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FanDuel NBA Daily: Fantasy basketball lineup for January 8

By Brendan Galella

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Stephen Curry is on a torrid shooting stretch and is the perfect centerpiece for any FanDuel NBA fantasy basketball lineup.

Stephen Curry is the ideal point guard candidate for FanDuel NBA lineups as he possesses a variety of ways to boost his value.

Ever since he returned to the Golden State Warriors lineup following an 11-game absence due to an ankle injury, opponents simply haven’t found a way to slow down the two-time MVP.

Over the past four games, Curry is posting 36 points on 58 percent shooting from the field and 53.8 percent shooting from the field, connecting at an alarming rate.

Curry has buried 28 shots from beyond the arc during the four-game run, as he closed out 2017 by knocking down 10 shots from 3-point range in Memphis. The performance marked the ninth time in Curry’s nine-year career he has made at least 10 3-point field goals in a single game.

Earlier in the year, Curry became just the eighth player in league history to convert 2,000 times from beyond the arc and is on pace to surpass Ray Allen for the all-time mark of 2,973.

Allen didn’t convert his 2,000th 3-point field goal until midway through his 12th season in the league.

Since the 3-point line was introduced in the 1979-80 campaign, the rest of the NBA has combined to submit 24 such performances.

Following his electric shooting performance in Memphis, Curry capped off a 32-point performance in Dallas by connecting on the game-winning 3-point shot from the top of the arc.

In Houston, Curry tallied 29 points, nine assists, five rebounds and a steal, enough for 47 fantasy points in FanDuel NBA leagues.

Saturday against the Clippers, Curry spent nearly 40 percent of the entire contest on the bench, but that didn’t stop him from lighting up the Staples Center. In 29 minutes, Curry totaled 45 points, extending Golden State’s winning streak on the road to 10 games.

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Oddly, Curry isn’t among the six players available Monday carrying a valuation of more than $10,000 in FanDuel NBA leagues, but with at least 35 fantasy points scored in 13 consecutive games, he simply can’t be left off any roster.