Fantasy Basketball High Score Perfect Lineup: Top 6 scores from Week 6 in the NBA

Cooper Flagg didn't make it onto the High Score perfect lineup for Week 6 of the NBA season but it's worth talking about the Dallas Mavericks' rookie phenom a bit. The Mavs continue to drop down the standings and are losing frontcourt options like Hawkins loses kids in the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things". Daniel Gafford, PJ Washington, Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis are all banged up (though AD was able to return Friday).

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While Gafford, Lively and Washington miss time as Dallas struggles this season, it should only elevate Flagg's fantasy basketball stock. He had arguably his best week as a rookie, coming three rebounds shy of a triple-double on Friday vs. the Lakers before setting a career high in points with 35 against the Clippers on Saturday. He finished with a High Score total of 51 on the week, not enough to crack the lineup but Flagg could be in there soon. Stay tuned.

Let's take a look at the top-six scorers in the perfect lineup for Week 6.

More on the top performers

Luka Dončić: The Lakers are on a seven-game winning streak and Dončić has scored at least 33 points in all but one of those contests. In what many would consider a low-scoring week for the perfect lineup, Dončić lands at the top of the list as the best fantasy point total. The star looks healthy and poised to make a run at MVP and the NBA Finals again, this time in L.A.

Cade Cunningham: Cunningham has worked his way into the MVP conversation this season with the Pistons leading the Eastern Conference. Cade was boosted into this group thanks to his second triple-double of the season: 39 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists versus the Magic in a losing effort. Cunningham has some winnable matchups this week, so there's a decent shot we see his name pop up again a week from now.

Jaylen Brown: The Celtics wing is the only player who hadn't appeared in the perfect lineup previously this season. Boston continues to stay afloat despite missing Jayson Tatum and Brown took a bit to get going this season. He had a hot week and peaked on Saturday in a four-point loss to Minnesota, scoring a season-high 41 points with 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and a block. It was the perfect storm (game environment) for fantasy points. The Celtics and T-Wolves played a tight matchup and Brown had to play 39 minutes, tasked with containing Anthony Edwards on the other side.

Deni Avdija: We initially had Giannis making the cut for this lineup but a late-Sunday score from Avdija lifted him into the final frontcourt slot. Avdija's score likely paid off big for many High Score managers on Sunday evening. He came one rebound shy of a 30-20-10 performance in his second triple-double of the season. This is the second straight week Avdija has posted a High Score total of 70+ fantasy points.

Jalen Johnson: The Hawks fifth-year forward is becoming a regular here in the High Score top six. His second triple-double of the season was what elevated him into this list again initially, scoring 29 points with 12 rebounds and 12 assists with a pair of steals for 71 fantasy points. All he did next was follow that up with 75 points on a 41-14-7 line in a win over Philly to end the week. The four more points could have paid of for some managers. Trae Young's return is inevitable, so enjoy these types of games from Johnson while you still can.

Tyrese Maxey: The 2OT game between the Sixers and Hawks on Sunday night gave us a few additions to this perfect lineup (see Johnson above). Maxey is no stranger to this list as well and has one of the highest scores of any player so far this season with 95 back on Nov. 20. Any time a game goes to double OT, you're going to get some big fantasy numbers. Maxey posted his fourth game of the season of 40+ points, scoring 44 to go with 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 block.