Larry Sanders and Ersan Ilyasova disappear; John Henson plays 25 minutes

Larry Sanders and Ersan Ilyasova vanished Tuesday. The Milwaukee Bucks still managed to get the win over the Detroit Pistons, despite Andre Drummond out rebounding the Bucks' bigs.

Ilyasova was on a tear coming into the game, but played just 21 minutes, scoring nine points and grabbing just one rebound. The Turkish star added two 3-pointers, three assists and two steals.
In his last five games, Ilyasova has averaged 21.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.4 3-pointers, 2.2 assists, 1.4 steals and .8 blocks. 

Sanders played just 16 minutes, getting three points, three rebounds, a steal and a block. Sanders is averaging a crazy 3.1 blocks per game on the season. He's been much better than this -- and will be on most nights.

After a DNP -- coach's decision, John Henson played 25 minutes, finishing with 11 points, six rebounds, an assist and a block. He's shown flashes, but should only be held in keeper leagues.

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Ersan Ilyasova continues the Ersanity: 18 points and 12 rebounds

Coming off his three best games of the season, Ersan Ilyasova continued his strong play Saturday with 18 points (7-17 FG, 2-2 FT), with two 3-pointers, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes.

Ilyasova has been absolutely dominant int he last week. Take a look at his previous three lines:

30 points (11-21 FG, 3-4 FT), five 3-pointers, seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block.

27 points (10-17 FG, 5-6 FT), two 3-pointers, 16 points, two assists, three steals and a block

27 points (10-14 FG, 4-4 FT), three 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, four assists and a block.

He's back and should be in all lineups. 

Meanwhile, John Henson was a DNP -- Coach's Decision. He's releasable in all leagues except for keep leagues.

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Ersan Ilyasova's tear continues with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 5 threes (video)

Ersan Ilyasova is in full beast mode. In Friday night's loss to the Cavs, 'Sova scored 30 points (11-21 FG, 3-4 FT) to go with five 3-pointers, seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 39 minutes. If you're in one of the 20 percent of leagues that he's not owned, stop reading and pick him up now.

Larry Sanders continued his campaign for waiver wire pickup of the year with a double-double (14 points and 11 rebounds) to go with two blocks.

Rookie John Henson is looking cutable in  standard-size leagues. He played just seven minutes Friday (four points and a rebound).

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Ersan Ilyasova stays hot with 27 points, 16 rebounds

That's two in a row for Ersan Ilyasova. In Tuesday's 110-102 win over the 76ers, Ilyasova looked dominant with 27 points (10-17 FG, 5-6 FT), two 3-pointers, 16 rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block.

This follows the Turkish power forward's big Saturday: 27 points (10-14 FG, 4-4 FT), 14 rebounds, three 3-pointers, four assists and a block.

Congratulations if you held onto him. Ilyasova is 76 percent owned in Yahoo leagues.

Rookie John Henson played just 12 minutes, scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds. Henson sat out the second half o Saturday's game after taking a hard foul.

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