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The Oklahoma City Thunder will visit the Brooklyn Nets on Friday at Barclays Center. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET.
OKC (23-10 SU, 23-10 ATS, and 20-13 O/U) lost 141-138 to Atlanta in its most recent game. The loss snapped a five-game win streak.
Brooklyn (15-20 SU, 18-16-1 ATS, and 17-17-1 O/U) lost 112-101 to Houston in its last game. The Nets have dropped five straight contests.
The Thunder are 5.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 234.5 points.
Thunder: No injuries.
Nets: SG Ben Simmons is out. SG Lonnie Walker IV and PG Dennis Smith Jr. are probable to play.
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Oklahoma City scores 122.0 points per game (4th) and shoots 50.1 percent overall (2nd), including 39.7 percent from deep (1st). It knocks down 84.7 percent of its foul shots (1st) and averages 40.8 rebounds (28th), 26.5 assists (11th), and 12.6 turnovers (5th) per game.
The Thunder give up 113.9 points per game defensively (14th), and their opponents shoot 44.6 percent (1st), including 35.8 percent from long range (10th), with 45.6 rebounds per game (26th). OKC averages 6.5 blocks (1st), 8.3 steals (4th), and 20.2 fouls (20th) per game.
Oklahoma City ranks sixth in offensive rating, sixth in defensive rating, and sixth in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunks and Threes.
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