Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Wildcard Edition
This Tuesday, the (27-15) Brooklyn Nets will travel to San Antonio, TX to take on the (13-31) San Antonio Spurs. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the AT&T Center. This will be the second time that these two teams have matched up this season, as the Nets won the last meeting, 139-103.
The Brooklyn Nets are coming into this one after falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-102. They struggled on the offensive end of the court in that game, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to challenge the Spurs on the road.
The Spurs are entering this game after losing to the Sacramento Kings, 132-119. They had issues on the defensive end of the court, as they couldn't come up with enough stops to stay competitive in that game. They will have to apply more pressure in this one if they want to break this losing streak at home.
This game was written /published before last night's results.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently in second place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they trail the Celtics by four games. On offense, they are scoring 113.9 points per game and they have shot 50.8% from the floor. This is the 15th most points scored per contest and the second-highest shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nets have an adjusted offensive rating of 115.6, which is the fifth-highest rating in the NBA. Kyrie Irving has continued to lead the team on the offensive end, as he is scoring 25.6 points per game on 48% shooting from the floor. He has had to step up since Durant went down with a Knee injury. Brooklyn has also shot 38.8% from behind the arc, which is the second-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They can score from anywhere on the floor, as they have also taken advantage of their trips to the charity stripe. Brooklyn has shot 79.9% from the line, which is the seventh-highest fre e-throw shooting percentage.
On the defensive end of the court, they are allowing 110.6 points per game and their opponents have shot 45.2% from the field. This is the fifth least amount of points surrendered per game and the fourth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nets have an adjusted defensive rating of 112, which is the ninth-lowest rating in the NBA. Brooklyn has also shown that they will contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at times. Their opponents have shot 36.6% from behind the arc, which is the 22nd-lowest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They will have to close out on open jump shooters if they want to stay competitive in this game. The Nets are also snatching 40.5 rebounds per game, which is the second least.
Injury Report: Kevin Durant SF (Knee) is out. Ben Simmons SG (Back) is questionable.
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