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The continued absences of Smith and Jović will not significantly impact the Heat rotation, as both were on the outside looking in when healthy.

His efficiency has gotten better in recent games which is good to see. The 3PT% still needs to improve but it’s nice to see some improvement at least. He was one of the only players that could get his way in this game against the Nets, but the Pelicans needed more in this one.

It was a bad Dejounte Murray game where he didn’t even get shots up. This game got out of hand in the first quarter, and it continued to escalate throughout the game. Murray will have better games than this and there’s no point panicking. It was a really bad game for the Pelicans all around.

Zion Williamson was the only player on the team that could do anything consistently against Nets in this one. It’s great he got to the line as much as he did and he hit most of them. Outside of him, they couldn’t score consistently which isn’t great for getting wins. The Pelicans’ next opportunity to play will be against the Pelicans on Friday.

With his father Ron, who won three NBA titles with the Bulls in the mid-90s, in attendance, Harper had another solid showing on Wednesday. The second-year guard recorded his first career double-double, dishing out 10 assists and scoring 18 points. While Harper’s field-goal percentage left a bit to be desired, he didn’t commit a turnover in his 36 minutes. Closing in on top-50 value in nine-cat formats, Harper is currently outperforming his ADP (80).

Matching his season high in assists, Fox finished Wednesday’s victory one helper shy of a double-double. Add in the steals, and this was a decent night for those rostering the Spurs guard. Fox entered the season with a seventh-round ADP in nine-cat formats, and his production has aligned with that expectation.

Wembanyama and the Spurs trailed by as much as 20 in the first half before immediately flipping the switch in the third quarter. He finished with another impressive stat line, his fourth this season with at least 30 points and five blocked shots. Wembanyama scored 10 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, shooting 4-of-5 from the field. Next up for the Spurs is a matchup with the Warriors on Friday.

Curry appeared to tweak something on his right side during the first quarter and was taken back to the locker room before the period concluded. He’s since been ruled out for the rest of the night with right abdominal soreness. In Curry’s absence, the Warriors will have to rely even more on Yaxel Lendeborg and Brandin Podziemski.