Basketball Pickups: Go Get Goga

Both the Celtics and Pelicans blew out the Magic and Spurs in the afternoon of Sunday's five-game slate. Evening games were more competitive for the Warriors.

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Trail Blazers fought until the final seconds, Bucks pulled away from Rockets, and Wizards nearly upset Rockets in Phoenix. From five games.

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Allen should shine with more run in the starting five as Bradley Beal misses more time. His Sunday line was 11/4/3/2/2 with a triple.

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He dominates the stat sheet nightly. Allen has been a top-90 player in the first two months of the 2023-24 season despite his biggest workload since joining the Suns.

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He shot 55.9% from the field and 36.4% from beyond the arc in three games before Sunday, scoring 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.1 triples. He started 10 of 11 recently.

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Despite missing Jalen Duren, Wiseman has averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 27 minutes while shooting 76.2% from the field and 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.

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With Wendell Carter Jr. out, he blocked shots in 16 of 20 games. He averaged 8.5 points, 7.0 boards, 0.7 steals, 1.8 blocks, and 60.2% shooting.

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