NBA Fantasy Tips Friday February 20th 2015

Daily Fantasy Sports NBA Friday Breakdown and Preview

Injury Report – Top Daily Fantasy Sports NBA Injuries and Illnesses of Note

-Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks (Out)

Carmelo Anthony (knee) is scheduled to undergo surgery in the near future, which rules him out for the rest of the NBA season. As already planned Carmelo will have surgery on the knee that's been bothering him all year long rather then finish the season. With the New York Knicks having no chance of making the playoffs, there is little incentive for Anthony to play. The knee surgery will focus specifically on repairing Carmelo's patella tendon.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:
Jason Smith
Jose Calderon

-Chris Bosh, Miami Heat (Out)

Chris Bosh (chest) may be experiencing a blood clot in his lung. While the report is only a precaution stage right now it would be devastating for the Miami Heat and Chris if he's suffering from a blood clot. We should learn more news about Bosh's health over the next few days, and until more information is available the situation should be monitored but it does not appear he will playing in the immediate future.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:
Hassan Whiteside
Luol Deng
Mario Chalmers / Goran Dragic
Dwyane Wade

-Jared Sullinger, Boston Celtics (Out)

Jared Sullinger (foot) is going to be missing playing time for the forseeable future as reported. Jared is without a return timetable at this point in time, but this appears to be a stress-related injury which always require extreme caution, so there is no reason to think he will be returning anytime soon. This should open up some daily fantasy sports scoring opportunities for an already short Boston Celtics team.

Possible NBA Daily Fantasy Sports Beneficiaries:
Evan Turner
Avery Bradley / Isiah Thomas
Brandon Bass
Tyler Zeller

3 Friday Daily Fantasy Sports Matchup's To Focus On:

Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves - Over/Under 211.5 (MIN -2.5)

Now that Minnesota is completely healthy they are playing at a high level of basketball and are now giving good teams plenty of run. While the Suns made some interesting trades recently sending Goran Dragic to the Heat and Isiah Thomas to the Celtics while acquiring Brandon Knight from the Bucs they are still expected to continue to play there uptempo style of basketball that includes lots of guard play which should still equate to plenty of daily fantasy sports points to rack up.

Minnesota Timberwolves Players To Watch:
Thaddeus Young
Nikola Pekovic
Kevin Martin
Ricky Rubio
Andrew Wiggins

Phoenix Suns Players To Watch:
Markieff Morris
P.J. Tucker
Eric Bledsoe / Brandon Knight

Houston Rockets @ Dallas Mavericks - Over/Under 211 (DAL -2)

While Dallas put a scary poor performance against Oklahoma last night they should be hungary to come back out and play much better. They get there chance tonight on a back to back against the high flying Houston Rockets. The Mavericks now have all there players healthy once again with Rondo finally returning but it still seems like they are trying to find there chemistry. Houston is short in the front court and Dallas likes to push the inside outside game so this should be a close contest with lots of chances to pick up plenty of daily fantasy sports.

Houston Rockets Players To Watch:
James Harden
Patrick Beverley
Trevor Ariza
Josh Smith
Corey Brewer

Dallas Mavericks Players To Watch:
Tyson Chandler
Dirk Nowitzki
Monta Ellis
Chandler Parsons

Toronto Raptors @ Atlanta Hawks - Over/Under 204.5 (ATL -5)

This is another high scoring close game against two competitive teams that should produce some great daily fantasy sports opportunities. While Toronto DFS points have been all over the place the Hawks are a great team to focus on as they have lots of reliable, consistent and focused almost night after night. It will be interesting to see who does well for Toronto in this game but we should see plenty of points and lots of high tempo basketball which should lead to lots of DFS points.

Atlanta Hawks Players To Watch:
Al Horford
Paul Millsap
DeMarre Carroll
Jeff Teague

Toronto Raptors Players To Watch:
DeMar DeRozan
Kyle Lowry
Louis Williams

Finally the NBA All Star break is over and NBA daily fantasy sports is back with a nice 13 game slate that should be filled with fun and excitement. If you plan to jump back into the NBA daily fantasy sports action remember its vital to play within your bankroll and comfort levels which will make staying on the right track to success more sustainable. Make sure to do your NBA daily fantasy homework, study the best DFS players and lineups as often as you can and always monitor the news throughout the day and all the way up until tip off for last minute lineup adjustments and changes. Do you enjoy NBA daily fantasy sports? What is your favorite type of daily fantasy sports contest?

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