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Time	Visitors		Opp. PPG	Opp. FGP	RPG Diff.		Home		Opp. PPG	Opp. FGP	RPG Diff.
1:00 p.m.		Toronto Raptors	97.8	.447	-10.2	@		Charlotte Bobcats	94.8	.469	-0.2
3:00 p.m.		Utah Jazz	87.8	.428	+5.8	@		New York Knicks	106.2	.498	-9.8
3:30 p.m.		Dallas Mavericks	97.2	.423	-2	@		Los Angeles Clippers	103.0	.447	-8.5
6:00 p.m.		Boston Celtics	88.5	.379	+1.8	@		Detroit Pistons	96.4	.466	+7.6
7:00 p.m.		Atlanta Hawks	86.0	.407	+5	@		Oklahoma City Thunder	94.4	.436	-3.6
8:00 p.m.		Memphis Grizzlies	90.8	.407	+0.7	@		Denver Nuggets	104.2	.418	-3.8
9:00 p.m.		Golden State Warriors	102.8	.465	-2	@		Sacramento Kings	108.5	.492	-1.2
9:30 p.m.		Houston Rockets	89.5	.434	-0.2	@		Los Angeles Lakers	85.0	.392	+12.3

Out
Shane Battier, SF. Rockets (foot)
Eddy Curry, C, Knicks (knee, conditioning)
Francisco Garcia, SG/SF, Kings (calf)
Sean May, PF, Bobcats (back, conditioning)
Tim Thomas, SF/PF, Clippers (ankle)
Josh Smith, SF/PF, Hawks (ankle)

Day-to-day
Al Harrington, PF/C, Warriors (back)
Josh Howard, SG/SF, Mavericks (wrist)
Corey Maggette, SG/SF, Warriors (hamstring)

Start all of your Warriors and Kings, as the defensively-inept teams will square off in a shootout. With Corey Maggette day-to-day nursing a sore hamstring, Kelenna Azubuike, C.J. Watson and even Anthony Randolph are upgraded, especially against the Kings, who surrender 108.5 points per game. Same goes for Kings like Spencer Hawes, Jason Thompson and even Bobby Jackson, who should have above-average nights against the porous Warriors. … Josh Smith is out two-to-four weeks with a sprained ankle, leaving fantasy owners scrambling to fill the void left by what was most likely a first-round pick. Marvin Williams will see an increase in offensive touches and play tons of minutes, and Maurice Evans will see an increased role. In order to avoid losing games played, make sure to bench Smith and make a game plan about how to fill the next month. … Chauncey Billups and Allen Iverson are both up and running in their new digs, so make sure they're back in your lineup. Billups had just 15 points and three assists in his first game, but took 17 shots, an indication he'll be relied upon for scoring. The distribution will come, and I expect his assist numbers to be among the league leaders. … With the Celtics, I never think about who to start or sit from the team. Rather, I look at who they're playing and attempt to determine whether or not my player can handle the Celtics' stifling D. For the Pistons, I'd start the no-brainers but avoid fringe guys like Amir Johnson, Jason Maxiell and Rodney Stuckey. The Celts make good players look bad. … The Lakers have also been unbelievable defensively, allowing just 85 points per game on 39 percent shooting, which will make it tough to start anybody on the Rockets outside of the big three of Tracy McGrady, Ron Artest and Yao Ming. McGrady is coming off a two-point, six-rebound performance Friday night, and that was against the Clippers. He's in for a rough one Sunday.

Kenyon Martin is back from hamstring troubles, and posted eight points, seven rebounds, two steals and four blocks Friday night. I like Martin a lot given the Nuggets' current roster makeup, and if he can stay healthy we could see his best season in years. … Brandon Bass had a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double Friday night, once again demonstrating that he'd be terrific if given more minutes. His minutes have been in the teens in every other game this month, although he played more than 25 on Friday, and his big body will be needed against the twin towers of Kaman and Camby. … I am in no way condoning adding him, or even clicking on his name, but I just want to point out that Adam Morrison had three 3s Friday night, and looks to be in line for 15-20 minutes per game with the Bobcats. His game doesn't translate well to fantasy, since he's a two-category contributor (points, 3s), so even if he gets an opportunity as a result of an injury, I don't think he'll be worth adding because of his low field goal percentage and non-existent defensive stats. I just thought he'd fallen off the face of the earth, and here he is with short hair, trying to make my home state proud. … Jason Kapono has been earning significant minutes, but not playing in his typical fashion, which consists primarily of spotting up for 3s. He went 7-for-15 from the floor Friday night with zero 3s attempted, although it was likely just the flow of the game, as Kapono never met an open 3 he didn't like. The important number is his 29 minutes played Friday, and he's averaging nearly 25 on the season. With these kind of minutes will come serious 3-point numbers, and if you can already tell that's one of your team's deficiencies, Kapono should easily be better than 1.5 per game if his minutes stay where they are. … Darrell Arthur started his fifth straight game and played 25 minutes en route to 13 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks Friday night. It's the most minutes he has played in November, and he'll be wildly inconsistent as a rookie, but the Nuggets allow 104.2 points per game, so his matchup should give him another chance to shine.

Josh Whitling is a fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com.