankle injury. DFS should get more minutes with Steven Adams out for the season, but he doesn’t have much fantasy value.
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