Washington plays Brooklyn and tries to end their losing streak
Washington Wizards (17-60, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (18-59, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Sunday, 3:30pm EDT
SPORTSBOOK LINE BETMGM: Net -3.5; over/under is 230.5
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CONCLUSIONS: Washington travels to Brooklyn looking to break their four-game road losing streak.
The Nets are 12-34 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn is the worst team in the league with just 39.5 rebounds per game led by Nic Claxton averaging 6.9.
The Wizards are 11-36 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington is 8-47 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Nets’ 13.2 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.4 fewer shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Wizards allow. The Wizards’ field goal percentage of 46.2 percent this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than the Nets’ 49.5 percent field goal percentage.
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The teams face each other for the fourth time this season. The Nets won their last meeting 127-113 on Feb. 7, with Michael Porter Jr. scoring 23 points in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Clowney is averaging 12.3 points for the Nets. Josh Minott has averaged 9.6 points over his last 10 games.
Bilal Coulibaly is shooting 41.6% and averaging 11.4 points for the Wizards. Jaden Hardy is averaging 3.3 3-pointers over his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Goals: 1-9, averaged 101.4 points, 35.1 rebounds, 23.2 assists, 10.0 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 117.0 points per game.
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Wizards: 1-9, averaging 115.1 points, 37.4 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 131.3 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Ziaire Williams: out (foot), Noah Clowney: out for season (ankle), Nic Claxton: out (hand), Danny Wolf: out for season (ankle), Egor Demin: out for season (foot), Day’Ron Sharpe: out for season (thumb), Michael Porter Jr.: out for season (hamstring), Terance Mann: day-to-day (achilles), Ben Saraf: day-to-day (back).
Wizards: Anthony Davis: Out (finger), Tristan Vukcevic: Out for the season (knee), Cam Whitmore: Out for the season (shoulder), Alex Sarr: Out for the season (toe), Kyshawn George: Out for the season (elbow), D’Angelo Russell: Out (non-injury related), Trae Young: Out (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.