DFSGhost 
A trio of teams punched their tickets to the second round yesterday, as Philadelphia, Utah, and Atlanta all took care of business in 4-1 series wins, while Dallas has pushed LA to the brink with Game 6 in Dallas on Friday night. Another great NBA slate lies ahead, so let’s dive in; it’s Thirsty Thursday’s edition of the Gems – let’s ride.
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NBA Core Member #1: Damian Lillard ($11,000 FD / $10,300 DK)
Game 6 with the season on the line in Portland? Yeah, I’m all in on Dame tonight. Sporting a 30.7% usage rate through five playoff games, Dame has dropped an outstanding 35.6/4.4/9.6 scoring line while shooting 47.4% from the field and 47.8% from behind the arc, including setting the NBA Playoff record for most three-pointers made in a single game in Game 5. On a small NBA slate that features the likes of LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, and Anthony Davis, Dame is my priority tonight.
NBA Core Member #2: Devin Booker ($8,400 FD / $8,200 DK)
With CP3 leaving last game with a precautionary injury since the Suns were up by 20+ points, I’m not too worried about his health heading into Game 6 tonight. However, Booker’s been the man for Phoenix in this series and he looks to close things out in LA tonight; sporting a 31.2% usage rate across the series’ five games, Devin Booker has posted a stellar 26.2 PPG while also contributing over 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game. While he isn’t a necessity on DK for tonight’s NBA slate, I still love the point/$ upside on this NBA slate for him, while FD’s awfully thin shooting guard pool makes him a lock in 100% of my lineups there.
NBA Core Member #3: Denver Guards
Depending on which site you play on, you’re likely going to end up with one of Monte Morris or Austin Rivers in your NBA lineup tonight; on FD, Rivers is one of three shooting guards in my player pool, while Monte Morris has logged more minutes than Facundo Campazzo in recent stretches, making him an intriguing play on DK with dual-position eligibility. Logging 30.4 MPG in Denver’s last four games, Morris seems to be the catalyst off the bench, along with JaMychal Green, for the 3-seeded Nuggets.
Value Gems: Check the projection model.
I will continue to stress the importance of having both the projection model and cheat sheet open when building lineups for a further player pool and to ease a decision between two players, in addition to finding additional value plays.
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