The Brooklyn Nets (42-35, 21-16 Home), one of the league’s top shooting teams, play host to the Utah Jazz (36-41, 14-25 Away) on Sunday. Utah lost to the Boston Celtics 122-114 at TD Garden on Friday. With 28 points, Talen Horton-Tucker was the leading scorer in the losing effort. Walker Kessler added 20 points, 10 rebounds, and three blocks.
The Jazz are the 12th seed in the Western Conference. Brooklyn were victorious on Friday at Barclays Center, beating the Atlanta Hawks 124-107. Mikal Bridges had 42 points to lead the team. The Nets are the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.
It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Brooklyn will be seeking a season sweep against Utah after triumphing in the only earlier matchup 117-106 at Vivint Arena on January 20. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 48 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists. Jordan Clarkson had 29 points in the losing effort.
The Jazz have been led this season by Lauri Markkanen, who is averaging 25.7 points per game. Markkanen also has grabbed 8.6 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Clarkson is dishing 4.4 assists.Nic Claxton has been the primary provider of the Nets’ offense, averaging 12.6 points per game.
Claxton also has pulled down 9.2 rebounds per game. Royce O’Neale has recorded 3.7 assists per game. Shooting 49.0% from the field for the season, the Nets are one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the NBA (4th).
The Jazz have had the advantage in recent visits to Barclays Center, winning six of the last 10.Utah is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -4.6 (116.9-121.5). Brooklyn has also gone 4-6 over the last 10, scoring 113.2 points per game on average while holding opponents to 112.1 (+1.1 margin).
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 33.2 | 17.1 | +16.1
Points per game:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 21.4 | 10.2 | +11.2
Rebounds per game:
Kelly Olynyk: 7.5 | 5.9 | +1.6
Assists per game:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 6.4 | 3.7 | +2.7
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mikal Bridges: 43.0 | 27.9 | +15.1
Seth Curry: 4.3 | 12.6 | -8.3
Points per game:
Mikal Bridges: 34.4 | 20.1 | +14.3
Rebounds per game:
Dorian Finney-Smith: 6.2 | 4.8 | +1.4
Assists per game:
Spencer Dinwiddie: 9.8 | 6.2 | +3.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets -8.5 (-110)
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