Brooklyn Nets (21-39, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (25-34, 13th in the Western Conference)
San Antonio; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn comes into the matchup with San Antonio as losers of four straight games.
The Spurs are 14-15 in home games. San Antonio is 6-6 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Nets are 12-19 in road games. Brooklyn is 7-24 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Spurs average 113.1 points per game, 1.8 more points than the 111.3 the Nets give up. The Nets average 13.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than the Spurs give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Wembanyama is shooting 47.6% and averaging 24.3 points for the Spurs. De'Aaron Fox is averaging 19.0 points over the last 10 games.
Nic Claxton is scoring 10.2 points per game with 7.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Nets. Cameron Johnson is averaging 16.9 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 39.8% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 3-7, averaging 114.2 points, 40.0 rebounds, 29.7 assists, 10.0 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.
Nets: 4-6, averaging 101.9 points, 44.3 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 10.3 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.5 points.
INJURIES: Spurs: Charles Bassey: out (knee), Jeremy Sochan: day to day (head), Victor Wembanyama: out for season (illness).
Nets: Trendon Watford: day to day (ankle), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (ankle), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cam Thomas: day to day (hamstring), Noah Clowney: out (ankle), Dariq Whitehead: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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