Brooklyn Nets (5-8, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (6-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn visits the New York Knicks after Cameron Thomas scored 43 points in the Nets' 124-122 loss to the New York Knicks.
The Knicks are 2-1 against division opponents. New York ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, giving up just 112.2 points while holding opponents to 47.2% shooting.
The Nets are 0-3 against the rest of their division. Brooklyn ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference shooting 37.0% from 3-point range.
The Knicks score 115.7 points per game, 1.0 more point than the 114.7 the Nets give up. The Nets average 15.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 14.2 per game the Knicks give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 26.5 points and 12.2 rebounds for the Knicks.
Thomas is scoring 25.3 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 5-5, averaging 115.6 points, 42.9 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.6 points per game.
Nets: 4-6, averaging 112.3 points, 38.9 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 6.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.3 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Miles McBride: day to day (knee), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle), Karl-Anthony Towns: day to day (knee).
Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Day'Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Nic Claxton: out (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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