A pair of Atlantic Division squads take the floor in search of a victory on the parquet in the City of Brotherly Love. The Brooklyn Nets are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday evening. Brooklyn was in action at home Wednesday night in their previous contest, losing 136-120 and failing to cover the line as a 3.5-point underdog. Philadelphia was on the road Thursday night as they took on the Jazz in their previous game, earning a 127-124 win outright as a 4.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the 76ers own a 124-88 advantage and have won the last five meetings. That includes a 121-99 road victory in the first matchup this season on November 21, 2023.
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Brooklyn saw their two-game win streak snapped and lost for the fourth time in six games as they were taken down by the Suns at home Wednesday night. The Nets dropped to 19-28 overall on the season and stand fourth in the Atlantic Division, 17.5 games behind the Celtics for the top spot. They were 11th in the Eastern Conference standings entering Friday, 7.5 games behind the Pacers for the final guaranteed playoff spot and one game behind the Hawks for the final spot in the play-in tournament. Against Phoenix, Brooklyn was even after the opening quarter, trailed by three after the opening quarter and was even with 7:31 to play in the third quarter. The Nets fell apart from there, giving up a 24-6 run that left them down 99-81 with 2:24 remaining in the third quarter and they failed to get closer than 10 from there. Brooklyn shot 50% from the field, including 16 of 39 from three-point range, but was torched by allowing Phoenix to shoot 62% in the contest. Cam Thomas led the Nets with 25 points in the loss.
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— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) February 1, 2024
The Nets enter this game 20th in the league in scoring offense as they average 114.2 points per game on the year. Brooklyn is 6th in the league in rebounding with 45.2 boards per contest and 13th in assists by dishing out 26.6 dimes a night. The Nets are 16th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 115.3 points per contest. Cam Thomas is second on the team as he puts up 21.2 points per game. Mikal Bridges (21.9 points, five rebounds, 3.7 assists), Lonnie Walker IV (12.1 points), Dorian Finney-Smith (8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds), Cameron Johnson (14 points) and Spencer Dinwiddie (13 points, six assists) each are solid scoring options as well. The Nets look to get production from Royce O’Neale, Armoni Brooks, Nic Claxton (12.5 points, 10.3 rebounds), Day’Ron Sharpe, Trendon Watford, Ben Simmons and Dennis Smith Jr. this season. Brooklyn is 27th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.1% from the field as a team on the year. The Nets are 6th in the league in three-point field goals per game as they drain 13.8 triples per game while they stand 16th in three-point field goal percentage by hitting 36.5% from beyond the arc.
Sharpe (knee) last played on January 23 and is out indefinitely. Finney-Smith (ankle) missed the last two games while Simmons (knee) missed Wednesday’s contest. Both players are questionable so watch for updates regarding their status for this contest.
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