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Watch Live: Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards, 7:30 PM EST on YES Network
The Brooklyn Nets are off to a 2-0 begin to their 7-game homestand. Not unhealthy. On Wednesday night time they’ll look to maintain the momentum going towards the Washington Wizards.
The Wiz are proper there within the playoff hunt within the East at 11-10, simply forward of the Nets. They’ve gotten exceedingly nice performances from Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma this season.
They’ve been equally proficient on each side of the ball, sitting at about league common in each offense and protection – but when we’re zooming in a bit, over their final three video games they’ve been the worst defensive group in that span. What’s been a significant plus for them is limiting their turnovers. They’re third within the NBA in AST/TO ratio.
Let’s hope that protection continues to falter, at the least for tonight.
WHO: Brooklyn Nets (11-11) vs. Washington Wizards (11-10)
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. est
WHERE: YES Community (television and app), WFAN-FM (radio)
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Is it going to be that simple this time round? Most likely not, however the stakes are nonetheless pretty excessive. Washington enters with an 11-10 report, Brooklyn at 11-11. This one’s for all of the marbles (play-in place). However whereas Washington is firmly the place they have been projected and Brooklyn has upset, the month of November has seen completely different trendiness for these groups. The Wizards have been fiercely common, by and thru. Good and horizontal. Brooklyn is trending up, with, one way or the other, the Fifth-best internet ranking within the league this month. Who knew? A win received’t be simple, however even with all of the lacking Nets, and the actual fact their report is presently inferior, it is a recreation Brooklyn expects to have.
To take action, they’ll should shut down a near-mirror picture of their very own offense. The Wizards get to the rim nearly as sometimes as Brooklyn (twenty seventh in rim frequency to Brooklyn’s twenty eighth). However that’s what occurs when your principal scorer is Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis instantly fires up a 16-footer when he touches the ball contained in the arc. Washington is considered one of 5 groups that takes extra mid-range pictures than the Combating Kevin Durants, per Cleansing the Glass. Additionally they take far fewer threes.
For extra on the Wizards, try Bullets Endlessly.