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Jabari Smith

HOU Forward #10

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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.
Clint Capela

HOU Center #30

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

HOU Forward #7

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

HOU Guard #20

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

HOU Center #28

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

HOU Center #28

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

HOU Forward #17

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

HOU Forward #2

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.
Alperen Sengun

HOU Center #28

Alperen Sengun tallied 18 points (7-of-20 FGs, 3-of-7 FTs), 10 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one three-pointer in the loss to the Spurs on Wednesday.

Sengun struggled on the offensive end against the Spurs. He shot inefficiently from the floor, making less than half of his 20 attempts. And he also couldn’t capitalize at the free-throw line in this game. He still nearly totaled 20 points and, with double-digit rebounds and a team-high in assists, nearly logged a triple-double. Even Sengun’s underwhelming performances amount to good fantasy production. He has a high floor, which is comforting for fantasy managers.
Amen Thompson

HOU Guard-Forward #1

Amen Thompson logged 25 points (11-of-23 FGs, 3-of-3 FTs), seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and one block in the loss to the Spurs on Wednesday.

Thompson was electric on Wednesday, despite his production and several entertaining highlights coming in a loss. He finished at the rim fantastically with powerful dunks, and didn’t turn down his aggressiveness throughout the game — he finished as Houston’s leader in points, shot attempts, and steals. Wednesday’s balanced performance served as a nice bounce-back for him after shooting 3-of-10 from the floor for eight points in the prior game. He’ll take the floor again on Thursday against the Hawks.