There are three games on the playoff slate tonight, with all being Game 3’s. The Knicks will visit the Hawks at 7 PM EST, the Cavaliers will head up north to Toronto at 8 PM, and the Nuggets will visit the Timberwolves at 9:30 PM.
There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the action this evening. One of the more unique features on DraftKings this year is Pick6 Fantasy Basketball!
This article will look at my top Pick6 plays for tonight’s slate. We simply choose whether a player will record more or less of the set statistic. Here are my favorite plays for tonight’s action.
Jalen Johnson More Than 20.5 Points
Johnson has averaged exactly 20 PPG in his first two games against the Knicks in this round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. He’s attempted 19 and 12 shots per game. Tonight in Game 3, he’ll presumably continue putting up somewhere between 15 and 20 FGA; he averaged 17.1 FGA during the regular season. While he’s not an electric scorer by any means, he’s certainly above average, and seems to be taking whatever the defense will give him. It won’t take much for Johnson to bully ball his way to 20.5 tonight, especially if the Knicks shut down his passing lanes as they’ve been doing all season. Despite averaging 7.9 APG during the regular season, his playmaking has been lacking thus far, with only three assists in the first two games of this series. New York doesn’t want him getting his teammates involved and we could see more individual scoring as a result.
OG Anunoby More Than 5.5 Rebounds
Despite averaging only 5.2 RPG during the regular season, he’s been a beast so far in two games against the Hawks. Anunoby has pulled down eight assists, all of them being defensive rebounds. I’m expecting his efforts on the glass to continue tonight in a hotly contested first round series tied at 1-1.
Unfortunately, there’s not a ton of precedent for OG being particularly aggressive on the glass in his playoff history. He’s averaged as high as 6.9 RPG and as low as 2.0 RPG, but the latter was during his first-ever playoff run with the Raptors at the age of 20, during which he only played 23.8 MPG. Last season, he averaged 4.6 RPG for the Knicks in the playoffs across 18 games. The season before that, he averaged 6 RPG in nine playoff games.
Dyson Daniels More Than 1.5 Steals
Dyson Daniels has always been a defensive menace, but he’s ascended in Atlanta, winning an MIP award and making an All-Defensive first team. He led the league with 3 SPG last season and averaged 2 SPG during the regular season in 2025-2026. He pilfered five steals in two games against the Knicks and looks likely to go for More than 1.5 again tonight, as one of the league’s premier quick hands.
The Knicks showed a lot of discipline with the ball in the regular season, coughing it up only 13.5 times per game in the regular season, which was the fifth best mark in the NBA. Despite how safe they’ve been with the rock, Daniels is still averaging 2.5 SPG against them in two games.
What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of at least two players and select whether you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.
How to Play DraftKings Pick6
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing 2+ players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you cannot pick the same player twice and you must select players from at least two different teams.
Enter an Amount
Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.
Sweat Your Picks
When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.
Compete for Prizes
Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.
Play at DraftKings Pick6 or by downloading the DraftKings Pick6 app on Apple or Google!
