yahoo - 1/26/2026 6:53:12 PM - GMT (+2 )
Welcome back for another Yahoo High Score fantasy basketball perfect lineup of the week. We’re through Week 14 of the 2025-26 NBA season and if we’ve learned one thing over the past month or so it’s that Lakers superstar Luka Dončić really likes the number 77. It’s the third straight week Luka has posted that exact total to lead all scorers in the format.
Definitely not a sign or something, just a coincidence we’re sure. Anyway, let’s take a look at the rest of the high scorers from last week in the perfect lineup.
Luka Dončić, guard: Dončić may have posted his high score of 77 against the Nuggets but the more appealing performance — at least from a revenge narrative — was against his former team, the Mavericks. He had 69 points to help push the Lakers past Dallas for their 27th win of the season. Luka posted a 38-13-10 triple-double in the win over Denver and scored at least 32 points in each game he played in Week 14. Until Nikola Jokić returns, Dončić is the gold standard in fantasy basketball at the moment.
Tyrese Maxey, guard: Maxey reenters the fold in the perfect lineup thanks to an astonishing stat. He swiped the ball from the lowly Pacers eight times in the Sixers’ win over Indiana last week. He also scored 29 points with 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 block. But that shows you what type of ceiling players like Maxey possess when they have the ability to get nine defensive stats in one game.
Joel Embiid, frontcourt: When’s the last time Embiid played 46 minutes in an organized basketball game? Has he ever? Of course he has but that hasn’t happened in a while, a few seasons to be exact. You’d have to go back to the 2024 playoffs against the Knicks. Embiid had easily his best performance since then with a 32-15-10 triple-double in a win over the Rockets.
Evan Mobley, frontcourt: After finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference last season, the Cavaliers are starting to get it together a bit. Cleveland has won 10 of its past 14 games and while Mobley has been up and down this season, he turned in his best performance for fantasy managers last week. Mobley finished with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, plus 4 blocks to get into the perfect lineup.
Peyton Watson, frontcourt: Jamal Murray had been showing up in this story here and there with Joker sidelined. This time, it’s Watson who makes his first appearance in the perfect lineup. One of the bigger surprises of the season, Watson scored a career-high 35 points in a win over Washington last week. Denver continues to deal with injuries to regulars on a, well, regular basis, so Watson should keep up this ceiling until everyone is healthy.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, utility: Back in early December we were talking about the Thunder potentially breaking the NBA record for wins in a season while SGA coasts to another MVP. Now, things don’t appear as set in stone. In fact, OKC is only 5.5 games up for the No. 1 seed in the West as of now. And Gilgeous-Alexander has plenty of competition for MVP this season. He came three rebounds shy of a 40-point triple-double in a win over the Bucks last week to make the list.
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