Plumlee had 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-4 FT), 10 rebounds, three assists and one block across 24 minutes during Monday's 106-103 win over the Pelicans.
Plumlee was more aggressive offensively in this one, attempting seven shots from the field after taking just one shot Saturday night against Dallas. He's attempted seven shots in two of his last three games, each time finishing in double figures. Prior to these two performances, he had been held under 10 points since Feb. 15 against Minnesota. Plumlee's scoring totals have been far from consistent over the course of the season, which was on full display Saturday with a one-point showing.
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Hornets' Mason Plumlee: Fills it up in Monday's win
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Plumlee produced five points (2-3 FG, 1-3 FT), 11 rebounds, eight assists, four blocks and one steal in 28 minutes during Monday's 134-116 win over the Thunder.
Plumlee managed just five points but made up for it with a fantastic across-the-board showing Monday. These are the kinds of performances fantasy managers love to see from Plumlee, and the reason he can be a sneaky streaming option, even in competitive formats. Unfortunately, his numbers typically fluctuate from one game to the next, prohibiting him from crossing the threshold from streamer to must-roster.
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Hornets' Mason Plumlee: Kind of dominates
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Plumlee produced seven points (3-3 FG, 1-4 FT), 15 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in 30 minutes during Wednesday's 115-101 loss to the Celtics. He also had three turnovers.
Plumlee was perfect from the field, racked up 15-plus rebounds for the fourth time this season and tacked on strong facilitating. Plumlee's role was super small offensively, despite Charlotte struggling to generate efficient baskets. The 32-year-old hasn't exceeded eight points in any of his last eight contests.
Plumlee recorded five points (2-4 FG, 1-7 FT), seven rebounds and three assists in 19 minutes during Sunday's 127-126 overtime loss to the Pistons.
Plumlee's abysmal 26 percent conversion rate from the charity stripe has turned into a serious handicap for the Hornets, and his 1-for-7 performance in Sunday's loss sent his percentage even lower. Although Plumlee is an effective rebounder, the points he leaves on the table at the free-throw line could have been the difference in several of Charlotte's narrow losses.
Plumlee had two points (0-1 FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds and two assists across 14 minutes during Thursday's 111-107 double-overtime loss to the Heat.
Despite having arguably his best game of the season on Tuesday, Plumlee was the albatross in the room Thursday, with Miami being too fast and space-oriented for the big man to be successfully utilized. Montrezl Harrell and P.J. Washington each logged over 40 minutes and have better rest-of-season outlooks than Plumlee.
Hornets' Mason Plumlee: Almost triple-doubles in OT loss
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Plumlee finished Tuesday's 126-120 overtime loss to the Timberwolves with 14 points (4-6 FG, 6-8 FT), 17 rebounds and nine assists across 36 minutes.
Plumlee came up just one dime shy of his first triple-double on the season, but the nine assists still represented a season high, and he matched his season-high 17 boards. It also marked his first time scoring in double figures since Jan. 30, and 14 points is his highest total since Dec. 27. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect performances like this often, but Plumlee can occasionally stuff the stat sheet and flirt with triple-doubles.
Plumlee posted three points (1-2 FG, 1-4 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists and one steal over 27 minutes during Wednesday's 121-109 loss to the Bulls.
Plumlee has been solid this year, but he has never truly been incorporated into Charlotte's offense. The stage is set for Charlotte to supplement Plumlee with another big, or capitalize on upgrading the frontcourt in a bigger deal. Regardless of any speculation, the Hornets next take the court Friday in Detroit.
