New Orleans Pelicans (21-57, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (25-53, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans hits the road against Brooklyn looking to end its four-game road skid.
The Nets are 11-27 in home games. Brooklyn ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing only 111.9 points while holding opponents to 47.9% shooting.
The Pelicans have gone 7-32 away from home. New Orleans is fifth in the Western Conference with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Yves Missi averaging 3.5.
The Nets are shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 4.5 percentage points lower than the 48.2% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans average 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than the Nets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Keon Johnson is averaging 10.5 points for the Nets. Trendon Watford is averaging 11.6 points over the last 10 games.
Missi is averaging 9.1 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Pelicans. Karlo Matkovic is averaging 10.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 2-8, averaging 101.2 points, 42.6 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.1 points per game.
Pelicans: 3-7, averaging 104.1 points, 43.4 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.5 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Noah Clowney: out for season (ankle), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (knee), Cam Thomas: out for season (hamstring), D'Angelo Russell: out (ankle), Cameron Johnson: out (back), Nic Claxton: out (rest).
Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr.: out (ankle), Trey Murphy III: out for season (shoulder), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), Kelly Olynyk: out (rest), CJ McCollum: out for season (foot), Jordan Hawkins: out (back), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg), Jose Alvarado: out (calf), Zion Williamson: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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