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San Antonio Spurs (12-24, 14th in Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (24-12, 2nd in Eastern Conference)
New York; Monday, 7:30 PM EST
Bottom line: Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets are hosting the San Antonio Spurs. Durant currently ranks sixth in the league, averaging 29.7 points per game.
The Nets are 12-5 at home. Brooklyn is second in the Eastern Conference, with 26.4 assists led by Ben Simmons, who averages 5.8 per game.
The Spurs are 5-11 away. San Antonio has his 7-17 record against over .500 opponents.
Top performer: Simmons is averaging 8.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists for the Nets. Durant is averaging 27.5 points and 6.7 rebounds in his last 10 games with Brooklyn, while shooting 59.0%.
Keldon Johnson is scoring 21.4 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Spurs. Devin Bussell is averaging 15.2 points and 3.1 assists over his last 10 games with San Antonio.
Last 10 games: Nets: 10-0, 122.8 points, 41.3 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 7.0 steals, 5.8 blocks, 55.1% field goal percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 112.9 points per game.
Spurs: 4-6, averaging 116.6 points, 43.1 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 7.3 steals, 4.1 blocks, 49.2% shooting percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 120.7 points.
Injured: Nets: Joe Harris: Out (knee).
Spurs: Devin Bussell: Out (knee).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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