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There are five games on Thursdays NBA slate. John Collins Hawks Jersey . Heres a look at the players our daily fantasy experts are looking to build around, and others they are going to avoid.Players to build aroundRenee Miller -- Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors:I would have expected Durant to be the unanimous pick here, thanks to his consistently high level of performance with Golden State, the astronomical point total on this game (226), and oh yeah, hes facing his old team. Revenge isnt reason enough to lock Durant into lineups tonight, but in combination with the quantitative factors, it doesnt hurt.On paper, Oklahoma City is a badass defensive team, allowing just 88 points per 100 possessions (No. 1 in the league right now), but consider that theyve faced three of the worst teams in their four games. Golden State should roll tonight, and Durant should be a huge part of it.Joe Kaiser -- Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves:LaVine put up 31 points in 29 minutes against Memphis on Tuesday, taking 18 shots in Minnesotas first full game without Ricky Rubio. While rookie point guard Kris Dunn continues to generate more buzz as Rubios fill-in, LaVine is the one I like more from a fantasy perspective and his salary is still very reasonable heading into tonights game against Denver. A LaVine-Klay Thompson pairing at shooting guard allows you to pay up at other positions.Greg Rosenstein -- Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder:Lets be real here. No matter what the cost, Westbrook is worth it tonight. Sure, the Thunder guard is averaging nearly 38 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds a contest thus far. Thats all well and good. But Im taking him for the ulterior motives as much as him being a monster stat-stuffer.Westbrook claims hes treating this game like any other, but we all know thats untrue. Hes entering tonights matchup in Oakland against former teammate Kevin Durant with vengeance, and I cant wait to see what hell do.Players to fadeRenee Miller -- LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers:Not only is James likely to be both heartbroken and exhausted after the World Series finale last night, hes facing a Boston team that doesnt give up much to opposing wings. James wont kill your lineup, but dollar for dollar, Durant or Paul George make much better pricey plays at this position tonight if youre looking for the 60-plus point ceiling.Joe Kaiser -- Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets:Gallinari is off to a cold shooting start this season and hasnt reached 31 DFS points on DraftKings or FanDuel in any of the Nuggets three games, and his salary continues to be too high to consider him. Also, Minnesota ranks sixth in defensive efficiency, allowing only 98.4 points per 100 possessions.Greg Rosenstein -- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets:Im as big of a fan of Jokic in fantasy as they come, but I dont see him putting up a major performance against the Timberwolves tonight on the road. Minnesota has bolstered its defensive prowess under new coach Tom Thibodeau, ranking sixth in the league in defensive efficiency.The Timberwolves have been especially good in the frontcourt as they have?limited early production from power forwards. Buy Jokic for the season, but just not in this particular matchup. Ray Spalding Hawks Jersey . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Mike Bibby Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. https://www.thehawkslockerroom.com/Damian-Jones-City-Edition-Jersey/ .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. BENSALEM, Pa.-- Doctor J Dub scored a big victory for trainer Jena Antonucci, jockey Sheldon Russell, and owner Drawing Away Stable in the Grade 3, $300,000 Turf Monster at Parx Racing on Monday.Not only did Doctor J Dub score a $49.80 upset in the five-furlong turf stakes, he gave Antonucci her biggest win as a trainer and Russell his first stakes victory since he resumed his career in July following an eight-month injury-related absence.Doctor J Dub was claimed by Drawing Away Stable for $16,000 at Gulfstream Park in January. He made his first seven starts for Maria Borell before being transferred to Antonucci.Coming into the race, Doctor J Dub had been beaten in his last three starts in second-level optional-claiming races. The last two came in off-the-turf races at Saratoga.You cant enter on odds or other peoples opinions, Antonucci said. The horse was doing good, and we had weather delays at Saratoga twice where our races were taken off the turf.In the Turf Monster, Doctor J Dub engaged 3-1 Pool Winner for the early lead, drew clear on the far turn, and then lasted by a half-length over runner-up Two Notch Road. Pool Winner hung on for third, a length farther back.Power Alert, the 8-5 favorite, stumbled badly at the start. He finished strongly from well out in the track but could never make up the ground he lost leaving the gate and finished fifth.Doctor J Dub was timed in 58.73 seconds. His victory was the first in a graded stakes for Antonucci, who has been training since 2010.Russell suffered a serious shoulder injury in a training accident at Laurel Park last November. Following surgery and rehab, he was ready to begin his comeback in June, but his doctors advised him to give his shoulder another month to mend.This certainly is a big win, Russell said. I was away for such a long time. It was a huge surgery, but my shoulder feels fine now.Russell has long been one of the top riders in Maryland and is now 11 for 82 in his comeback. Doctor J Dubs victory may be just what it takes to jump-start his business.Greenwood Cup: Scuba takes marathon on leadScuba galloped the competition into the ground in the 1 1/2-mile Greenwood Cup, winning with something left underr Kendrick Carmouche. Kevin Huerter Hawks Jersey. he Grade 3, $200,000 Greenwood Cup was the first stakes win for Scuba, a 5-year-old son of Tapit.Scuba moved up to take a clear lead soon after the start. Carmouche kept Scuba far off the inner rail throughout while clipping off fractions of 25.73 seconds, 51.55, 1:18.50, and 1:44.62. He crossed the wire five lengths in front.Scuba paid $4.40 and completed the course in 2:32.76. Hawaakom finished second, 12 lengths ahead of Bodhisattva in third.Scuba, trained by Brendan Walsh in Kentucky, is now 8 for 28 in his career. In his prior start, he was second behind Grade 1 winner Bradester in the Monmouth Cup, a Grade 2 race at 1-1/16 miles.Turf Amazon: Lady Shipman wins comfortablyLady Shipman turned in a workmanlike performance to comfortably win the $200,000 Turf Amazon under Joel Rosario.Lady Shipman prompted the early pace outside of 30-1 Your Place or Mine, took control nearing the stretch of the five-furlong turf race, and then held Everything Lovely safe to score by a length.She broke so sharp, I just let her go, Rosario said. She is a beautiful filly.Lady Shipman, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, paid $2.60 to win in the seven-horse field and was timed in 58.06 seconds.Everything Lovely, part of a Kathleen DeMasi-trained entry, saved ground behind the early leaders, came outside horses for the drive but could make little headway in the final furlong. Sunnysammi finished third at 17-1, 1 1/4 lengths behind Everything Lovely.Joya Real, who was considered the stronger part of the DeMasi entry, finished sixth.Randall Lowe, the owner and breeder of Lady Shipman, was in from Las Vegas for the race and said hed like to go back to the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint with Lady Shipman. Last year at Keeneland, Lady Shipman finished second by a neck to Mongolian Saturday in the BC Turf Sprint, which was run at 5-1/2 furlongs.This years race will be run Nov. 5 at 6-1/2 furlongs down the hill at Santa Anita.Lady Shipman is now 13 for 19 in her career with earnings of $896,242. Three of her losses have come when facing males. 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