Brooklyn Nets (13-26, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (13-25, 13th in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn comes into the matchup with Portland after losing five in a row.
The Trail Blazers have gone 8-9 in home games. Portland is eighth in the Western Conference with 48.5 points per game in the paint led by Deandre Ayton averaging 10.6.
The Nets have gone 8-14 away from home. Brooklyn has a 9-17 record against opponents over .500.
The Trail Blazers score 108.2 points per game, 5.5 fewer points than the 113.7 the Nets allow. The Nets' 44.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.0 percentage points lower than the Trail Blazers have given up to their opponents (47.7%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is shooting 45.8% and averaging 14.0 points for the Trail Blazers.
Nic Claxton is averaging 10 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 111.3 points, 44.7 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.9 points per game.
Nets: 2-8, averaging 103.2 points, 42.5 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Robert Williams III: day to day (illness), Matisse Thybulle: day to day (ankle), Deandre Ayton: day to day (calf), Jerami Grant: day to day (face).
Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), D'Angelo Russell: out (calf), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cameron Johnson: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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