Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday - ESPN

ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game injury reports and player projections.

Thursday's two-game slate might have been lacking for quantity, but we got two quality games and some big-time performances by some of the biggest names in the game.

The early game featured Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks against Victor Wembanyama's Spurs and it turned out to be must-see TV, thanks to both of them. Giannis racked up 44 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, a block and two 3-pointers in the four-point win, while Wemby came through with 27 points, nine rebounds, a steal, five blocks and two 3-pointers in a tough loss. Be sure to check out the highlights from those two if you haven't already. Tre Jones, who moved into the starting lineup and finished with 18 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Spurs, missed a wide-open 3-point attempt at the buzzer that would have tied the game. Lost in all the Giannis & Wemby hype was a 34-point performance from Devin Vassell, who hit 14-of-21 shots on the night. If Jones is going to continue to start, he's probably worth a pick up in many leagues.

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The late game saw the Nuggets go on a late run to complete an 18-point fourth-quarter comeback to stun the Warriors as Nikola Jokic banked in a well-defended 40-footer at the buzzer for the 130-127 win. Jokic scored 34 with 10 rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored