Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Rockets 4/20/25

The NBA presents Draftkings basketball fans with a Western Conference playoff matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. Let’s take a look at this game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Warriors vs. Rockets matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $10,800

Point guard Stephen Curry has been a standout performer for the Golden State Warriors this season. With that said that, how has the veteran guard performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s take a look at Curry’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to answer that question.

In the 72 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging 24.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.4 steals a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 72 games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Warriors this season, Curry has compiled a 44.8% field goal percentage, a 39.7% three-point percentage and a 93.3% free throw percentage.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors convincing 121-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies five days ago, Golden State point guard Stephen Curry played exceptionally well. More specifically, Curry tallied 37 points, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal in the Golden State Warriors win over the Suns.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings NBA showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.

In my view, point guard Stephen Curry is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this NBA playoff game. With that said, I am backing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Alperen Sengun, Center, Houston Rockets $10,400

Center Alperen Sengun has been a standout performer for the Houston Rockets this season. Let’s analyze the veteran center’s relevant game data from the 2024 NBA regular season to reveal the significant impact that Sengun has made on the team’s overall performance.

In the 76 games that center Alperen Sengun has played for the Houston Rockets in the 2024 NBA regular season, Sengun is averaging a rather impressive 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.8 blocks a game.

Looking at the data just presented more closely, in the 76 games that Alperen Sengun has played for the Rockets this season, Sengun has averaged 43.1 Draftkings points a contest.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in tonight’s game (Draftkings price noted): Jimmy Butler, Forward (Golden State Warriors) $10,200: Amen Thompson, Guard (Houston Rockets) $9,800.