Nickeil Alexander-Walker: Nets 21 points in loss
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker: Nets 21 points in lossAlexander-Walker racked up 21 points (7-18 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 5-7 FT), five rebounds, three assists and one steal over 31 minutes during Wednesday's 115-92 loss to the Clippers.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 21 points (7-of-18 FGs, 5-of-7 FTs), five rebounds, three assists, one steal and two three-pointers against the Clippers.The Hawks were no match for the Clippers without Jaylen Johnson as they trailed by 14 points at halftime and ultimately lost by 23. Alexander-Walker continued to put up numbers even in the loss. The 27-year-old shooting guard had 21 points Wednesday and continues to produce with Trae Young (knee) out of the lineup.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Mouhamed Gueye and Onyeka Okongwu will start Wednesday's game against the Clippers.The Hawks are without Jalen Johnson and Kristaps Porzingis, with the latter missing his fifth consecutive game. Okongwu will continue to start for KP, while Gueye steps in for Johnson. While Okongwu is already rostered in most leagues, Gueye is worthy of streaming consideration in deep leagues.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker lit up the Cavaliers with 28 points (9-of-21 FGs), three rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block and five three-pointers on Friday.NAW has been an incredible fill-in for Trae Young (knee) this season, and he showed why once again in this game. This was his eighth game this season with at least 20 points, and he has more than doubled his scoring average from last season. In previous seasons, NAW had been more of a defensive specialist, but he has been getting it done on both ends of the floor this year. Even when Young returns, NAW should still maintain standard-league value.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu will start against the Cavaliers on Friday.With Kristaps Porzingis sidelined, Okongwu will unsurprisingly return to the starting lineup. He has been excellent in seven starts this year, averaging 20 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.9 blocks and 2.7 three-pointers per game.