DraftKings NBA perfect lineup: Nuggets at Rockets Showdown
Monday, November 9 · Showdown · 1 game · Locked at 8:30 PM ET
This slate locked at 8:30 PM ET on Monday, November 9, and it is final. Its perfect lineup and its top scores are first. The last projections we published for it, at 8:29 PM ET, are under them.
Next: the Main slate of Saturday, November 14 locks at 7:00 PM ET. Its projections are free to read.
The perfect DraftKings lineup of the Denver Nuggets at Houston Rockets Showdown scored 271.50 points for $49,000 of the $50,000 salary cap. Its CPT was Alperen Sengun (HOU), with 78.00 points at 1.5 times. The top score of the slate was Nikola Jokic (DEN): 65.00 points for $12,800.
The perfect lineup
| Slot | Player | Salary | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPT | Alperen SengunPF/C · HOU vs DEN | $15,000 | 78.00 |
| UTIL | Nikola JokicC · DEN @ HOU | $12,800 | 65.00 |
| UTIL | Jamal MurrayPG · DEN @ HOU | $9,400 | 51.50 |
| UTIL | Kevin DurantSF · HOU vs DEN | $8,400 | 51.00 |
| UTIL | Bogdan BogdanovicSG/SF · HOU vs DEN | $1,000 | 14.25 |
| UTIL | Marvin Bagley IIIC · DEN @ HOU | $2,400 | 11.75 |
| Total | $49,000 | 271.50 |
Top 10 scores
| # | Player | Salary | Points | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola JokicC · DEN @ HOU | $12,800 | 65.00 | 5.08 |
| 2 | Alperen SengunPF/C · HOU vs DEN | $10,000 | 52.00 | 5.20 |
| 3 | Jamal MurrayPG · DEN @ HOU | $9,400 | 51.50 | 5.48 |
| 4 | Kevin DurantSF · HOU vs DEN | $8,400 | 51.00 | 6.07 |
| 5 | Tari EasonSF/PF · HOU vs DEN | $6,000 | 28.25 | 4.71 |
| 6 | Jabari Smith Jr.PF/C · HOU vs DEN | $8,000 | 28.25 | 3.53 |
| 7 | Amen ThompsonPG/SG · HOU vs DEN | $7,800 | 25.25 | 3.24 |
| 8 | Christian BraunSG/SF · DEN @ HOU | $5,800 | 20.25 | 3.49 |
| 9 | Fred VanVleetPG · HOU vs DEN | $6,800 | 17.25 | 2.54 |
| 10 | Cameron JohnsonSG/SF · DEN @ HOU | $4,400 | 16.00 | 3.64 |
The perfect lineup is the lineup with the most points that fits the salary cap and the roster rules of DraftKings. The points are our count from the final results. The site's own points can differ after a stat correction.
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Top 10 by projection
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola JokicC · DEN @ HOU | $12,800 | 57.0 | 4.45 |
| 2 | Alperen SengunPF/C · HOU vs DEN | $10,000 | 45.7 | 4.57 |
| 3 | Jamal MurrayPG · DEN @ HOU | $9,400 | 38.2 | 4.07 |
| 4 | Kevin DurantSF · HOU vs DEN | $8,400 | 37.7 | 4.49 |
| 5 | Amen ThompsonPG/SG · HOU vs DEN | $7,800 | 32.5 | 4.17 |
| 6 | Jabari Smith Jr.PF/C · HOU vs DEN | $8,000 | 30.6 | 3.83 |
| 7 | Fred VanVleetPG · HOU vs DEN | $6,800 | 27.7 | 4.07 |
| 8 | Aaron GordonPF/C · DEN @ HOU | $7,000 | 24.2 | 3.46 |
| 9 | Christian BraunSG/SF · DEN @ HOU | $5,800 | 22.8 | 3.93 |
| 10 | Tari EasonSF/PF · HOU vs DEN | $6,000 | 22.2 | 3.69 |
Top 10 by value
| # | Player | Salary | Proj | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogdan BogdanovicSG/SF · HOU vs DEN | $1,000 | 5.3 | 5.31 |
| 2 | Cameron JohnsonSG/SF · DEN @ HOU | $4,400 | 21.2 | 4.82 |
| 3 | Alperen SengunPF/C · HOU vs DEN | $10,000 | 45.7 | 4.57 |
| 4 | Kevin DurantSF · HOU vs DEN | $8,400 | 37.7 | 4.49 |
| 5 | Nikola JokicC · DEN @ HOU | $12,800 | 57.0 | 4.45 |
| 6 | Amen ThompsonPG/SG · HOU vs DEN | $7,800 | 32.5 | 4.17 |
| 7 | Marvin Bagley IIIC · DEN @ HOU | $2,400 | 10.0 | 4.17 |
| 8 | Fred VanVleetPG · HOU vs DEN | $6,800 | 27.7 | 4.07 |
| 9 | Jamal MurrayPG · DEN @ HOU | $9,400 | 38.2 | 4.07 |
| 10 | Christian BraunSG/SF · DEN @ HOU | $5,800 | 22.8 | 3.93 |
Nikola Jokic (DEN) had the top projection of the Denver Nuggets at Houston Rockets Showdown: 57.0 DraftKings points for $12,800. Alperen Sengun (45.7) and Jamal Murray (38.2) were next. The top value was Bogdan Bogdanovic (HOU): 5.31 points per $1,000 of salary, at $1,000. The game's Vegas total was 224.5, with the Rockets favored by 4.5.
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- DEN @ HOUDenver Nuggets at Houston Rockets8:30 PM ETTotal 224.5 · HOU −4.5
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