This Sunday, the (36-28) Brooklyn Nets will travel to Houston, TX to take on the (15-49) Houston Rockets. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Toyota Center (Houston). This will be the first meeting between these two teams this regular season, as I am expecting a battle in this one.
The Nets are coming into this one after defeating the Charlotte Hornets, 102-86. They looked great on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive if they want to challenge the Rockets on the road.
The Houston Rockets are entering this game after taking down the San Antonio Spurs, 142-110. They looked incredible on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to stay efficient in this one if they want to pick up a win at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 10 games back from the first-place Bucks. On offense, they are scoring 113.5 points per game and they have shot 49.5% from the floor. This is the 18th most points scored per contest and the third-highest team shooting percentage. This team does look slightly different after the trade deadline, though. They no longer have Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nets have the 12th-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Mikal Bridges continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 18.5 points per game on 47.5% shooting from the floor. Brooklyn has also shown that they have multiple players that can light it up from the outside. They are shooting 38.4% from behind the arc, which is the third-highest three-point shooting percentage. The Nets have also shit 79.9% from the charity stripe, w hich is the eighth-highest free-throw shooting percentage. They can't miss out on these free points and still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Nets are holding their opponents to 112.9 points per game and they have shot 46.2% from the floor. This is the 12th least amount of points surrendered per game and the fourth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Nets have the 19th-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at times. Their opponents have shot 37.3% from deep, which is the 26th-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. Unfortunately, they've has issues rebounding the ball as well. They are only averaging 40.3 rebounds per game, which is the second-least in the NBA.
Injury Report: Ben Simmons SG (Knee) is out. Edmond Sumner PG (Personal) is questionable.
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