The Brooklyn Nets (24-12, 12-5 Home), the NBA’s top shooting team, play host to the San Antonio Spurs (12-24, 5-11 Away) on Monday. San Antonio was edged out by the Dallas Mavericks 126-125 at AT&T Center on Saturday. Keldon Johnson was the scoring leader in the losing effort with 30 points.
Jakob Poeltl chipped in with 19 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists. The Spurs are the 14th seed in the Western Conference. Brooklyn won their 11th in a row on Saturday at Spectrum Center, beating the Charlotte Hornets 123-106. Kyrie Irving had 28 points and six rebounds to lead the team.
The Nets are second in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Boston Celtics. The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Brooklyn won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 117-102 triumph at AT&T Center in January 2022, their fifth straight head-to-head victory.
James Harden led the Nets with a triple double, recording 37 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Dejounte Murray had a triple double of his own with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in defeat. Johnson and Devin Vassell, averaging 21.4 and 19.6 points per game, respectively, have led the Spurs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Poeltl is grabbing 9.3 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is dishing 6.5 assists.
Kevin Durant (29.7 ppg) has powered the Nets’ offense. He has the seventh-highest scoring average in the league. Nicolas Claxton is posting 8.4 rebounds per game, and Ben Simmons is tallying 5.4 assists.Shooting 51.2% from the field on the season, the Nets are the league’s most accurate field goal shooting team.
The Spurs are 4-6 in their last 10 visits to Barclays Center. San Antonio has dropped three straight away from home this season. Brooklyn is seeking a fifth straight home win this season. San Antonio is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -4.1 (116.6-120.7).
Brooklyn has won each of the last 10 as part of the team’s 11-game win streak, scoring 122.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 112.9 (+9.9 margin). The Nets are averaging 114.5 ppg for the full season while allowing 111.0.
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 23.0 | 16.2 | +6.8
Rebounds per game:
Charles Bassey: 2.0 | 5.0 | -3.0
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
T.J. Warren: 19.6 | 12.7 | +6.9
Points per game:
Royce O’Neale: 12.4 | 9.5 | +2.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets -12.5 (-105)
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