New York Knicks (28-16, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (14-29, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -10.5; over/under is 221
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn aims to break its seven-game home slide with a win against New York.
The Nets are 7-20 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn is 11-9 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.2 turnovers per game.
The Knicks are 7-1 against Atlantic Division teams. New York ranks fifth in the NBA scoring 52.3 points per game in the paint led by Karl-Anthony Towns averaging 12.7.
The Nets are shooting 44.5% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 47.0% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks average 117.0 points per game, 3.0 more than the 114.0 the Nets give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Johnson is shooting 50.0% and averaging 19.5 points for the Nets.
Towns is averaging 25.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Knicks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 2-8, averaging 102.1 points, 44.1 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.4 points per game.
Knicks: 4-6, averaging 114.2 points, 43.1 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.8 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Ben Simmons: day to day (illness), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (ankle), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), Ziaire Williams: day to day (ankle), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl).
Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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