The first round of the fantasy playoffs saw several key players miss games (Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, and Ricky Rubio to name a few) which likely led to some first round upsets in your league. If your fantasy team was lucky enough to navigate successfully through the first round, then you'll surely have some tough decisions about who to play in the second round.

To help you with those decisions, here are rankings for Week 22. These rankings are based on each player's projected stats (which you can find here), as well as the number of games they play in Week 22.

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

1. The table above shows the number of games each team plays in Week 22. One team, Orlando, plays only two games, 12 teams play three games, and 17 teams play four games.
2. RotoWire's recommended strategy for head-to-head leagues (which we covered in detail in the preseason) is to focus on being as dominate as you can in the six positive counting categories (points, rebounds, three-pointers, assists, steals, and blocks), even if that means you aren't competitive in the other three categories (field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and turnovers).

This strategy is even more effective in the fantasy playoffs, because all that matters now is advancing to the next round. As a result, these rankings take into account only the six positive counting categories. If you're using a different punting strategy you can find custom rankings here.

Point Guard

Several top point guards have only two or three games this week: Chris Paul, Eric Bledsoe, Kyle Lowry, Kyrie Irving, Michael Carter-Williams, Ty Lawson, Jeff Teague, and Mr. Triple Double himself Elfrid Payton (whose Magic only play two games this week).

Just because these guys were drafted early, or have been elite lately, doesn't mean you should automatically play them over wavier wire players with four games like Patrick Beverley, Isaiah Canaan, Marcus Smart, Ish Smith, and D.J. Augustin who all rank inside the top 65 this week and are available in over 80 percent of ESPN leagues. Smith is the best bet of this group to help you in the assists category.

Shooting Guard

Tony Allen played 35 minutes on Saturday with Courtney Lee (wrist) out and had six steals. He could be a great option this week if you are targeting steals. Allen is available in over 90 percent of ESPN leagues.

Dante Exum ranks 72nd in our rankings. I point this out to let you know not to trust this ranking. He is playing big minutes, 26.8 in his past 10 games, but the rookie hasn't scored a single point in three straight games. This ranking is inflated by an optimistic preseason projection - you would be better served looking elsewhere.

Small Forward

Jae Crowder has a great chance to accumulate 6+ threes and steals this week with four games on the schedule. He also provides solid production in rebounds and blocks, which makes him a solid add. Crowder is available in over 90 percent of ESPN leagues and is higher in the rankings than Giannis Antetokounmpo, Rudy Gay, and Chandler Parsons, who all play only three games this week.

Power Forward

Mitch McGary's ranking is based on a projection of 25 minutes per game, which seems reasonable since Serge Ibaka and Nick Collison are both out, and Enes Kanter (ankle, forearem) is dealing with injuries. If you are looking for a hail mary on the waiver wire you will have a hard time finding a player with more upside, but McGary's floor is also pretty low because the minutes are not certain.

Center

Steven Adams ranks in the top 50 this week because of the opportunity to produce given the rash of injuries in OKC, and while his ceiling isn't quite as high as McGary's, Adams' floor is much higher, which makes him something close to a must-add this week.

More Rankings (Just-for-Fun Section)

Because basketball is fun and rankings are also fun, I've ranked my top-10 favorite NBA highlights of the week. Most of these came from the NBA Reddit, while a few came from Twitter or various sports blogs.

10. This is the first time I've ever seen a player give a T a ref.

9. What do we call plays like these from Whiteside, a Hassan Hammer? An H-Bomb?

https://i.imgur.com/saQkkFz.gifv

8. Look at that handle J.R.

7. LeBron is strong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wilE8oNdnM&feature=youtu.be

6. OLADIPO!!!

https://vine.co/v/OVAKgHIO7ap

5. Check out the behind the back pass in transition from the 20-year-old 7-footer. Unreal.

4. I don't know what's more impressive the outlet pass or the shot. (It loses points since it came against the equivalent of a D-League roster.)

3. This might be Derrick Williams' first and last relevant NBA moment, but boy was it a good one.

https://vine.co/v/OYi5wtQ3gEi

2. John Wall, ladies and gentlemen.

https://vine.co/v/OYi6K7tXEDO

1b. Anthony Davis with the game on the line.

1a. I have no words for what this is.

Anthony Davis is just 22 years old and made both of those plays in the same game. The NBA should be very afraid.