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Fantasy basketball advice: NBA FanDuel sleepers/busts for Saturday, Sunday of 2015 NBA playoffs

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First off, a quick introduction. If you don't know what FanDuel is, well, you're missing out. FanDuel is a site that offers daily fantasy sports games. Participants get a chance every day to select new players, fill out a lineup and, most importantly, win some cash. If you choose poorly Monday, you can come back Tuesday and try again. Easy as that. Click here to enter a $2 FanDuel contest that offers a $10,000 prize today.

As for what we're doing in this space: The goal here will be to direct your attention toward some players who you might not otherwise consider. If you're here and reading this, then you already know that LeBron James is really good. But when filling out a roster you can't just pick out stars. You'll blow your cap and get stuck praying to the basketball gods that a guy like Kosta Koufos gets into the game. No, if you want to win, you have to take advantage of certain matchups -- and in order to do that you have to know where to look. That's what we're here for. Also, this space is going to be used to give you advice for the games on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. So with that, let's get started.

3 players to target

Derrick Rose, PG, Bulls: The Bucks were one of the best defensive teams in the league this season, and especially had their ways with point guards. That is until they met Derrick Rose and the Bulls in the playoffs. Milwaukee has had no answer for the former MVP in the first three games. Rose is averaging 24.7 points, 8.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals. He's shooting 47 percent from the field, an incredible 46 percent on three-pointers and playing nearly 38 minutes per game. Rose looks like the player he was before all the injuries. That's a player you want to ride.

Jae Crowder, SF, Celtics: At 6'6 and 235 pounds, Crowder is the only player on the Celtics who can even bother LeBron James. Why, from a FanDuel perspective, do we care what he does on the defensive end? Because Boston needs Crowder on the floor. That means minutes, which means stats, which means FanDuel gold. This series Crowder is averaging 27.8 minutes per game and filling up the boxscore while on the court. He's averaging 12.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 block. Boston is down 3-0, but the team is not going to roll over. Crowder played over 30 minutes in Game 3. He should easily match that number in Game 4 on Sunday.

John Henson, C, Bucks: Down 3-0, Milwaukee is in desperate need of answers, and it looks like head coach Jason Kidd might have found one. The 6'11 Henson got 38 minutes of playing time in Game 3, and responded with 15 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. The Bulls have a massive front line, which has dominated Milwaukee all series. Henson could be a possible solution to this problem, which could mean lots of minutes again in Game 4.

3 players to avoid

Deron Williams, PG, Nets: Williams had a strong finish to the end of the regular season, but has failed to build on that in this series against Atlanta. He's averaging just 7.5 points and 5.0 assists while shooting 33 percent from the field in the first two games. Jeff Teague and the rest of the Hawks have completely neutralized the Nets point guard. Clearly, that's been part of the team's game plan. No reason to believe that will change in Game 4.

Kyle Lowry, PG, Raptors: This is becoming repetitive at this point, but it still bears mentioning as Lowry, somehow, was still going for $7,300 in FanDuel on Friday. He's injured, John Wall is a great defender and the Wizards are making stopping Lowry a priority. Stay far away from him for the rest of the series.

Andrew Bogut, C, Warriors: This is about the matchups more than Bogut's play. Given how well Ryan Anderson played in Game 3 (see below), there's a good chance Monty Williams decides to go small in Game 4 and play Anthony Davis at center. That would force Bogut off the floor. Also, the Warriors' Game 3 comeback began after Steve Kerr decided to go small and put Draymond Green at the five. The bottom line: don't be surprised if Bogut barely plays more than 20 minutes in Game 4.

Other Notables

Something worth paying attention to: Ryan Anderson exploded for the Pelicans in Game 3, as he went 10-14 from the field and finished with 26 points in 30 minutes. Look for New Orleans to give the sweet-shooting Anderson even more looks in Game 4 ... Staying in that same series, Draymond Green continues to be an excellent not-so-expensive play. The Warriors need Green on the floor to guard Davis, and so Green is averaging 41.5 minutes per game this series ... As mentioned in the past two versions of this column, you want nothing to do with Damian Lillard this series. He's been awful.

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