Nets face the Wizards on 3-game win streak
Washington Wizards (8-41, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (17-33, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nets -1; over/under is 217
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will attempt to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Washington.
The Nets are 8-22 in conference games. Brooklyn is 6-20 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Wizards are 6-20 in Eastern Conference play. Washington ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference with 10.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Jonas Valanciunas averaging 2.4.
The Nets are shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points lower than the 47.6% the Wizards allow to opponents. The Wizards average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than the Nets give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nic Claxton is scoring 10.0 points per game with 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Nets. Keon Johnson is averaging 13.7 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 38.7% over the last 10 games.
Bilal Coulibaly is shooting 42.1% and averaging 12.5 points for the Wizards. Jordan Poole is averaging 3.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 3-7, averaging 95.4 points, 42.3 rebounds, 22.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.6 points per game.
Wizards: 2-8, averaging 101.9 points, 44.6 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 39.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.2 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De’Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Noah Clowney: out (ankle), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle), Ben Simmons: day to day (back).
Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Marvin Bagley III: out (knee), Alex Sarr: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.