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As a team, the Thunder shot 33.7% from the floor and 15.6% from beyond the arc. While Wallace didn’t help much with that, he was still able to play solid defense off the bench and contribute some stocks. Alex Caruso (3 steals) was able to do the same in 24 minutes. Isaiah Joe got the start, but his shot wasn’t falling like they needed it to, which resulted in Mark Daigneault turning to Caruso and Wallace more. Wallace came off the bench in this game despite starting their last three games and six of their last seven. We’ll see if he returns to the starting unit on Thursday in Orlando.

Wiggins was out of the lineup for their last two games, but he returned to play in front of his hometown team. Wiggins had a few poor games in December, but overall, he has bounced back in a big way after a disappointing 2023-24 campaign. He ranks inside the top-100 in 9-cat leagues and has made enough small improvements across the board to be over 100 spots better than he was last season. They’ll close out this road trip in Minnesota on Wednesday.

Towns had his 13th 30-point double-double of the year on Sunday and was four points shy of another one Monday against the Pistons. KAT has been everything the Knicks and fantasy managers could’ve dreamed of so far this season. New York has two more games this week with the 76ers on Wednesday and Timberwolves on Friday.

Boucher has been a solid scoring option all season for Toronto, but he has been on a true heater recently. He has missed a total of eight shots over their last four games while averaging 16.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Boucher has played at least 20 minutes in three straight games, and he seems to have carved out a consistent role. They only have two more games this week, but Boucher may be a decent streaming options in deep leagues if he continues to play this many minutes.

Brunson injured his shoulder on Sunday, but finished the game while dropping 44 points on the Bucks. The 28-year-old point guard was listed as questionable Tuesday, but ultimately played and dropped 31 points on the Pistons. Brunson appears to be fine and should continue his high level of play as of late.

Love last saw the floor on December 29th in Houston, which was a game that he started and logged 14 minutes. Starting hasn’t guaranteed Love starting level minutes, so managers should expect Kel’el Ware to still play a significant role.

Mitchell went from receiving a DNP-Coach’s Decision in their last game to logging 27 minutes as a starter. It was quite the role change for him, but he has been a consistent source of assists when he starts this season. Unfortunately, that was the only thing he supplied in this one. He missed his three shot attempts, committed four fouls and dished out six assists. That was it. If Immanuel Quickley (hip) remains out against Boston on Wednesday, Mitchell should be in line for another start.

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.