Washington faces Brooklyn, aims to stop 3-game skid

Washington Wizards (3-17, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (11-9, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

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

BOTTOM LINE: Washington aims to end its three-game skid with a win over Brooklyn.

The Nets have gone 10-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn is 5-7 against opponents over .500.

The Wizards are 2-16 in conference games. Washington averages 13.4 turnovers per game and is 3-7 when winning the turnover battle.

The Nets average 116.6 points per game, 8.8 fewer points than the 125.4 the Wizards allow. The Wizards average 12.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Nets give up.

The two teams play for the second time this season. The Nets defeated the Wizards 102-94 in their last meeting on Nov. 12. Mikal Bridges led the Nets with 27 points, and Bilal Coulibaly led the Wizards with 20 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bridges is averaging 23.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and four assists for the Nets. Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 18.2 points over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.

Deni Avdija is averaging 12.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Wizards. Kyle Kuzma is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games for Washington.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 6-4, averaging 119.9 points, 48.2 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.6 points per game.

Wizards: 1-9, averaging 119.2 points, 38.5 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 128.3 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Noah Clowney: day to day (shoulder), Dariq Whitehead: out (foot), Lonnie Walker IV: out (hamstring), Ben Simmons: out (back).

Wizards: Johnny Davis: day to day (calf), Landry Shamet: day to day (rib), Ryan Rollins: out (knee), Delon Wright: out (knee).

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