Durant, Nets set for matchup against the Wizards

Updated Jan. 18, 2022 3:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Brooklyn Nets (27-16, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (23-21, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets visit the Washington Wizards. Durant leads the league averaging 29.3 points per game.

The Wizards are 16-13 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington averages 12.9 turnovers per game and is 6-10 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Nets are 19-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 35.6 defensive rebounds per game led by James Harden averaging 7.0.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Nets won 104-90 in the last matchup on Oct. 25.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bradley Beal is scoring 23.7 points per game with 4.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Wizards. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 24.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists over the past 10 games for Washington.

Patty Mills averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Nets, scoring 13.4 points while shooting 42.0% from beyond the arc. Durant is shooting 50.3% and averaging 27.1 points over the past 10 games for Brooklyn.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 6-4, averaging 114.9 points, 45.3 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points per game.

Nets: 4-6, averaging 116.1 points, 44.4 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 9.1 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.4 points.

INJURIES: Wizards: None listed.

Nets: DeAndre' Bembry: out (back), James Johnson: out (illness), Joe Harris: out (ankle), Kevin Durant: out (knee), Paul Millsap: out (personal), Nicolas Claxton: out (hamstring).

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