Fantasy Basketball High Score Perfect Lineup: The 6 Best Week 8 Scores in the NBA

It was a strange week for fantasy basketball, with the NBA Cup quarterfinals and semifinals taking place in Week 8. As a result, many fantasy managers had fewer games to work with. This certainly influenced the perfect High Score fantasy basketball lineup of the week. Let’s take a look at the top six scorers of the week after recapping the NBA Cup so far.

In the Eastern Conference, the Magic defeated the Heat while the Knicks defeated the Raptors last Tuesday to advance to the semifinals. Desmond Bane was brought via trade to Orlando before the season and this has been his signature performance thus far, dropping 37 points on 14-of-24 shooting from the floor. The Knicks got 35 points from Jalen Brunson in their win over Toronto. Brunson would continue his strong play, scoring 40 points in the semifinals against the Magic and leading the Knicks to the NBA Cup Final.

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Out West, the Thunder maintained their winning streak by demolishing the Suns 138-89. A career game from point guard Stephon Castle helped the Spurs get past the Lakers to advance. Castle had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team with Victor Wembanyama sidelined. Then, Wemby returned in heroic fashion to help San Antonio stun OKC with a 111-109 victory for the Thunder’s second loss of the season. Wembanyama came off the bench but scored 22 points in 21 minutes with nine rebounds.

The Knicks and Spurs will meet in the NBA Cup Final on Tuesday – these stats won’t count towards this week’s fantasy matchups.

A closer look at the top performers

Russell Westbrook: The Kings will likely head to the lottery again and may start moving the pieces as a result. But in the meantime, Westbrook surprises everyone as a top-25 fantasy asset in High Score. He posted a vintage triple-double line of 24-12-14 with three plays against the Pacers to start the week’s shaky schedule. There is almost always volatility with his scoring, but we are seeing a 70-point ceiling for Westbrook in the right spot.

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Keyonté George: The Jazz guard took a huge step forward in his third year in the NBA. He’s becoming a nice 1B option for Lauri Markkanen’s 1A for Utah. Isaiah Collier’s missed time early really paved the way for George, who scored a career-high 39 points against the Grizzlies over the weekend. He has great class coverage averaging 4.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season. This will allow him to maintain his floor of around 45 fantasy points.

Derik Regina: Freezing Cold Takes must have had a field day with everyone questioning the trade for Queen in the 2025 NBA Draft. Even though New Orleans gave up a lot, it appears the franchise may have a supporter as Queen is firmly in the Rookie of the Year conversation. He lands on this list thanks to his first career triple-double with 33-10-10 and three blocks against the Spurs on Monday. Since Nov. 4, Queen has averaged 14.9 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game while playing over 28 minutes per contest.

Nikola Jokić: Looks like this is becoming a de facto Jokić weekly update. The highest-scoring asset had a quiet week with just one game as Joker and the Nuggets made quick work of the Kings on Thursday. It was one of the highest scoring totals for the big man this season, but it still probably helped your lineup get the bottom-scoring W last week. He was 36-12-8 with two steals in just 29 minutes of action.

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Jalen Johnson: A bad week could also be said for Johnson, who failed to reach the 70-point threshold but snuck onto this list after beating some players to 59 points. Johnson recorded two triple-doubles on the week and now has a four-game streak of triple-doubles. He continues to defend his Most Improved Player title as we await the return of PG Trae Young. Young is expected to return to practice this week, so a return seems imminent. This will likely impact Johnson’s fantasy stock.

Stephen Curry: Steph almost reached 50 burgers on Sunday night to make it into the top six scorers for the week. He was lights out, shooting 16-26 from the floor and 12-19 from distance for 48 points. He also added 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and a block. We talk about it a lot, but the beauty of High Score is that players like Curry can still turn the tables and give us a ceiling game in the right environment. This was the fourth time Steph scored 40+ points in a game this season. The magic is still there.