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Saturday will be Quickley’s first game since the season opener, and the expectation is that he’ll be under a minutes restriction. Managers who have Davion Mitchell rostered should hold onto him through Toronto’s weekend back-to-back against the Clippers and Lakers. As for Mogbo, he’ll once again slot into the bench rotation, where he offers limited fantasy value.

Herro’s 40 points were a game-high against Detroit. Without Jimmy Butler in the lineup, Miami leaned on Herro for its offense. He had eight assists and took nearly twice as many shots as anyone else on the team. Although the Heat ultimately came up short, it was a valiant effort. Herro went 10-of-17 from behind the 3-point line, had only one turnover and was +3 in 42 minutes as the Heat lost by two in overtime.

The Heat tried to call a timeout they didn’t have in a tie game in overtime with one second remaining. That resulted in two free throws for Detroit and Beasley knocked them both down to seal the victory. Before that, he took on a larger scoring role that usual as Tim Hardaway Jr. (head) left the game. Beasley knocked down five threes. It’s not always easy to predict when he’s going to have a big shooting game, but that’s his main utility in fantasy, though it can make him frustrating to roster.

He wasn’t very efficient with 19 points on 18 shots, but came up big when it mattered after the Pistons faltered down the stretch in the fourth quarter. Ivey led Detroit in shot attempts and seems to be the clear No. 2 option on offense behind Cade Cunningham this season. The Pistons have three more games this week with the Bucks, Raptors and Wizards.

The Pistons managed to get the win, but it wasn’t easy. Detroit led by nine with less than two minutes left, but couldn’t stop turning the ball over. Cunningham contributed with seven turnovers of his own in the game. In overtime, he assisted Jalen Duren to tie the game with one second left before Miami called a timeout they didn’t have. Malik Beasley then sank both free throws to give the Pistons the win. Cunningham made all seven of his own free throws and was only three rebounds and one assist shy of recording another triple-double. He needs to clean up the turnovers, but it was another solid effort from Cade.

Miller struggled mightily against the Magic. Without Miles Bridges, he’s being counted on to provide some more offensive. Instead, he had one of his worst shooting efforts of the season. He was just 3-of-18 from the field including 1-of-11 from behind the 3-point line. Miller -23 in 38 minutes as the Hornets lost by 25. The Hornets are off until Saturday when they play the Bucks so Miller has a few days off before he can shake off this performance.

Absent from the initial injury report, Anderson was ruled out approximately 10 minutes before the schedule tip time. His absence won’t significantly impact the Warriors’ rotation due to the team’s depth.