Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 2/23/17

Kyrie Irving, PG, Cleveland Cavaliers

FanDuel Price: $9,000

Kyrie Irving entered the All-Star break on a high-note, topping 40 FanDuel points in four of his last five games. Given a look at his numbers with Kevin Love out of the lineup, as well as his numbers in games with a similar game script to tonight's, he should have no trouble maintaining his recent level of production tonight.

According to NBAwowy.com, Kyrie's usage rate has climbed from 28.3% with Love on the floor to a team-leading 33.4% without him. His FanDuel points per minute have seen a big increase, as well, rising from 1.01 with Love to 1.17 without him.

His Cleveland Cavaliers have the second-highest implied team total on the slate tonight, as Vegas has them projected for 116.75 points against the New York Knicks. Per the RotoViz Game Splits App, Irving has averaged 40.1 FanDuel points in games with an implied team total above 115 this season, as well as 40.6 FanDuel points in games with an over/under above 215 points.

In what is expected to be a high-scoring game, Irving will likely spend a lot of time being defended by Derrick Rose, who ranks 85th among 89 qualified point guards in defensive real plus-minus. Irving should post huge numbers tonight, and he is a strong play in all formats, with potential blowout being the only real concern.