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With the calendar flipping to March, even more fantasy managers have to plan for their leagues’ playoff weeks. While some teams are competing for draft lottery odds, most are fighting for playoff positioning, leaving a lot to figure out regarding player availability. One of those players is Clippers point guard Darius Garland, who has yet to make his debut for the team due to a toe injury suffered while with the Cavaliers.
According to Law Murray of The Athletic, Garland could make his debut on Monday, the first of four games the Clippers play during Week 19. If he can play, how much time will Garland receive? And what will his availability for the week, which concludes with a back-to-back, look like? Garland certainly isn’t the only player with injury questions going into Week 19, but he could potentially affect fantasy basketball in a major way during the playoff weeks. Let’s look at the Week 19 schedule and some of its key storylines.
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Week 19 Games Played
4 Games: BOS, CHA, DAL, DET, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIA, MIL, NOR, NYK, ORL, PHX, SAS, UTA, WAS
3 Games: BKN, CHI, DEN, GSW, IND, MEM, MIN, OKC, PHI, POR, SAC, TOR
2 Games: ATL, CLE
Week 19 Back-to-backs
Sunday (Week 18)-Monday: BOS, DEN, LAC, MIL
Monday-Tuesday: WAS
Tuesday-Wednesday: CHA, MEM, NYK, OKC, PHI
Wednesday-Thursday: UTA
Thursday-Friday: DAL, DEN, HOU, LAL, MIA, NOR, PHX, SAS
Friday-Saturday: LAC
Saturday-Sunday: DET, MIL, ORL
Sunday-Monday (Week 20): CLE, NYK
Week 19 Storylines of Note
– Avoid fringe Hawks and Cavaliers, as they have two-game schedules.
Atlanta and Cleveland are the teams to avoid for managers competing in leagues that lock lineups for the week on Monday, as they’ll only play two games. However, while the Hawks play their games on two of the lighter days, Wednesday and Saturday, the Cavaliers’ games are on the busiest days of Week 19, Tuesday and Sunday. The question for Cleveland: Will the four-day break in between games be enough to get some of their key players back on the court?
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