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It’s an interconference battle on the parquet floor out in the city by the bay. The Brooklyn Nets are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Golden State Warriors Saturday night. Brooklyn was in action in the Mile-High City as they took on the Nuggets Thursday in the second game of a back-to-back situation, losing 124-101 and failing to cover the line as a nine-point underdog. Golden State was on the road as they took on the Clippers Thursday night in their previous contest, losing 121-113 and failing to cover the line as a 2.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Warriors own a 56-41 advantage but the Nets took both meetings last season, including a 120-116 road victory in the most recent matchup on January 22, 2023.
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Brooklyn found themselves on the wrong end of a beatdown as they were unable to follow up their win over the Suns as they were thrashed by the Nuggets Thursday night. The Nets fell to 13-11 on the season and stood fourth in the Atlantic Division, 5.5 games behind the Celtics for the top spot. They were eighth in the Eastern Conference, half a game behind the Knicks for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the East entering Friday and 3.5 games clear of the 11th-place Hawks. Against Denver, Brooklyn trailed by seven after the opening quarter and by 13 at the half: they never got closer than 10 in the second half as they went down quietly in defeat. The Nets shot 41.1% from the floor, including eight of 30 from three-point range, and turned the ball over 16 times in the loss. Spencer Dinwiddie led the Nets with 17 points and eight assists in the loss.
The Nets enter this game 9th in the league in scoring offense as they average 116.2 points per game on the year. Brooklyn is 1st in the league in rebounding with 47.7 boards per contest and 16th in assists by dishing out 25.9 dimes a night. The Nets are 18th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 114.3 points per contest. Cam Thomas leads the team as he puts up 22.7 points per game. Mikal Bridges (22.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists), Lonnie Walker IV (14.6 points), Dorian Finney-Smith (10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds), Cameron Johnson (14.4 points) and Spencer Dinwiddie (14.8 points, 6.5 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, 9.2 rebounds), Day’Ron Sharpe, Trendon Watford, Ben Simmons and Dennis Smith Jr. Brooklyn is 18th in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 47% from the field as a team on the year. The Nets are 6th in th e league in three-point field goals per game as they drain 14.5 triples per game while they stand 3rd in three-point field goal percentage by hitting 38.5% 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 remains out with no timetable to return. Walker IV (hamstring) last took the floor on November 30 and is expected to be out until late December.
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