It’s an interconference matchup on the hardwood between a pair of teams on opposite sides of the playoff cut line as they meet in the Valley of the Sun. The Brooklyn Nets are on the road as they make the trip to face the Phoenix Suns Thursday night. Brooklyn was upended 106-98 by San Antonio on the road in their previous contest Tuesday night, losing outright as a 2.5-point favorite. Phoenix was clobbered 136-106 on the road by Memphis in their previous contest Monday night, failing to cover as a 12-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Suns own a 48-46 advantage and swept the season series last year. That includes a 121-111 home win in the most recent matchup between the teams on February 1, 2022.
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Brooklyn was beaten on the road as they fell to San Antonio minus their top two stars, suffering their third straight loss in the process. The Nets dropped to 27-16 on the season and entered Wednesday third in the Atlantic Division standings, five games behind Boston for the top spot. They were tied for fourth in the East, five games behind Boston for the top spot and four games clear of seventh-place Miami to remain in a guaranteed playoff spot. Against San Antonio, Brooklyn started slowly and trailed by 12 after the opening quarter. The margin was as many as 14 in the first half before the Nets rallied to tie the game at halftime. With the game tied at 58 three minutes into the second half, Brooklyn surrendered an 8-2 run to trail 66-60 and never got even again. Brooklyn shot 43% from the floor, including a dismal three of 23 from beyond the arc, and turned the ball over 21 times in the loss. T.J. Warren paced the team with 19 points off the bench in the contest.
The Nets enter this game 16th in the league in scoring offense as they average 113.5 points per game on the year. Brooklyn is 28th in the league in rebounding with 40.7 boards per contest and 8th in assists by dishing out 26.2 dimes a night. The Nets are 5th in the league in scoring defense by allowing 110.5 points per contest. Kevin Durant leads the team with 29.7 points plus 6.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. Kyrie Irving (25.6 points, 4.8 assists), Nic Claxton (12 points, 8.5 rebounds) and Royce O’Neale (9.3 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, T.J. Warren (10.8 points) and Yuta Watanabe. Brooklyn is 2nd in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 50.6% from th e field as a team on the year. The Nets are 15th in the league in three-point field goals per game as they drain 12 triples per game while they stand 2nd in three-point field goal percentage by hitting 38.4% from beyond the arc.
Durant suffered a MCL sprain in the game against the Heat on January 8 and is expected to miss about a month of action. Irving (calf) was a late scratch against San Antonio January 17 so watch for any updates on his status heading to game time.
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