Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks: Warriors vs. Clippers 11/18/24

The NBA presents a regular season matchup featuring the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers. Let’s take a look at this game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Clippers game let’s review the rules for 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 Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Clippers matchup.

Draftkings NBA Showdown Picks

Captain-James Harden, Point Guard, Los Angeles Clippers $11,400

In my opinion, point guard James Harden has been the driving force behind the Los Angeles Clippers success on the offensive side of the basketball this season. Let’s take a look at Harden’s game data from the 2024 NBA regular season.

In the 14 games that James Harden has played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA regular season, Harden is averaging a robust 48.4 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Clippers 105-103 win over the Toronto Raptors earlier this month, James Harden certainly played at a high level. More specifically, Harden tallied 24 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, and one steal in the Clippers victory over the Toronto  Raptors.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Los Angeles Clippers win over the Toronto Raptors just mentioned, James Harden amassed a massive 52.1 Draftkings points.

Earlier today, the Los Angeles Clippers announced that Los Angeles forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of this evening’s game due to a knee injury. In my opinion, the absence of Leonard should open up more offensive opportunities for James Harden.

In summary, I think Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this evening’s NBA regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing James Harden at the captain position for this one game Draftkings NBA Showdown contest.

Flex Plays

Stephen Curry, Point Guard, Golden State Warriors $11,000

In the nine games that point guard Stephen Curry has played for the Golden State Warriors in the 2024 NBA regular season, Curry is averaging an impressive 44.2 Draftkings points a game.

More recently, in the Golden State Warriors 120-1117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks six days ago, Stephen Curry certainly played at a high level. Curry accumulated 37 points, six rebounds, nine assists, two blocks, and one steal in the Warriors win over the Dallas Mavericks.

It is noteworthy that the Golden State Warriors have listed Stephen Curry as questionable for tonight’s game due to injury. Keep that in mind as you construct DFS lineups for tonight’s Draftkings Showdown slate.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in this evening’s NBA game (Draftkings price noted): Ivica Zubac, Center (Los Angeles Clippers) $9,600: Buddy Hield, Guard (Golden State Warriors) $7,400: Andrew Wiggins, Guard (Golden State Warriors) $6,800.