March 29, 2008, 3:55 PM

Daily Notes for Sunday: Crawford, Terry have favorable matchups

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Matchups for Sunday, March 30

Time Visitors Opp. PPG Opp. FGP RPG Diff. Home Opp. PPG Opp. FGP RPG Diff.
1 p.m. Houston Rockets 92.3 .433 +4.1
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San Antonio Spurs 90.9 .447 +1.0
3:30 p.m. Utah Jazz 100.3 .461 +2.6
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Minnesota Timberwolves 101.2 .466 -.4
4 p.m. New York Knicks 102.4 .473 -.4
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Atlanta Hawks 99.1 .458 +1.0
6 p.m. Miami Heat 100.6 .470 -4.9
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Boston Celtics 90.6 .421 +2.5
6 p.m. New Orleans Hornets 95.4 .459 +1.1
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Toronto Raptors 96.9 .456 -1.4
6 p.m. Philadelphia 76ers 96.0 .458 +3.3
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Cleveland Cavaliers 97.4 .456 +3.9
9 p.m. Dallas Mavericks 95.6 .443 +3.2
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Golden State Warriors 108.0 .464 -4.3
9 p.m. Sacramento Kings 104.4 .467 -1.3
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Seattle SuperSonics 106.4 .460 +.7
9:30 p.m. Washington Wizards 98.3 .457 -0.0
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Los Angeles Lakers 101.6 .445 +1.0

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.

Injury Report:

Out
Chris Wilcox, PF, SuperSonics (finger)

Day-to-day
Ronnie Brewer, SG, Jazz (flu)
Daequan Cook, PG, Heat (concussion)
Shawn Marion, SF/PF, Heat (back)
Mehmet Okur, C, Jazz (flu)
Mickael Pietrus, SG/SF, Warriors (groin)
Zach Randolph, PF, Knicks (flu)
Nate Robinson, PG, Knicks (knee)
Beno Udrih, PG, Kings (back)
Ben Wallace, C, Cavaliers (back)
Delonte West, PG/SG, Cavaliers (ankle)

Start 'em, sit 'em

Make sure you start the Knicks' Jamal Crawford against the Hawks on Sunday, as the matchup versus Mike Bibby has proven to be a good one for opposing point guards this season. Crawford is averaging 22.8 points and 5.2 assists over his past five games, and should face less resistance running the point against the Hawks than he did as the shooting guard in previous matchups. After all, Bibby is no Joe Johnson on defense. … To be honest, I have no idea what to think about the matchup between the Heat and the Celtics. The Heat have been so awful lately that it is hard to imagine the Celtics' starters actually getting to play enough minutes to put up decent numbers. For Miami, though, one must be a little intrigued by Ricky Davis. In the one game Davis started against the Celtics this season, the Heat were at full strength and he put up 20 points against the Celtics' tough defense. It's not a safe bet to start him this time, as he's probably more likely to have a bad game than a good one. But this game has all the makings of a trap game for the Celtics, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Davis put up some decent numbers against his old team, even as the Heat lose. … While I have no idea how the Mavericks are going to keep up with the Warriors on Sunday (remember, the Mavs lost by 13 to the Nuggets recently on a night in which Josh Howard scored 30 points), I would expect Jason Terry to play bigger minutes than he has of late. Over his past 10 games, Terry is averaging fewer than 24 minutes per game, and as a result he's scoring only 11.8 points per game over that stretch. However, Terry is the only guy Dallas has who can keep up with the likes of Baron Davis and Monta Ellis now that Devin Harris isn't on the team anymore. If Terry can get minutes against the Warriors, I think he can put up some pretty big numbers. He's had only one 30-point effort this year, but don't be surprised to see him post his second one Sunday. … I'm a little worried about recommending the Sonics' Kevin Durant when it's possible he'll be covered by the Kings' Ron Artest for long stretches of the game, but Durant is averaging 21.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in three games against the Kings this year, so we know he can score it and be productive. What's more, Durant put up those numbers on 41-percent shooting from the floor, and he has been far more efficient of late, shooting 54 percent over his past 10 games.

Waiver-wire pickups

Kyle Korver
Melissa Majchrzak/Getty ImagesWell, well, well. Look who finally has shown up recently. Time to consider Kyle Korver again.
With Ronnie Brewer perhaps still suffering from a touch of stomach flu, it should be a good chance to start Kyle Korver for the Jazz if you are looking for some help in 3-point shooting. Friday night against the Clippers, Korver played almost 30 minutes off the bench, and he took more shots than anyone besides Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. He didn't even shoot particularly well from the floor, going 5-for-12, but he made three 3s, was 5-for-5 from the line and finished with 18 points. Against a similarly weak team like the Timberwolves, expect Korver to approach those numbers again Sunday. … Against the Celtics on Friday night, the Hornets' Bonzi Wells played almost 25 minutes off the bench and had 13 points and seven rebounds on 6-for-10 shooting from the floor. If he can get that many minutes at shooting guard against the Raptors on Sunday, he's going to have a huge game against the combination of Anthony Parker and Jason Kapono. It's worth mentioning that Chris Paul had 16 assists the last time these two teams met, but the Hornets lost 97-92. That means the Hornets were unsuccessful when Paul was creating shots for everyone else. Bonzi is the only other guy the Hornets have who can create off the dribble and also take guys into the paint and score. I'm looking for him to put up some big numbers against the Raptors. … With Beno Udrih possibly out of the lineup again on Sunday for the Kings, it should be a good time to start Francisco Garcia. The Kings are going up against the Sonics' terrible defense, so Garcia has a great chance of putting up some big numbers. He has made seven 3s in his past three games, and the Sonics are allowing opponents to shoot a ridiculous 39 percent from behind the arc this season. Enjoy!

Seth Landman is a fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com