Bridges and the Hornets visit conference foe Brooklyn

Feb 10, 2025, 07:03 am

Charlotte Hornets (13-37, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (18-34, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST

Nets -3.5; over/under is 213.5

BOTTOM LINE: Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets take on Nic Claxton and the Brooklyn Nets in Eastern Conference action.

The Nets are 9-23 against conference opponents. Brooklyn is 5-4 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Hornets are 7-28 in Eastern Conference play. Charlotte is 3-12 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 14.6 turnovers per game.

The Nets are shooting 44.1% from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points lower than the 46.6% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Hornets' 43.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.9 percentage points lower than the Nets have given up to their opponents (48.0%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Claxton is averaging 9.9 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Nets. Keon Johnson is averaging 15.4 points over the past 10 games.

Bridges is averaging 19.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Hornets. Nick Smith is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 4-6, averaging 99.0 points, 43.3 rebounds, 22.4 assists, 7.8 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.3 points per game.

Hornets: 2-8, averaging 105.3 points, 45.0 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.3 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Noah Clowney: out (ankle), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (illness).

Hornets: Nick Smith Jr.: day to day (back), Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (trade pending), Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Moussa Diabate: day to day (face), Josh Green: day to day (calf), Mark Williams: out (trade pending), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), Tre Mann: out for season (back), LaMelo Ball: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.