John Collins drops 23 points in win over Heat Friday

George came alive late for Washington and ended up scoring at least 20 points for a second straight game. He was limited by foul trouble, but he was able to step up late, which included scoring 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter on 5-of-6 FGs. George has seen his offensive role expand with AJ Dybantsa (ankle) still yet to make his debut. George will likely see fewer shots whenever that happens, though he should still be able to impact the game in other ways.

The NBA’s assist leader failed to record a double-double for the first time this season on Saturday, but he was able to get back on track in this one. He has also scored at least 20 points in every game this season, and he only needed one free throw to do get there in this game after averaging 11.7 attempts through their first three games. He should get back to that free throw rate moving forward, with the Cavaliers up next on the schedule on Wednesday.

It has been a rough start to the season for Sarr, but he has progressed as a scorer every game. However, that isn’t saying much. He was held to single-digit scoring in each of his first two games and only had 10 points in the game before this one. He has five blocks over their last two games, which is really the only positive aspect of his season. He has only played 24.4 minutes per game, which could be correlated to his offseason foot injury. That’s just speculation, though it would help justify his limited role to start the year.

Caruso went to the locker room with an apparent ankle injury after Dillon Brooks accidentally fell on him. The Thunder are already dealing with injuries in the guard position, so it’s worth monitoring over the next few days.

Curry, Podziemski and Green are back after sitting out Saturday’s loss to the Suns. The latter will start at center, which means Santos remains in the starting lineup. Brandon Williams, Will Richard and Graham Ike head to the bench.

After two quiet games in a row, AD was finally back to producing how he did in the season opener. He had a total of 28 points across their last two games without recording a double-double in either. It wasn’t enough to get Washington a third win, but it was good to see AD get back to dominating. He’ll look to keep this going in Cleveland on Wednesday.

Dallas originally reported that de Larrea was doubtful to return, and now they’ve made it official. Marcus Sasser should be in line for a few extra minutes and could maintain the backup point guard role if de Larrea remains out beyond the rest of this game.

Johnson was initially listed as doubtful, so his official absence isn’t surprising. Bryce Hopkins will likely get another start, though he only played 19 minutes and was relatively ineffective. Trevon Brazile saw more minutes and should be a better streaming choice for fantasy managers.

De Larrea suffered a strained right knee early in the second quarter of Monday’s game. If he can’t return, Marcus Sasser may replace the rookie in the Mavericks’ rotation.

Bassey was initially listed as probable, and he has now been cleared to suit up in this game. He played 13 minutes off the bench on Saturday and may see a similar role in this game, though the return of Draymond Green and Al Horford could diminish his minutes.