2 min read • February 16, 2022
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The Jazz head to Hollywood on a 6-game win streak while the Lakers manage injuries to both stars. Lebron James is listed as questionable due to a knee injury and big man Anthony Davis will suit up after popping up on the injury report due to a wrist issue.
Lakers Health
James has dealt with knee issue for majority of the season but has since returned and played well averaging 28 points, 8.3 assists and 10 rebounds in 4 games back in the lineup.
The Lakers were off last night and combined with this being the last game before the All-Star break, expect James to play but minutes may be reduced to rest the knee injury.
The wrist issue to Davis should be a non-factor heading into the matchup and he should play full minutes on Wednesday.
Veteran Carmelo Anthony will miss the contest due to a hamstring injury leaving minutes open for both Stanley Johnson (FD $3,700) and Trevor Ariza (FD $3,900). Expect one to provide value in DFS if the Lakers ride the hot hand.
Jazz Health
The Jazz head into the matchup extremely healthy with the only significant loss being SF Joe Ingles who is out for the season due to a torn Achilles.
Defensive wizard Rudy Gobert returned Monday from a calf injury that cost him the last 9 games. In his return, Gobert dropped 14 points and 7 boards in just 21 minutes of action. The French national should approach over 27 minutes and provide his usual value as he is another day healthier from the nagging calf issue.
Donovan Mitchell dealt with a concussion in mid-January but has returned to play well scoring 24 or more points in 4 of in his last 5 games.
This will be the second game that both Gobert and Mitchell have played together since returning from their injuries (Jan 17 2022 vs Lakers, 101-95 loss).
With the difference in healthy between the teams stars, here are the injury value plays:
Utah Jazz ML
Anthony Davis U22.5 Points
Bojan Bogdanovic O17.5 points
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