Daily Fantasy Basketball Game Scripts to Target on 3/23/17

Kristaps Porzingis, PF, New York Knicks

FanDuel Price: $7,000

Since December 31st, Kristaps Porzingis has had trouble staying healthy, missing 11 of the New York Knicks' 39 games. All the lost time has hampered his rhythm, making him an inconsistent option in DFS. However, in the month of March, the second-year big man has been the healthiest he has been in a while, playing in 10 of 11 games, and he has started to get back on track with this fantasy scoring, as well.

In his last five games, Porzingis has scored at least 36 FanDuel points four times while averaging 18.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 3.0 blocks, and 36.8 fantasy points. That average would be 5.3 FanDuel points per $1,000 at his $7,000 price tag, and he has a plus-matchup on Thursday.

With both the Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers ranking in the top six in most points allowed per game, they are lined up for the second-highest-scoring game of the night. Portland's defensive struggles have started up front as they allow the second-most fantasy points to opposing power forwards and eighth-most to centers, both positions the Zinger plays. The last time Porzingis faced the Blazers, he dropped 43.3 fantasy points.

The addition of Jusuf Nurkic has helped the Portland frontcourt stiffen down low, but the bread and butter of Porzingis offensive game comes from the mid-range and beyond, an area the Blazers still struggle to defend.