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What you need to know for tonight’s NBA slate
Count Out Kyrie: Kyrie Irving has exclusively played road games but was unable to travel to Toronto due to the vaccine mandates in Canada. Cam Thomas scored 20-plus points six times in Feb. and should get extended run tonight.
Rocket Ship: Garrison Mathews quietly averaged 11.7 points per game in Feb. and knocked down multiple triples in four straight to close the month. His most recent game? 17 points (in 26 minutes) with four made 3’s against the same Clippers team he faces tonight.
Stephen Cousy: The Mavericks aggressively denied and doubled Stephen Curry in Sunday’s epic comeback, a strategy that led to him quickly passing to open shooters. Minnesota employed a similar approach to James Harden last Friday, resulting in 12 dimes. With Draymond Green and Klay Thompson sidelined for tonight’s matchup against the Timberwolves, Curry’s assist prop (7.5) appears attainable. He paced the Warriors with 68 passes on Sunday — well above his season average of 49.6 and 27 more than any teammate.
That’s the Point: With Kevin Porter Jr. questionable for tonight’s game against the Clippers, Dennis Schroder could shine as the team’s lead distributor. He flirted with a triple-double in this role against the Clippers on Saturday and has averaged 7.8 assists since joining Houston at the deadline.
Next Mann Up: With Norman Powell out, Terance Mann has averaged 16 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.7 SPG and 33 MPG over a six-game sample. He has at least one steal in nine straight games and multiple swipes in six of those. Mann — who is rostered in just 22% of leagues — is an ideal streaming option for tonight’s matchup…
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