The Brooklyn Nets (4-7, 2-4 Home) play host to the New York Knicks (5-5, 2-3 Away) Wednesday in what is likely to be a shootout. New York defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-107 at Target Center on Monday. Julius Randle was the standout player with 31 points and eight rebounds.
The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn lost a close one on Monday at American Airlines Center, falling to the Dallas Mavericks 96-94. Kevin Durant had 26 points in the loss, carrying the team.
The Nets are 11th in the Eastern Conference. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Brooklyn swept all four games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 110-98 triumph at Madison Square Garden on April 6, their seventh straight head-to-head victory.
Durant led the Nets with a triple double, recording 32 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Alec Burks had 24 points in the losing effort. The Knicks have been led this season by Randle (20.1 ppg), Jalen Brunson (19.7), and RJ Barrett (19.6). Randle also has grabbed 8.9 rebounds per game, while Brunson has dished 7.3 assists per game.
Durant (31.0 ppg) has been the primary provider of the Nets’ offense. He is the No. 1 scorer in the NBA. Nicolas Claxton is collecting 9.3 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Ben Simmons is distributing 5.8 assists (1st).
The Knicks and the Nets rank as two of the highest-scoring teams in the NBA, tied for second with 115.0 points per game on average. The Nets have found success in the last 10 matchups between the teams at Barclays Center, winning seven.
In the last 10 games, New York is 5-5 with an average margin of +0.0 (115.0-115.0). Brooklyn has a 4-6 record over the last 10, scoring 110.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 109.6 (+1.2 margin).
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Evan Fournier: 5.2 | 8.1 | -2.9
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cameron Thomas: 19.5 | 13.5 | +6.0
Kyrie Irving: 19.0 | 33.0 | -14.0
Points per game:
Cameron Thomas: 14.3 | 9.8 | +4.4
Kyrie Irving: 10.7 | 23.9 | -13.2
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Durant: 7.8 | 6.0 | +1.8
Ben Simmons: 1.5 | 5.3 | -3.7
Assists per game:
Kevin Durant: 6.0 | 4.7 | +1.3
Ben Simmons: 1.0 | 5.8 | -4.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets -2.5 (-110)
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