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Jokic finished Friday's 112-109 win over the Rockets with 34 points (11-20 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 8-10 FT), 10 rebounds, nine assists, two steals and a block across 39 minutes.

Jokic came just one assist away from notching what would've been his fourth consecutive triple-double. The star center continues to be a dominant player across all fantasy formats and the main driving force of the Nuggets' offense. He has five triple-doubles and four double-doubles across 10 games this month.

Adams isn't on the bench coming out of halftime of Friday's game against the Nuggets for undisclosed reasons, Adam Wexler of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.

Adams isn't on the bench coming out of halftime, though it's uncertain why he remained in the locker room. Reed Sheppard, who scored 20 points in the first half, replaced Adams in the starting lineup to open the third period.

Queta amassed 16 points (8-12 FG), 12 rebounds, three assists and one block across 29 minutes during Friday's 113-105 loss to the Nets.

This was Queta's third double-double of the season and the fifth of his career. He's been playing well for Boston this season, leading the team in field-goal percentage (61.8), boards (8.3) and blocks (1.4), which has him humming along with top-90 value on the season.

Claxton totaled 18 points (7-13 FG, 4-7 FT), 11 rebounds, 12 assists, one block and one steal in 35 minutes during Friday's 113-105 victory over the Celtics.

Claxton was limited to just seven points on 1-for-9 shooting his last time out, but he bounced back with a vengeance Friday night, guiding the Nets to a win while notching the first triple-double of his career. Claxton has shown some impressive playmaking this season, as he's dishing out a career-high 4.4 dimes a night to go with averages of 14.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per contest.

Jackson-Davis will come off the bench for Friday's game against Portland.

Jackson-Davis stepped into the first unit last time out due to the absences of several Warriors starters. With the team close to full health Friday, Jackson-Davis will return to his typical bench role, which doesn't guarantee he'll be part of the rotation.

Williams (knee) will play in Friday's game against the Warriors.

Williams was rested Wednesday during the tail end of a back-to-back set, and he'll be back in action Friday. The 28-year-old center is averaging 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds across 12.0 minutes per game this season.

Lively is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Pelicans.

The Mavericks will start Daniel Gafford at center, and while Lively is expected to see action, he's still playing under a minutes restriction. That limit conspires against his fantasy upside, as he's yet to log more than 21 minutes in a single game this season.

Gafford is in the starting lineup for Friday's matchup with the Pelicans.

Gafford will be joined in the first unit by Brandon Williams, Cooper Flagg, Max Christie and P.J. Washington. Over nine starts this season, Gafford has registered averages of 10.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 swats per contest.

Adams (ankle) is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Nuggets, Lachard Binkley of SI.com reports.

Adams will get his second straight start and will be joined by Amen Thompson, Jabari Smith, Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun in the first unit. In three starts this season, Adams has posted averages of 7.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.0 turnovers per contest.

Ware is part of the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Bulls.

Ware will start alongside Bam Adebayo on Friday, stepping in for Andrew Wiggins (hip). The second-year center is averaging 11.0 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks across 26 minutes in 11 starts this season.