Boston hosts Chicago in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams. Wednesday's matchup is the first this season for the squads.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Jayson Tatum added 27, including a tie-breaking jumper with 0.2 seconds left, as the visiting Boston Celtics held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday night.

Kristaps Porzingis starred in this win with 34 points and eight three-pointers. Jaylen Brown was not far behind with 28 points.

Top Performers Coby White – 16 points, 3 assists Patrick Williams – 16 points, 7 rebounds Boston – Top Performers Kristaps Porziņģis – 34 points, 11 rebounds, 8 3PM, 3 assists Season-highs in PTS and 3PM Jaylen Brown – 28 points,

Cade Cunningham scored 40 points a day after being selected as an All-Star reserve, helping Detroit beat Dallas. Cunningham matched a season high for points on 17-of-30 shooting. He added six rebounds and four assists while falling three points of his career-best 43 points.

Zach LaVine-less Bulls cruise to a 122-106 win over Raptors. Coby White was great with 25 points, 6 assists. Matas Buzelis had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks and was a game-best

After losing eight of the last 10 games, Bulls coach Billy Donovan decided that a change was needed. The Bulls debuted a new starting lineup against the Denver Nuggets on Monday. The lineup featured four guards and Nikola Vucevic,

Eric Gordon, SG/SF, Philadelphia 76ers (97.4%) Gordon has scored 24 or more fantasy points in four straight games, and he's played at least 29 minutes in three of them. His primary value comes from scoring, and he should see plenty of field goal attempts against the Nuggets. Any rebounds, assists or steals he adds are a bonus.

Here are the updated top 150 fantasy basketball player rankings for H2H points leagues during the 2024-25 NBA season.

FanDuel has left the Golden State-Phoenix late game off the main slate today, leaving us with six games to pull plays from for our lineups. I recommend some higher-priced players for cash games and GPPs in today's edition while highlighting some of my favorite value plays and game stacks.

The NBA wraps up the work week with a six-game fantasy basketball slate this Friday night. The Suns-Warriors game is not on the main slate, but the other six matchups provide good fantasy plays to consider as you build your roster.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Tatum had 27 as the Celtics handed the Pelicans their fifth straight loss. New Orleans lost Dejounte Murray to a lower right leg injury in the first quarter. Tatum had 22 points through three quarters before being held in check for much of the fourth.