G1- C.J. Watson CHI- Watson averaged 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 rebounds in 14 games without Rose this year. Expect him to pick up the slack again with Rose out with a torn ACL. He's going to get a lot more minutes, and with not many "cheaper" plays this is one you almost have to roll with.
G2- Tony Parker SA- Parker had 28 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds last game vs. UTA. Parker also averages 22 points/game vs. UTA, 3 points over his season average. This is one of the better plays as Parker is one of the most rested guys in the league due to how the Spurs used him (and the big 3) during the regular season.
G3- Richard Hamilton CHI- Hamilton had a great game the other day when Rose was playing, and not Rose is out. Look for Rip to have another solid game even if he doesn't have his favorite point guard out on the floor with him. Watson will make due and catch Rip coming off of plenty of screens especially if Turner is trying to guard him.
F1- Luol Deng CHI- Deng scored 17 points and had 6 rebounds last game vs. PHI. With Rose out, Deng should look to score more as he did earlier in the season with Rose out. Watson isn't going to be able to score a whole bunch, so look to Deng and Hamilton.
F2- Kevin Durant OKC- Durant was 10-27 shooting, which needless to say is below average for Durant. Expect him to bounce back and shoot better/score more points next game. Durant also played 44 minutes!
F3- LeBron James MIA- James went off last game with 32 points and didn't even play 4 quarters. If he plays all 4 quarters next game, which is a safe assumption, he could score 40. Furthermore, get his season average in assists and rebounds which he didn't have last game due to not playing the full game.
C1- Joakim Noah CHI- Noah had 12 points and 13 rebounds last game vs. PHI with Rose. With Rose out, that point total should increase. Also, the 76ers have no one that can out rebound Noah. If you watched the last game, you saw Noah drawing fouls going for offensive rebounds. That's a good sign for people picking him.
C2- Tyson Chandler NY- The Knicks got embarrassed! Chandler had 0 points, 0-3 shooting the other day while playing sick. There is no way he, or the Knicks let that happen two games in a row. Expect Chandler to bounce back.
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