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Crawford spent the past season playing in China, but he’s attempting to make a comeback to the NBA, and it’s possible he’ll be able to earn a camp invite with the Pistons due to their lack of shooters. However, even if he lands a spot on the regular-season roster, it’s unlikely he’ll have any fantasy value.

Gobert added another double-double to his season total and was able to make a big impact on the defensive end. However, it was an abysmal night for him from the free throw line. Both teams struggled in that department; Minnesota shot 20-of-35 on free throws, while Houston shot 20-of-34. The struggles seemed to be contagious, but nobody got hit harder than Gobert. Still, managers aren’t relying on Gobert for help in that category, and he was able to contribute in enough other areas to make up for it.

Reid returned to the bench with Rudy Gobert back after serving a one-game suspension, but that didn’t slow down his scoring. This was his third 20-point double-double of the season, and over his last four games, Reid is averaging 21.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 steal, 1.0 block and 3.8 triples per game. This was one of his best performances of the season, and he’ll look to stay hot in San Antonio on Saturday.

With Anthony Edwards (foot) out for a second straight game, Randle stepped up as the primary scorer in his place. He set a new season high for scoring, but it wasn’t enough for Minnesota to walk away with a win. Still, Randle has scored 68 points over their last two games with Edwards unavailable, and he should continue to be a focal point of the offense as long as Edwards is out. Next up on the schedule is a matchup with the Spurs on Saturday.

On Thursday, Durant had one of his worst shooting performances of the season in a blowout loss to the Thunder. However, he was able to respond with one of his best games of the year. The turnovers and free throws were suboptimal, but he set a new season high for scoring and was still effective as a playmaker. Durant hasn’t been as effective this year as he’s been in the past, but he’s still more than capable of outings like this from time to time.

Though it was an abysmal night from the free throw line, Şengün was able to record his third-straight double-double while posting a full stat line. The poor free throw percentage dragged his overall value down in this game, but he was able to do enough for help Houston get the win before fouling out late in the game. They’ll wrap up the week against the Pelicans on Sunday, which is a favorable matchup for Şengün to have another big night.

Barnes scored 24 points, but had little help from his teammates in the overtime loss to the Clippers on Friday. No one else on the Raptors had at least 20 points. Toronto blew an 11-point fourth quarter lead and lost by four in overtime. They scored eight points over the last 8:35 of game time and Barnes had all eight points. He’s provided fifth-round per game value over the last two weeks. The Raptors close out the week Sunday against the Lakers.

With the Clippers missing starters in each of the last two games, Miller has shown he can produce. He had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes in the win over the Hornets on Wednesday. Miller followed that up with 20 points in 46 minutes in the overtime win over the Raptors on Friday. He might not be fantasy-relevant just yet, but Miller has certainly impressed over the last two games.

Zubac had 11 rebounds in Monday’s win over the Hornets, but only tallied nine points. The 28-year-old center completed a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in Friday’s overtime win over the Raptors. He’s provided just 12th-round per game value over the last two weeks. The Clippers are off until Monday’s game against the Wizards on the road.

Harden led the Clippers to victory with Kawhi Leonard sidelined against the Raptors on Friday. The 36-year-old point guard had 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime combined to help secure the victory on the road. He’s provided second-round per game value over the last two weeks. The Clippers will have the rest of the weekend off before a four-game week in Week 14.

Dosunmu continues to be instant offense off the bench for the Bulls. The 25-year-old point guard only played 20 minutes against the Nets, but had 18 points in a relatively low-scoring game. Dosunmu had only one assists, but he’d had at least five assists in six of his last nine games entering play Friday. He’s provided third-round per game value over the last two weeks with Josh Giddey (hamstring) out.