A pair of Eastern Conference teams that headed into the weekend on the outside of the playoff picture take the floor in Buzz City looking for a win. The Brooklyn Nets are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Charlotte Hornets Saturday night. Brooklyn was in action on the road against Washington Friday night so they’ll close a back-to-back set here. The Nets were knocked off 108-99 at home by the Bulls on Tuesday night in their previous contest. Charlotte was in action on the road Friday night as they faced Memphis so they also are playing the second game of a back-to-back situation. The Hornets were dumped 106-88 on the road by that same Bulls squad Wednesday night in their most recent game. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Nets own a 62-56 advantage but the Hornets took two of three meetings last season, including a 119-110 road win in the mos t recent matchup on March 27, 2022.
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Brooklyn plays the second game of a back-to-back situation here as they cap off what has been a tumultuous week for the franchise. The Nets parted ways with coach Steve Nash Tuesday and things have gone downhill from that point as the week has worn on. Jacque Vaughn is running the team on an interim basis. Brooklyn has gone 0-2 in the second game of back-to-back situations this season, falling 129-125 in overtime to Dallas at home October 27 and 108-99 to Chicago at home November 1. The Nets entered Friday 0-2 on the road on the year, losing 134-124 at Memphis October 24 and 110-99 at Milwaukee October 26. Brooklyn is 2-3 against Eastern Conference foes with a -3.6 ppg scoring differential (107.8 ppg for, 111.4 ppg against) this season. Last year, Brooklyn was 24-17 on the road with a +3.6 ppg scoring margin (115.4 ppg for, 111.8 ppg against) while posting a 3-11 mark in the second game of back-to-back situations with a -5.1 ppg scoring mar gin (106.9 ppg for, 112 ppg against) in those contests.
The Nets enter this game 21st in the league in scoring offense as they average 112 points per game on the year. Brooklyn is 29th in the league in rebounding with 38.9 boards per contest and 14th in assists by dishing out 25 dimes a night. The Nets are 25th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 118.8 points per contest. Kevin Durant leads the team with 32.5 points plus 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Kyrie Irving (26.9 points, 5.1 assists), Nic Claxton (11.9 points, 8.8 rebounds) and Royce O’Neale (10.8 points) each are solid scoring options as well. The Nets look to get production from Patty Mills, Ben Simmons, Joe Harris, Seth Curry, Day’Ron Sharpe, Markieff Morris, Edmond Sumner, Cam Thomas, Kessler Edwards and Yuta Watanabe. Brooklyn is 6th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 48% from the field as a team on the year. The Nets are 23rd in the league in three-point field goals per game as they drain 11 triples per game while they stand 22nd in three-point field goal percentage by hitting 33.8% from beyond the arc.
T.J. Warren is still recovering from a pair of surgeries on his foot. The team is expected to re-evaluate his status sometime in November. Simmons (knee) has missed the last two games: he was ruled out for both Friday’s game at Washington and this contest. Meanwhile, Irving was suspended for at least five games by the franchise November 3 for statements made stemming back to last week. The earliest return date for him, as the five games is the minimum suspension, would be November 13 against the Lakers.
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