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Sunday’s blowout loss to the Wizards was arguably Nembhard’s worst game of the season, as he missed his first 11 shots and finished with seven points on 3-of-14 shooting. To say he bounced back on Thursday would be an understatement, as the Pacers’ guard got hot and did not cool off until he notched his second 30-point game of the season. Even with his poor showing on Sunday, Nembhard is closing in on top-100 value in eight-cat formats, which is good news for those who reached for him in drafts due to Tyrese Haliburton’s Achilles tendon rupture.

Precious Achiuwa has been starting in place of LaVine, but he hasn’t seen the minutes that starters typically do. Dennis Schroder and Nique Clifford have seen extra minutes off the bench, and Schroder has been particularly productive, which should continue for at least one more week.

The Mavericks are without P.J. Washington for Tuesday’s game, opening up a spot in the starting lineup. They’ll go small, with Hardy moving into the starting five. While the opportunity is there for him to provide added fantasy value, Hardy is not a must-stream player.

Jaden McDaniels (oblique) is sidelined for this game. He exited early from Sunday’s win over the Bucks, and Conley started the second half in his place. This will be Conley’s sixth start of the season, and he has been a decent source of assists as a starter.

The Jazz won’t have Lauri Markkanen or Jusuf Nurkić for Tuesday’s game, opening up two spots in the starting lineup. The voids will be filled by Love and Filipowski, who are worth rostering due to Utah’s lack of frontcourt depth.

Wiggins is available after missing Oklahoma City’s last two games with an adductor injury. Ajay Mitchell is out, so he can absorb some of the minutes that would have gone to the second-year guard. Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe are also available off the bench.

Both Jalen Brunson (ankle) and OG Anunoby (ankle) are sidelined for this game. That allows Kolek and Robinson to enter the starting unit, with Kolek making the first start of his young career. Robinson will provide more size in the starting unit, which will help the Knicks match up with Rudy Gobert down low.

The Cavaliers have made a change to their starting lineup, with Merrill replacing Jaylon Tyson. While he should still play plenty, Tyson’s fantasy value takes a slight hit with the move to the bench.

With Herb Jones (ankle) sidelined, McGowens will slide into the starting unit in his place. McGowens had a solid five-game stretch as a starter earlier this season, scoring in double figures in three of those. However, on a day with 14 games, there won’t be much need to stream him in.

The Hawks will be without Dyson Daniels for Tuesday’s game due to right hip inflammation. Alexander-Walker, who should already be rostered in 12-team formats, moves into the starting lineup. Atlanta’s other four starters are unchanged.

Washington will be sidelined for the second leg of this back-to-back, which leaves Dallas thin at forward. The combination of Washington, Klay Thompson (knee) and Max Christie (illness) being sidelined should open up a ton of extra minutes for Caleb Martin and could result in him starting.