New York faces Washington on 3-game win streak
New York Knicks (20-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (6-28, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
: Knicks -8; over/under is 238.5
BOTTOM LINE: New York will attempt to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Washington.
The Wizards have gone 4-23 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington is third in the Eastern Conference with 27.3 assists per game led by Tyus Jones averaging 5.4.
The Knicks have gone 15-9 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York is sixth in the Eastern Conference scoring 115.6 points per game and is shooting 46.6%.
The Wizards' 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 13.3 per game the Knicks give up. The Knicks average 13.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than the Wizards give up.
The teams square off for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 18 the Knicks won 120-99 led by 32 points from Jalen Brunson, while Kyle Kuzma scored 19 points for the Wizards.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kuzma is averaging 22.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Wizards. Jones is averaging 16 points, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals over the last 10 games for Washington.
Julius Randle is averaging 23.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists for the Knicks. Brunson is averaging 26.7 points and 7.4 assists over the past 10 games for New York.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 2-8, averaging 112.3 points, 39.2 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 7.8 steals and 6.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 124.8 points per game.
Knicks: 6-4, averaging 118.5 points, 46.0 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Landry Shamet: out (hamstring).
Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out for season (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
