Daily Notes for Wednesday: Rasheed will stuff the stat sheet
| Time | Visitors | Opp. PPG | Opp. FGP | RPG Diff. | Home | Opp. PPG | Opp. FGP | RPG Diff. | |||
| 7 p.m. |  | Orlando Magic | 100.4 | .450 | +0.9 | @ |  | Washington Wizards | 97.9 | .458 | +0.8 |
| 7 p.m. |  | Golden State Warriors | 107.7 | .463 | -5.4 | @ |  | Charlotte Bobcats | 101.1 | .469 | -3.0 |
| 7:30 p.m. |  | Detroit Pistons | 90.2 | .435 | +1.8 | @ |  | Boston Celtics | 90.6 | .423 | +1.8 |
| 7:30 p.m. |  | Cleveland Cavaliers | 97.7 | .457 | +3.2 | @ |  | New York Knicks | 101.3 | .471 | +0.3 |
| 7:30 p.m. |  | Toronto Raptors | 96.1 | .451 | -1.5 | @ |  | Miami Heat | 100.7 | .468 | -4.0 |
| 8 p.m. |  | Seattle SuperSonics | 104.3 | .451 | +1.0 | @ |  | Milwaukee Bucks | 102.2 | .472 | +0.3 |
| 8 p.m. |  | New Jersey Nets | 99.2 | .451 | +1.6 | @ |  | Memphis Grizzlies | 105.7 | .478 | -2.9 |
| 8 p.m. |  | Atlanta Hawks | 97.5 | .455 | +0.8 | @ |  | New Orleans Hornets | 95.0 | .455 | +1.4 |
| 8:30 p.m. |  | Indiana Pacers | 105.2 | .451 | -1.6 | @ |  | Houston Rockets | 92.1 | .433 | +4.4 |
| 9 p.m. |  | Phoenix Suns | 104.9 | .457 | -4.6 | @ |  | Denver Nuggets | 104.6 | .447 | -1.0 |
| 9 p.m. |  | Minnesota Timberwolves | 100.9 | .466 | +0.1 | @ |  | Utah Jazz | 100.0 | .458 | +2.2 |
| 10:30 p.m. |  | Sacramento Kings | 103.4 | .465 | -1.4 | @ |  | Los Angeles Clippers | 99.1 | .461 | -3.7 |
All times are ET.
Key: Opp. PPG = Points per game allowed to opponents. Opp. FGP = Field goal percentage allowed to opponents. RPG Diff. = The difference between team's rebounds per game and its opponents' rebounds per game.
Out
Caron Butler, SF, Wizards (hip)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, C, Cavaliers (back)
Tim Thomas, SF/PF, Clippers (groin)
Gerald Wallace, SG/SF, Bobcats (concussion)
Dorell Wright, SG/SF, Heat (knee)
Day-to-day
Chris Bosh, PF/C, Raptors (knee)
Marko Jaric, PG, Timberwolves (thigh/knee)
Yi Jianlian, SF/PF, Bucks (ankle)
Chris Kaman, C, Clippers (back)
Mike Miller, SG/SF, Grizzlies (back)
Cuttino Mobley, SG, Clippers (food poisoning)
Bostjan Nachbar, SF, Nets (hip)
Jameer Nelson, PG, Magic (hamstring/flu)
Zach Randolph, PF, Knicks (foot)
Chris Webber, PF, Warriors (knee)
Shawne Williams, SF, Pacers (personal/legal)
Rasheed Wallace's inconsistency can be, at times, more frustrating for fantasy owners than it is for Pistons fans; after all, he does seem to always play hard when it counts. Well, it counts against the Celtics this year for Rasheed, and his numbers show it. The 12.5 points per game in the two contests doesn't jump out at you, but everything else does: 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 2.5 3-pointers and 1.0 steals in those same two games against the C's. The Celtics' perimeter players have defended the 3-point shot well all season, but Wallace's size lets him get looks when everything else breaks down and allows him to back down and shoot over Kevin Garnett in the post. With Chauncey Billups, he's able to take major advantage of Rajon Rondo's inexperience in defending the pick-and-roll against two guys who can both take it to the basket or step outside and shoot the 3. Make sure Rasheed is in your lineup Wednesday night, even if it is against the Celtics' vaunted defense. … I've been looking at numbers pretty intensely all season, and LeBron's numbers against the Knicks this year put everything else I've seen to absolute shame. In two games, he's averaging 38.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.0 3-pointers. Take another look at those, make sure they register and just hope you're not going against a team with LeBron on it in a head-to-head league this week. In both of those games, Daniel Gibson was also extremely effective shooting 3s. With Gibson out of this one, it might be a good night to give Delonte West a look. … Look for a lot of big fantasy numbers in the matchup between Denver and Phoenix. Last time they met up, the Suns won 137-115 and about 11 guys had productive fantasy nights. It's hard to predict who will blow up in a game like this, but if you own someone on either team, I don't see when you are going to play them if not in this game.
Although DeShawn Stevenson has been struggling a bit as of late for the Wizards, he's going to keep getting major playing time in the absence of Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler. He's not worth much in most categories, but it's not easy to find players on the waiver wire in deep leagues that will get you 15.7 points per game. Stevenson's been averaging that in his past 10 games, and I would expect that to continue for the foreseeable future. He's got a great matchup against the Magic, who have been weak defensively against shooting guards all season. However, pick him up only if you can take a hit in field goal shooting, as Stevenson is shooting worse than 36 percent from the floor in that same stretch. … I know Don Nelson historically doesn't play rookies, but with both Andris Biedrins and Chris Webber out due to injury, it seems like Nellie is running out of excuses for not playing Brandan Wright. In back-to-back games against the Sixers and the Trail Blazers, both Warriors wins, Wright averaged 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in just 18.5 minutes per game, and he was also a combined 11-for-16 from the floor. It stands to reason that he could at least duplicate those numbers with a few more minutes. Against the Bobcats' pathetic interior defense, Wright should be able to use his quickness to be productive. In keeper leagues especially, he's a great pickup right now, as the more he plays, the more Nellie is likely to continue playing him. … He's available in slightly less than half of fantasy leagues, but Wednesday night is a great night to pick up Seattle's Earl Watson against the Bucks. These teams don't play much defense, and Milwaukee's Mo Williams gives up productive nights to just about every point guard he faces. Watson is back from injury, and is as available as he's likely to be for the rest of the season. If you need assists, grab him now.
Seth Landman is a fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com.
