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Yesterday's Perfect NBA DFS Lineups: Tuesday 3/12/19

Elfrid Payton put up a triple-double with 51.5 fantasy points in a loss to the Bucks, giving him a spot in yesterday's perfect NBA DFS lineup. Who else made the cut?

Ever finish a night of daily fantasy and wonder what a perfect lineup would look like? Well, each day here at numberFire, we're going to share that information with you. Last night's lineups are listed below.

As always, make sure to check out our optimal lineups -- which will be updated periodically leading up to every game -- to see who our algorithms recommend as the best plays. Also, make sure to check out our daily fantasy basketball primer and other content to get a deeper dive into a few of our favorite plays on the board.

If you're wondering how to apply perfect lineup results to your lineup-building process, read up on some key trends from historical perfect lineups.

FanDuel

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
Joel Embiid (PHI) C $10300 17 19 5 1 6 4 56.3
DeMar DeRozan (SA) SG $8900 33 4 6 4 3 0 55.8
Anthony Davis (NO) PF $7600 21 12 2 0 2 2 42.4
Montrezl Harrell (LAC) PF $7200 22 11 3 0 2 3 46.7
Elfrid Payton (NO) PG $7000 14 15 11 1 3 1 51.5
Cedi Osman (CLE) SF $5800 18 8 4 2 2 0 37.6
Jalen Brunson (DAL) PG $5400 34 5 4 1 1 0 48.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) SG $3500 24 6 1 2 1 0 37.7
Total Salary $55700 Total FP 376

DraftKings

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) C $10400 34 10 3 0 4 3 57.5
DeMar DeRozan (SA) SG/SF $8400 33 4 6 4 3 0 53.5
C.J. McCollum (POR) PG/SG $6600 35 4 4 2 0 0 53.0
Elfrid Payton (NO) PG $6500 14 15 11 1 3 1 57.25
Montrezl Harrell (LAC) PF/C $6200 22 11 3 0 2 3 47.25
Jalen Brunson (DAL) PG/SG $5000 34 5 4 1 1 0 49.25
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) SG/SF $3300 24 6 1 2 1 0 38.5
Monte Morris (DEN) PG $3300 16 5 6 1 1 0 34.75
Total Salary $49700 Total FP 391

Yahoo

Player Position Salary P R A S T B FP
LeBron James (LAL) PF $50 36 10 4 2 5 0 55.0
DeMar DeRozan (SA) SF $36 33 4 6 4 3 0 55.8
C.J. McCollum (POR) SG $26 35 4 4 2 0 0 51.8
Montrezl Harrell (LAC) C $25 22 11 3 0 2 3 46.7
Elfrid Payton (NO) PG $23 14 15 11 1 3 1 51.5
Kris Dunn (CHI) PG $17 18 7 9 2 4 0 41.9
Jalen Brunson (DAL) PG $12 34 5 4 1 1 0 48.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) SF $10 24 6 1 2 1 0 37.7
Total Salary $199 Total FP 388.4