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NEW YORK -- After considering skipping the U.S. Open because of injury concerns, Novak Djokovic made it all the way to the final for the sixth time in the past seven years.He came up short of the title, though, settling for his fifth runner-up showing at Flushing Meadows because, by his own admission, he got tight at key points -- and not because of the physical distress he dealt with down the stretch, including bleeding toes that were treated by a trainer.Most glaring of all during a 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 loss to Stan Wawrinka on Sunday was this statistic: Djokovic, one of the greatest returners of his, or any, generation, converted only 3 of 17 break chances.I lost my nerves in the important moments. He kept his cool. I think thats what decided the match, said Djokovic, the No. 1 seed and defending champion. I guess sometimes it happens, even though you have the experience and know what to do. Just the heat of the moment and importance of the match, I guess, was too strong for me at certain periods of the match. Just if you lose your cool, the match can go away.Its a rather startling admission from someone who owns 12 major titles and a career Grand Slam, who has spent more than 200 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings, who was the first man to exceed $100 million in career prize money in tennis.And, especially, someone who earlier this season was considered close to unbeatable. Until losing in the third round at Wimbledon against Sam Querrey, Djokovic had won 30 consecutive Grand Slam matches, becoming only the third man -- and first in nearly 50 years -- to win four consecutive major titles.But Djokovic acknowledged that he became too passive at pivotal segments of the match against No. 3 Wawrinka, who collected the third major trophy of his career and first at Flushing Meadows.He was more courageous, because he stepped in and played aggressive, Djokovic said, where I was kind of more waiting for things to happen.Never was that more apparent than when Djokovic was returning serve. Over and over again, he would get an opening to break Wawrinka, and over and over again that opportunity went by the wayside.Coming into Sunday, Djokovic had won nearly 50 percent of his return games in the tournament. Against Wawrinka, he only managed to win 3 of 22.Terrible conversion of the break points, Djokovic said. Just terrible from my side.He has appeared in 21 Grand Slam finals, second in the history of mens tennis only to Roger Federer, but now has a record of 12-9 in those all-on-the-line matchups.That includes a 2-5 mark at the U.S. Open, where Djokovic won the titles in 2011 and 2015, but lost to Federer in 2007, to Rafael Nadal in 2010 and 2013, and to Andy Murray in 2012.Late Sunday evening, Djokovic was asked to assess his season, which includes a 56-6 record, along with titles at the Australian Open, French Open and five other tournaments. He picked up a sore left wrist shortly before a first-round loss at the Rio Olympics last month, then dealt with problems with both shoulders and his right elbow over the past two weeks, before the foot issues in the final.Winning two out of four Grand Slams is a pretty good year, and playing another final -- I have no complaints. Obviously I wish that I could win another title, but this is what it is. 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Heres a look at the players our daily fantasy experts are looking to build around, and others they are going to avoid.Players to build aroundRenee Miller -- Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors:I would have expected Durant to be the unanimous pick here, thanks to his consistently high level of performance with Golden State, the astronomical point total on this game (226), and oh yeah, hes facing his old team. Revenge isnt reason enough to lock Durant into lineups tonight, but in combination with the quantitative factors, it doesnt hurt.On paper, Oklahoma City is a badass defensive team, allowing just 88 points per 100 possessions (No. 1 in the league right now), but consider that theyve faced three of the worst teams in their four games. Golden State should roll tonight, and Durant should be a huge part of it.Joe Kaiser -- Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves:LaVine put up 31 points in 29 minutes against Memphis on Tuesday, taking 18 shots in Minnesotas first full game without Ricky Rubio. While rookie point guard Kris Dunn continues to generate more buzz as Rubios fill-in, LaVine is the one I like more from a fantasy perspective and his salary is still very reasonable heading into tonights game against Denver. A LaVine-Klay Thompson pairing at shooting guard allows you to pay up at other positions.Greg Rosenstein -- Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder:Lets be real here. No matter what the cost, Westbrook is worth it tonight. Sure, the Thunder guard is averaging nearly 38 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds a contest thus far. Thats all well and good. But Im taking him for the ulterior motives as mucch as him being a monster stat-stuffer.dddddddddddd.Westbrook claims hes treating this game like any other, but we all know thats untrue. Hes entering tonights matchup in Oakland against former teammate Kevin Durant with vengeance, and I cant wait to see what hell do.Players to fadeRenee Miller -- LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers:Not only is James likely to be both heartbroken and exhausted after the World Series finale last night, hes facing a Boston team that doesnt give up much to opposing wings. James wont kill your lineup, but dollar for dollar, Durant or Paul George make much better pricey plays at this position tonight if youre looking for the 60-plus point ceiling.Joe Kaiser -- Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets:Gallinari is off to a cold shooting start this season and hasnt reached 31 DFS points on DraftKings or FanDuel in any of the Nuggets three games, and his salary continues to be too high to consider him. Also, Minnesota ranks sixth in defensive efficiency, allowing only 98.4 points per 100 possessions.Greg Rosenstein -- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets:Im as big of a fan of Jokic in fantasy as they come, but I dont see him putting up a major performance against the Timberwolves tonight on the road. Minnesota has bolstered its defensive prowess under new coach Tom Thibodeau, ranking sixth in the league in defensive efficiency.The Timberwolves have been especially good in the frontcourt as they have?limited early production from power forwards. Buy Jokic for the season, but just not in this particular matchup. ' ' '