lled off play at 4pm, shortly after the scheduled tea interval. Play will start

Players to build aroundRenee Miller -- Kevin Durant, SF, Golden State WarriorsOn huge, star-studded slates like Friday nights, I try to zero in on all the attributes I look for in a building block: high-scoring game, abundance of talent and reasonable price. Tonight you could argue that a lot of players fit that description, but none more so than Durant for me. The Warriors will attempt to get revenge on the Lakers in a game Vegas put a total of 229.5 on; Durant is filling the stat sheet every night with a low-variance average of 50 fantasy points; and he comes in as the fifth- (DK) or sixth-most-expensive (FD) player. Youd have to build 10-15 lineups to get exposure to every star you want, but Durant is the high floor, high-ceiling place to start.Jim McCormick -- Russell Westbrook, PG, Oklahoma City ThunderIs he wildly expensive? Yep. But hes also amazingly productive, as Westbrooks season thus far is second to only?Michael Jordans 1988-89 season in FanDuel points per game, according to numberFire. With a ridiculous usage rate of more than 40 percent and an inviting matchup with a Denver backcourt that ranks last in defensive efficiency against point guards, we can afford to pay the premium for a player with a floor above 40 points and a ceiling into the 80s. Its a huge slate rife with value, so we can find the requisite savings at other positions while acquiring elite cost certainty with Westbrook.Al Zeidenfeld -- WestbrookThe larger the slate the more opportunities were going to have to find value options, which makes it much easier to stuff Westbrooks salary into our lineups. An extremely high-scoring game is expected here, and it should be close and competitive, which gives him a higher chance to reach his enormous ceiling. Hes been absolutely on fire for the past nine games scoring a minimum of 54 DraftKings points and routinely getting 60-plus. Ill take Westbrooks output and let my opponents figure out where to cobble together the rest.Players to fadeRenee Miller -- Anthony Davis, PF, New Orleans PelicansIm a bit of a broken record on this one, but so far its been an effective strategy to avoid paying up for Davis in road games. Tonight should be a real test of his minus-27-fantasy-point differential on the road because Portland is the leagues worst rebounding team and best PF matchup. With multiple players such as Durant, Westbrook, LeBron James, Steph Curry, DeMarcus Cousins and James Harden having similar upside and less downside, Davis is once again the odd man out for my DFS lineups tonight.Jim McCormick -- Jimmy Butler, SG, Chicago BullsIm avoiding this roster in general given the potential for the Bulls to blow out my Sixers, as Joel Embiid is sitting out and the sizable spread and modest point total reflects this potential outcome. Id rather take the savings with DeMar DeRozan or?C.J. McCollum?at shooting guard and instead pay the premium at point guard.Al Zeidenfeld -- Hassan Whiteside, Center, Miami HeatWith the way roster construction looks tonight, there are just too many great guard and win options for me to pay up at center in cash games. The value at the position also steers me clear of wanting to spend at the position as well. 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It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. Hydro Flask Wit . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. First day abandoned New Zealand v Pakistan Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jeet Raval will have to wait little longer for his first taste of Test cricket after intermittent rain meant no play was possible on the opening day of New Zealands 2016-17 home summer in Christchurch. Covers were on for most parts of the day at the Hagley Oval, which meant even the toss wasnt possible.With chances of a start looking bleak, umpires S Ravi and Ian Gould called off play at 4pm, shortly after the scheduled tea interval. Play will start 30 minutes early on each of the next four days - at 10.30 am - to make up for lost time, weather permitting, although intermittent showers are forecast for the second day too.There was hope of a start time shortly before lunch when the sun broke through to allow Pakistaans players a football session, but the rain returned soon to force them indoors.ddddddddddddA scheduled inspection at 2.45pm had to be called off as the drizzle persisted.Pakistans preparation coming into the two-Test series has been less than ideal. Their three-day practice match in Nelson was completely washed out. They arrived in New Zealand last week straight out of a long series comprising three T20Is, three ODIs and three Tests against West Indies in the UAE.Pakistan have not lost a Test series in New Zealand since 1985. They won by a 1-0 margin, also under Misbah-ul-Haq who is set to captain in his 50th Test, on their previous tour to New Zealand in 2011. ' ' '