The Brooklyn Nets (7-9, 3-4 Home) will try to slow down one of the NBA’s top scoring teams when they welcome the Memphis Grizzlies (10-6, 4-5 Away) on Sunday. Memphis beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-110 at FedExForum on Friday. Jaren Jackson Jr. had a standout performance with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks. The Grizzlies are the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
Brooklyn won a close one on Thursday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 109-107. Kevin Durant had 35 points and eight rebounds to lead the team. The Nets are 11th in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Memphis will be seeking a season sweep against Brooklyn after triumphing in the only earlier matchup 134-124 at FedExForum on October 24, their seventh straight head-to-head victory.
Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 38 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Kyrie Irving had 37 points and eight rebounds in the loss.Morant and Desmond Bane, averaging 28.6 and 24.7 points per game, respectively, are leading the Grizzlies in scoring this season. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Morant is No. 1 and Bane is first.
Morant also has dished 7.1 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Steven Adams is grabbing 10.7 rebounds per game. Durant has supplied much of the Nets’ offense, averaging 30.6 points per game. He is the top scorer in the NBA. Durant also has recorded 5.2 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Nicolas Claxton has posted 8.3 rebounds per game. The Grizzlies are averaging 114.4 points per game, ranking as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (4th). In the last 10 trips to Barclays Center, the Grizzlies are a dominant 8-2.
Memphis is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.6 (110.8-108.2). Brooklyn has also gone 6-4 over the last 10, scoring 109.0 points per game on average while holding opponents to 104.9 (+4.1 margin). The Nets are averaging 110.7 ppg for the full season while allowing 111.4.
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Yuta Watanabe: 20.3 | 11.2 | +9.2
Rebounds per game:
Ben Simmons: 8.0 | 5.7 | +2.3
Nicolas Claxton: 6.2 | 8.3 | -2.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Under 221.5 (-110)
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