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It’s an interconference clash on the parquet floor as a pair of teams looking to climb the rungs of their respective playoff ladders take the floor in the Mile-High City. The Brooklyn Nets are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Denver Nuggets Thursday night. Brooklyn was in action on the road Wednesday night as they faced off with the Suns. The Nets were beaten 131-118 on the road by Sacramento Monday night in their previous contest, failing to cover the line as a 4.5-point underdog. Denver took down Chicago 114-106 on the road in the second game of a back-to-back set Tuesday night, covering the line as a 6.5-point favorite. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Nuggets own a 53-45 advantage, including a 108-102 road triumph in the most recent meeting on March 19, 2023.
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Brooklyn was in action on the road against Phoenix Wednesday night in the front half of a back-to-back set that ends here. The Nets entered Wednesday 12-10 on the year and stood fourth in the Atlantic Division, five games behind the Celtics for the top spot. They were eighth in the Eastern Conference standings, leaving them one game behind the Knicks for the final guaranteed playoff spot and 3.5 games ahead of Toronto to remain in the play-in tournament field. Brooklyn is 1-1 in the second game of back-to-back situations this season with a -0.5-ppg scoring differential (116 ppg for, 116.5 ppg against) in those games. The Nets entered Wednesday 4-5 on the road with a -2.4-ppg scoring margin (118.9 ppg for, 121.3 ppg against) this season. Brooklyn is 1-2 against Western Conference teams entering Wednesday with a -3.6-ppg scoring margin (112.7 ppg for, 116.3 ppg against) this season.
The Nets enter thi s game 8th in the league in scoring offense as they average 117 points per game on the year. Brooklyn is 1st in the league in rebounding with 48 boards per contest and 16th in assists by dishing out 25.9 dimes a night. The Nets are 19th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 114 points per contest. Cam Thomas leads the team as he puts up 23.4 points per game. Mikal Bridges (23.1 points, six rebounds, four assists), Lonnie Walker IV (14.6 points), Dorian Finney-Smith (11.1 points, 5.2 rebounds), Cameron Johnson (14.7 points) and Spencer Dinwiddie (14.7 points, 6.4 assists) each are solid scoring options as well. The Nets look to get production from Royce O’Neale, Armoni Brooks, Nic Claxton (11.7 points, 9.4 rebounds), Day’Ron Sharpe, Trendon Watford, Ben Simmons and Dennis Smith Jr. Brooklyn is 16th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 47.3% from the field as a team on the year. The Nets are 4< sup>th in the league in three-point field goals per game as they drain 14.8 triples per game while they stand 2nd in three-point field goal percentage by hitting 39.1% from beyond the arc.
Simmons (hip) last played on November 6 and is expected to be out until late December. Smith Jr. (back) has played just twice since November 16 and has been out since December 6: he was out Wednesday again. Walker IV (hamstring) last took the floor on November 30 and is expected to be out until late December.
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