| Cold | 4/3/2013 9:51:00 PM |
Description: Sixers point guard Jrue Holiday had an off-shooting night Wednesday against Charlotte (2-of-24). | Insight: Calling it an "off-night" might be putting it kindly. Holiday has had rough shooting nights before (6-for-17 Saturday against the Bobcats) but nothing quite like this. Luckily he was able to salvage the night somewhat by producing eight assists and three steals. | | |
| 3/16/2013 10:10:00 PM |
Description: 76ers guard Jrue Holiday impressed fantasy owners with 27 points, six rebounds and 12 assists Saturday against Indiana. | Insight: The Sixers dug their own grave by going 3-8 in February. Not having Andrew Bynum all year probably hasn't helped. But for fantasy owners, the outlook is much brighter. Holiday is one of the feel-good stories in all of basketball this season. Once a no-name, Holiday (18.6 ppg, 8.7 apg, 4.2 rpg) has emerged as one of the best point guards in the Eastern Conference. Fantasy owners who took a chance on Holiday on draft day have been handsomely rewarded. See, there is a happy ending. | | |
| 3/8/2013 11:50:00 AM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday is probable for Friday's game against Miami with a sprained left thumb. | Insight: Holiday shot just 3-of-12 on Wednesday, perhaps, effected by the thumb. He is averaging 19.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 8.6 apg in his first All-Star season. | | |
| 2/24/2013 10:01:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia guard Jrue Holiday finished with 30 points, five rebounds and five assists Sunday in a loss to the Knicks. | Insight: That's well above his season average of 19.2 ppg. Holiday is now averaging 18.4 ppg for the month. That's slightly below what he averaged in January (20.9 ppg in 14 games). | | |
| 2/4/2013 10:08:00 PM |
Description: Sixers All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday dished out 14 assists Monday in a win against Orlando. | Insight: Monday was Holiday's 15th double-digit assist game of the season, which is already 14 more than he had all of last season. Holiday ranks fourth in the NBA this season with 9.0 apg. | | |
| 2/1/2013 10:20:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday had a typical statistical night Friday against the Kings: 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds, one steal, one three, and too many turnovers. | Insight: Holiday had an ugly eight turnovers in the game. He coughed the ball up 4.4 times per game in January. | | |
| 1/26/2013 10:25:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday led the Sixers to victory over the Knicks Saturday with 35 points (16-25 FG), six assists, five rebounds, one steal and one turnover. | Insight: Holiday was miserable in his previous two games (10-32 FG, 14 TOs) but he scored 92 points in the three games prior to that so the good is outweighing the bad by far. | | |
| Hot | 1/18/2013 10:14:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday dumped in another 33 points with 14 assists, five rebounds and three steals in 45 minutes of play on Friday. | Insight: Holiday has scored 92 points with 34 assists, 13 rebounds, 11 steals and six threes while making 34-of-62 from the field and 18-of-20 from the free-throw line over his last three games. | | |
| Hot | 1/15/2013 9:47:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday is averaging 29.5 points, 10 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.5 threes over his last two games. | Insight: Holiday dropped 29 points with 11 assists, five boards, four steals and four treys on the Hornets Monday. | | |
| 1/13/2013 9:20:00 AM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday had 30 points, nine assists, three rebounds, four steals and a block Saturday against the Rockets. | Insight: Of course, he also turned the ball over six times. If you can handle nearly four turnovers per game, Holiday's 18.7 ppg, 8.8 ast, 4.1 reb and 1.3 stl make him an attractive option. | | |
| 1/8/2013 9:31:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday was the only 76ers starter to score in double figures on Tuesday against the Nets. He had 19 points, eight assists, three boards and one steal in 30 minutes as the Sixers lost their 12th game in the last 15. | Insight: Holiday's production hasn't dropped off much after a hot start in November. His one blemish is an NBA-worst 3.8 turnovers per game but fantasy owners can work around that. | | |
| 1/4/2013 4:47:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia 76ers point guard Jrue Holiday has a right groin strain but should be able to play on Friday. SOURCE: Dei Lynam, Comcast SportsNet | Insight: Holiday's groin strain was referred to as "slight" by CSNPhilly.com. The point guard is averaging 20 points, 9.1 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals in seven games since returing from a foot injury. | | |
| 12/30/2012 10:10:00 AM |
Description: 76ers guard Jrue Holiday narrowly missed a triple-double Saturday in a loss to the Trail Blazers. He ended the night with 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. | Insight: Holiday has now scored 20 points or more in five of his last seven games. Now if only he could cut down on all the turnovers (he had seven Saturday night in Portland). | | |
| 12/29/2012 11:09:00 AM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday has scored 20-plus points in two of the last three games while dishing out nine or more assists in all three. | Insight: Holiday missed four games with a foot injury earlier this month but he has returned with 17.3 ppg, 8.8 apg and 4.0 rpg in his last four. Turnovers are really the only thing preventing Holiday from moving into the upper echelon among fantasy point guards; he's averaging 3.7 TOs per game. | | |
| 12/23/2012 6:19:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday led the team with 24 points Sunday against the Nets in his second game since returning from a foot injury. Holiday added nine assists, six rebounds and a block with just two turnovers. | Insight: It's clear the foot is no longer bothering him; he has played 37 mpg in his last two games. | | |
| 12/22/2012 10:27:00 AM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday had 11 points and seven assists Friday in his return to the starting lineup. | Insight: Holiday had missed the Sixers' previous four games because of a foot injury. Holiday didn't look particularly sharp on Friday but he should be fine going forward. | | |
| 12/21/2012 6:57:00 PM |
Description: Sixers guard Jrue Holiday is back in the lineup Friday against Atlanta after missing four games with a sprained foot. | Insight: Philadelphia went 0-4 without him so Holiday's return should come as a huge sigh of relief for Sixers fans. Evan Turner, who injured his ankle Wednesday night against Houston, is also in the lineup. | | |
| 12/21/2012 12:11:00 PM |
Description: Philadelphia point guard Jrue Holiday has been upgraded to probable for Friday's game with Atlanta. Holiday has been out with a sprained left foot, but said he would return on Friday after missing four games (all losses). | Insight: Obviously the 76ers need his 18.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 8.9 apg and 1.5 spg as much as fantasy owners. | | |
| 12/20/2012 8:32:00 PM |
Description: 76ers point guard Jrue Holiday will be a game-time decision for Friday's tilt with Atlanta. Holiday has been out with a sprained left foot. | Insight: He's been a game-time decision the last two games and hasn't played in either of them. If he misses Friday's game, Holiday's next chance to play will be Sunday against Brooklyn. | | |
| 12/19/2012 7:24:00 PM |
Description: Sixers point guard Jrue Holiday won't be on the court for Wednesday's game against Houston. He's still recovering from a foot injury. | Insight: Holiday will miss his fourth game in a row. Nick Young has started the past three games in Holiday's absence, averaging 15.3 ppg in that stretch. | | |
