Happy Easter… to all of you who celebrate that sort of thing.  It’s been another great season and now it’s go time. If you’re still reading this column you’ve probably made it to your fantasy league finals.  Here’s a look at the final week and a half of the regular NBA season 4/9-4/18:

Seven Games: LA Clippers

Six Games: Boston, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Indiana, Milwaukee, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Utah, Washington.

Five Games: Atlanta, Golden State, Houston, LA Lakers, Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, Seattle, Toronto.

Four Games: Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Memphis.

Plug ‘em in, Plug ‘em in:

Jarvis Hayes and Antonio Daniels, SF/PG: With Tough Juice and Agent Zero both sidelined, Hayes and Daniels are must starts in all leagues to finish off the year. In his three starts filling in for Gil, Antonio has averaged 14/4/13, meanwhile Jarvis erupted for 29 points (including 5 treys) last night at New Jersey.  Those are some nice free agent pickups at this point in the season.  Poor Poor Wizards.

Jason Hart, PG: Yes, for real.  The Clippers are the only team in the league with seven games left to play, and Hart is averaging a pretty decent 14/6/5 and 1.2 steals in 39 mpg over his last five. He won’t shoot from long range, but he’ll contribute elsewhere and should post good percentages (48/87% this season). Plus, it’s not like Sam Cassell is about to be raised from the dead… he’s ain’t Jesus you know. (Although the Clips are back in playoff contention somehow, so you never know).

Nate Robinson, G: Ok, so let’s make it three straight weeks with the Dunkin’ Munchkin.  Robinson was back in the Knicks’ SLU yesterday, and he delivered a career-high 34 points and a season-high 7 assists. Nate’s hit 10 treys in his last two games. The season started with 14 guards competing for playing time in New York’s backcourt, but it’s now been reduced to two: Lil’ Nate and Mardy Collins. The former Temple University star, btw, makes a good pickup if Marbury is to miss anymore time with turf toe (shouldn’t it be called “hardwood toe” in basketball?)

Allan Ray, G: No, I’m not dyslexic.  I’m talking about the undrafted rookie out of ‘Nova.  It’s that time of year again, and the Celts wanna see what they got.  In two starts Ray has scored 35 total points, including 6 rainmakers. With Pierce, Jefferson, and West all hurting someone’s gotta pick up the slack (see also: Gerald Green & Rajon Rondo).

Antonio McDyess, PF: The Dice Man got the start today over Rasheed Wallace because coach Saunders wants to limit Sheed’s minutes going into the playoffs.  McDyess responded with 18 points, a season-high 13 boards and 3 swats as Detroit continued to work toward home court advantage for the postseason.  Keep in mind, Rasheed is likely to get at least one more technical this season, which would mean another one-game suspension. 

So, go now and destroy your opponent for the league championship. When you brag be sure to mention that you were victorious despite being an avid FBB reader all year long.
As for everyone else, I hope you didn’t screw up your fantasy baseball draft… enjoy a long hot summer of hardball. Goodnight and Godspeed.