Kyrie Irving (facial fracture) practices with a mask on Tuesday

Kyrie Irving
PG, Brooklyn Nets

Kyrie Irving (facial fracture) practiced on Tuesday with a mask on.

It's good to see Irving returning to practice after he took an inadvertent elbow to the dace during a scrimmage last week. Irving should be good to go for opening night in what will be a high-usage role this season.

Source: NetsDaily on Twitter

Brooklyn Nets Kyrie Irving
October 1, 2019, 1:38 pm

Fantasy News & NBA Updates

Jamal Murray
PG, Denver Nuggets

Jamal Murray left it all on the floor over the course of 44 minutes on Sunday, finishing with 25 points (8-of-19 FG, 7-of-8 FT), six rebounds, four assists, two 3-pointers, two steals, two blocks and five turnovers against the Lakers.

The Nuggets need Murray's perimeter attack to compliment Nikola Jokic on the offensive end, but he has not been able to explode against the Lakers' defense like he had against the Clippers or the Jazz in the earlier rounds. He'll need to continue getting to the charity stripe and hopefully he can find more success from 3-point range (2-of-9) in Game 3 on Tuesday.
September 20, 2020, 10:44 pm
LeBron James
SF, Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James had another impressive outing against the Nuggets on Sunday, going for 26 points (10-of-20 FG), 11 rebounds, four assists, three 3-pointers and two blocks.

James exploded in the first half as he poured in 20 points to guide the Lakers to an early lead that they held for the vast majority of this contest. While he was quite in the second half the rest of the roster was able to hit just enough shots to get the victory. The less James has to do against the Nuggets' lackluster defense, the more he can keep in the tank for games down the road. Either way, James is going to be close to a triple-double every time he takes the court at this point.
September 20, 2020, 10:35 pm
Nikola Jokic
C, Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic's 30 points (9-of-20 FG, 11-of-12 FT), nine dimes, six boards and four steals was not enough as the Nuggets fell 103-105 to the Lakers on Friday.

Jokic had a valiant effort and was able to make a living at the free-throw line over nearly 39 minutes in this one, but ultimately the Nuggets now find themselves in another hole to start a postseason matchup. If they go down, the Nuggets will do so swinging, and Jokic will continue delivering whatever his team needs in the process.
September 20, 2020, 10:27 pm
Anthony Davis
PF-C, Los Angeles Lakers

Anthony Davis hit the buzzer-beating game-winner against the Nuggets on Sunday, totaling 31 points (11-of-23 FG, 7-of-7 FT), nine rebounds, two 3-pointers, two blocks and one steal.

Davis had another monster line and only had one turnover over the course of 39 minutes. The Lakers nearly let this one get away as the Nuggets took the lead in the final minute, but thanks to AD's shot the Lakers now find themselves in control of this series. The Nuggets have come back from worse these playoffs, and as the final score indicated, these games are likely going to be heavily contested. Davis will continue dominating against the Nuggets' porous defense.
September 20, 2020, 10:19 pm
LeBron James
SF, Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers will use their usual starting lineup for Game 2 on Sunday, which means LeBron James (groin, ankle) and JaVale McGee will both be playing as usual.

James was listed as probable, as he has been throughout the playoffs, so it's no shock to see him playing tonight. There was some thought that McGee might get benched for Dwight Howard but the Lakers will stick to their usual rotation after taking Game 1 with relative ease. The Lakers also had Rajon Rondo (probable) and Dion Waiters (doubtful) on the injury report, and we'd expect Rondo to play while Waiters does not.

Source: Mike Trudell on Twitter
September 20, 2020, 7:25 pm

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