LAL vs BOS Dream11 Team Prediction NBA Projections, Fantasy Basketball Picks for Lakers vs Celtics 16 April
Published on: Apr 15, 2021 7:17 pm IST|Updated on: Apr 15, 2021 7:17 pm IST
Lakers vs Celtics Fantasy NBA: The Los Angeles Lakers will enter the game after beating the Hornets behind a 24 points outing by Kyle Kuzma. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics will hit the floor after beating the Trailblazers rallying around a 32 points outburst by Jayson. More details about LAL vs BOS Dream11 will be given here.
Lakers’ season: Lakers have been hit by an injury with their two legendary players LeBron James and Anthony Davis, who have been sidelined. In their absence, Schroeder and Kuzma have stepped up to the plate with both of them increasing their scoring and other skills to help the Lakers for winning some wins. Lakers have been down and out but they are not done, they have beaten some strong teams and because of that still are placed 5th in the NBA Standings for Western Conference.
Celtics’ season: Celtics should have a better record because their roster make-up has dynamic scorers in Tatum, Brown, and Walker. However, it is Marcus Smart who is the sparkplug and since he has been back, the squad has shown more energy. Boston will like to get a winning streak so that they are able to collect some wins before the NBA Playoffs begin. The Celtics’ lack of bench has been exacerbated by the injury to Fournier.
Host: Los Angeles Lakers
Visitors: Boston Celtics
Match Timing: 16 April, @ 07:30 AM
Venue: Staples Center
Streaming: WATCH Lakers v Celtics NBA Live on Sony channels including Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 3 and Sony ESPN in India, and SonyLiv App.
NBA Projections and Analysis:
Los Angeles Lakers| Boston Celtics
Games: 55 | 55
Wins: 34| 29
Defeats: 21 | 26
Lakers vs Celtics, NBA News & Possible NBA Lineups
Los Angeles Lakers team News:
Status out: Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and Jared Dudley are ruled out for the fixture
Status Questionable: Marc Gasol, Kyle Kuzma, Markief Morris, Andre Drummond, and Wesley Matthews are all ‘probable’ for the game.
Los Angeles Lakers active roster: Dennis Schroeder, Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Devontae Cacok, Andre Drummond, Montrezl Harrell, Talen Horton-Tucker, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Alex Caruso, Marc Gasol, Wesley Mathews, Alfonzo McKinnie, Markieff Morris.
Boston Celtics team News:
Status Out: Evan Fournier will not play in the game.
Status Questionable: Nothing further to report so far.
Boston Celtics active roster: Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, Tristan Thompson, Payton Pritchard, Robert Williams, Luke Kornet, Moritz Wagner, Tremont Waters, Carsen Edwards, Semi Ojeleye, Romeo Langford, Tacko Fall, Aaron Nesmith, Grant Williams.
Lakers vs Celtics, NBA News & Possible NBA Lineups
Jayson Tatum
PPG: 25.9
RPG: 7.1
APG: 4.2
SPG: 1.2
TPG: 2.6
Projected Fantasy Points: 47
Tatum is an incredible offensive player and has also become a terrific rebounder. Apart from that, he can also perform playmaking duties, and he is one of the most promising players at the Forward position. He is averaging 29.4 PPG since April began and has also racked up 53 points while doing that. He is a great pick as the Super-Player in the Dream11 NBA scenario.
Jaylen Brown
PPG: 24.3
RPG: 5.7
APG: 3.5
SPG: 1.2
TPG: 2.7
PFP: 42
Just like Tatum, Brown has done a lot in terms of personal accomplishments, however, he will be more pleased if the Celtics make a winning run to end the season. Jaylen continues to grow as a scorer and has put up some incredible performances this season. Brown has averaged 6.7 RPG since the Month began.
Dennis Schroeder:
PPG: 15.4
APG: 5.4
RPG: 3.5
SPG: 1.2
TPG: 2.8
PFP: 39
Dennis has acquired both major playmaker and scoring duties since LeBron has been down and he has certainly upped his game which has made things easier for his squad amidst a stock of injuries. He has averaged 7.7 APG and 1.4 SPG since the start of April.
Kemba Walker:
PPG: 17.7
APG: 5.1
RPG: 3.8
SPG: 1.1
TPG: 2.1
PFP: 36
Walker will like to improve the team record and get more consistent, however, the PG has been impressive in terms of dishing the ball, averaging 7.0 APG since April began. Kemba will like to be more consistent as the Playoffs are inching closer and Celtics still have the same way before they can seal a playoff spot.
LAL vs BOS Dream11 Sleeper Picks
Markieff Morris: PPG: 7.4 RPG: 4.6 PFP: 22
Morris has seen an increase in his minutes since the multiple injuries at the Forward spot for the Lakers and has given decent offense and rebounding. He has averaged 13.5 PPG and 5.5 RPG since the month began.
Marcus Smart: PPG: 13.4 APG: 5.6 RPG: 3.1 SPG: 1.5 TPG: 1.8 PFP: 39
Smart is a dedicated PG lockdown defender, who has improved offensively and also can dish out assists regularly. He is averaging 6.6 APG so far this month.
Kyle Kuzma: PPG: 12.8 RPG: 6.7 PFP: 30
Kuzma has done a more than decent job in filling in for the Lakers and they have become a deep team even at the Forward position. The Forward is averaging 16.4 PPG and 1.2 BPG in April so far.
Andre Drummond(Since joining Lakers): PPG: 9.2 RPG: 9.2 SPG: 1.4
PFP: 28
Robert Williams III: PPG: 8.2 RPG: 7.0 BPG: 1.8 TPG: 1.0 PFP: 26
LAL vs BOS Dream11 Team Prediction
PG: D Schroeder(PP)
SG: M Smart, B McLemore
SF: J Brown, T Horton-Tucker
PF: J Tatum(SP), M Morris
C: A Drummond