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Kornet missed Boston’s last two games, but he’ll be back on the floor for Friday’s game against the Bulls. His return will cut into Neemias Queta’s minutes, which increased in his absence. With Al Horford available, Kornet doesn’t have much fantasy value.

Beasley continues to come off the bench with Tim Hardaway Jr. in the starting lineup. The 28-year-old shooting guard only played 18 minutes on Monday, which makes him difficult to trust in fantasy. Still, Beasley was efficient as he dropped 22 points on 13 shots in the time he had on the court. Beasley poured in six threes as he will be counted on for offense with Jaden Ivey (leg) out.

Curry sat out their last game, which was the second night of a back-to-back. He returned for this one, and while he played well, it wasn’t enough for them to get a win. They’ve now lost four of their last five games, though that hasn’t resulted in many poor performances from Curry. He has played 31.5 minutes per game this season, which is a little lower than other stars, though that number has gone up recently. He played 35 minutes in this one, and he should continue to play big minutes over their final two games of the week, with the next one in Minnesota on Wednesday.

Coming off a triple-double on Saturday, Cunningham dropped 36 points in 32 minutes and led the Pistons to a road victory over the Knicks. The 23-year-old point guard had 29 of his 36 points in the second half despite picking up his fourth foul in the second quarter. Cunningham continues to carry the Pistons and fantasy teams over the last month.

Edwards struggled over their previous two games, but he got back on track in this one. He scored a total of 36 points in those two, but he eclipsed that total in this game. This was his second time scoring at least 40 points in a game this season, with the first one coming nine days prior when he scored a season-high 53 points in a loss. Edwards has had no problem putting Minnesota on his back at times this season, which was the case late in this game. He’ll look to keep it going against the Warriors on Wednesday.

Kuzma struggled mightily over their two previous games, scoring a total of 11 points across them. However, he was able to get back on track in this one. This was just his second 20-point game since November and his seventh of the season, which is certainly disappointing after back-to-back seasons averaging more than 20 points per game. They still have three more games this week, with the next one coming against the Suns on Thursday. Kuzma will look to keep this scoring going in that one.

As expected, James will be good to go after initially being listed as probable. It has been six days since they last suited up because of the fires in LA that postponed their last two games. He has had a triple-double in each of their other two matchups with the Spurs this season, so expect him to continue to have success.

No surprise here as Davis was listed as probable heading into Monday’s tilt with the Spurs. Los Angeles’ last two games were postponed due to the wildfires so Davis should be ready to take on his usual heavy workload as one of the Lakers’ key starters.

DiVincenzo got off to a strong start to this game and entered halftime with 13 points. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to add to his point total after the break. He was coming off his best game with Minnesota as he recorded his first double-double with the team and set a new season-high for scoring. Overall, he has been effective since joining the starting unit, but he just wasn’t able to get much going in the second half of this one. They still have three more games this week, starting against Golden State on Wednesday.

Adebayo fell hard on his back in Saturday’s game against the Trail Blazers. Despite a report that Bam would warm up with the intent to play Monday, he’s been ruled out against the Clippers. Rookie big man Kel’el Ware could end up starting with Adebayo out Monday.

Sochan will miss a second straight game with this back issue, which should result in another start for Stephon Castle. He was disappointing in his most recent start, but he has had some solid performances as a starter this season.