NBA Daily Notes: Lakers rout the Warriors; Top fantasy picks for December 26th

PG 1 - Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors)

Toronto Raptors need to start playing at their best again

The Toronto Raptors are having a tough time of late, after having a blistering start to their 2018-19 NBA season. They are currently top of the Eastern Conference with a 25-10 record, but the next 3 teams are not far away from taking away their throne.

Injuries to key players had limited their threshold and hence they have only won 5 of their last 10 matches. They had to sit Kawhi Leonard for their last game against the 76ers but had a returning Kyle Lowry, who put up a great stat line.

Lowry has had a great start to his 2018-19 season, averaging almost 15 points per game and just under 10 assists and over 4 rebounds per game as well. He had started the season really well, averaging over 18 points and 11 assists, the whole of October.

But he came down due to a bad run of games and then an injury as well. In the loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, Lowry scored a nice 20 points, along with just 5 assists and 6 rebounds. He at least had a steal and a block in a game where his shot just didn't land well enough. He should be looking to break out of this mini-slump and be all guns blazing against the Miami Heat.

Alternate pick: Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies)