Brooklyn Nets (16-23, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (10-29, 14th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Portland enters the matchup against Brooklyn as losers of four games in a row.
The Trail Blazers are 5-12 in home games. Portland is the worst team in the Western Conference averaging only 107.3 points per game.
The Nets are 6-13 on the road. Brooklyn is second in the NBA with 46.8 rebounds per game. Nicolas Claxton leads the Nets with 10.0.
The Trail Blazers average 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer makes per game than the Nets give up (14.0). The Nets average 114.1 points per game, 3.0 fewer than the 117.1 the Trail Blazers give up to opponents.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Trail Blazers won the last matchup 134-127 in overtime on Jan. 7. Anfernee Simons scored 38 points to help lead the Trail Blazers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 15.9 points for the Trail Blazers. Jerami Grant is averaging 16.9 points over the last 10 games for Portland.
Mikal Bridges is averaging 21.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Nets. Cameron Johnson is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 2-8, averaging 103.1 points, 42.1 rebounds, 21.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.1 points per game.
Nets: 2-8, averaging 108.6 points, 46.9 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Ibou Badji: day to day (hip), Moses Brown: out (wrist), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (adductor), Deandre Ayton: day to day (knee), Robert Williams III: out for season (knee), Matisse Thybulle: day to day (illness), Shaedon Sharpe: day to day (adductor), Jerami Grant: day to day (illness).
Nets: Dariq Whitehead: day to day (foot), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (knee), Ben Simmons: out (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
