The Washington Wizards (11-10, 3-6 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they head to face the Brooklyn Nets (11-11, 6-4 Home) on Wednesday. Washington topped the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-127 at Capital One Arena on Monday. Kristaps Porzingis was a top performer with 41 points and three blocks.
The Wizards are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn won their fourth home game in a row on Monday at Barclays Center, beating the Orlando Magic 109-102. Kevin Durant had 45 points and seven rebounds to lead the team. The Nets are ninth in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Brooklyn will be looking for a season sweep against Washington after getting the win in the only earlier matchup 128-86 at Capital One Arena on November 4. Durant led the Nets with 28 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds. Bradley Beal had 20 points in the losing effort.
The Wizards have been led this season by Beal (23.5 ppg), Porzingis (21.4), and Kyle Kuzma (20.4). Beal leads the league in scoring. Porzingis also has grabbed 8.2 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, while Beal has dished 5.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Durant (30.0 ppg) has supplied much of the Nets’ offense. He has the top scoring average in the NBA.
Durant also has tallied 5.4 assists per game, most in the NBA. Nicolas Claxton has posted 8.6 rebounds per game. The Nets are averaging 111.5 points per game, ranking as one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NBA (5th).The teams have split their last 10 meetings at Barclays Center (5-5).
Washington is looking to avoid a fourth straight loss on the road this season.In the last 10 games, Washington is 6-4 with an average margin of +2.6 (114.4-111.8). Brooklyn has also a 6-4 record over the last 10, allowing 112.6 points per game on average while scoring only 112.5 (-0.1 margin).
WIZARDS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Deni Avdija: 21.0 | 15.1 | +5.9
Points per game:
Kyle Kuzma: 28.0 | 20.4 | +7.6
Rebounds per game:
Deni Avdija: 7.6 | 5.1 | +2.5
Assists per game:
Monte Morris: 6.5 | 5.2 | +1.3
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Seth Curry: 19.5 | 14.0 | +5.5
Edmond Sumner: 5.0 | 9.7 | -4.7
Points per game:
Seth Curry: 15.0 | 9.8 | +5.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets -5.5 (-110)
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