{"id":105654,"date":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/105654\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:20:14","slug":"new-york-faces-brooklyn-aims-to-break-4-game-skid-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/105654\/","title":{"rendered":"New York faces Brooklyn, aims to break 4-game skid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brooklyn Nets<\/a> (12-29, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks<\/a> (25-18, third in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n

New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: New York aims to end its four-game skid when the Knicks play Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

The Knicks are 18-11 in Eastern Conference games. New York is eighth in the NBA averaging 117.9 points and is shooting 46.7% from the field.<\/p>\n

The Nets are 3-7 against opponents from the Atlantic Division. Brooklyn has a 5-17 record against opponents above .500.<\/p>\n

The Knicks average 117.9 points per game, 3.6 more points than the 114.3 the Nets allow. The Nets’ 44.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.0 percentage points lower than the Knicks have given up to their opponents (46.8%).<\/p>\n

The teams meet for the third time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 25 the Knicks won 113-100 led by 37 points from Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>, while Noah Clowney<\/a> scored 31 points for the Nets.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Mikal Bridges<\/a> is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson<\/a> is averaging 18.5 points and 2.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Michael Porter Jr<\/a>. is scoring 25.7 points per game with 7.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Nets. Clowney is averaging 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds while shooting 35.6% over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 2-8, averaging 107.1 points, 45.5 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points per game.<\/p>\n

Nets: 2-8, averaging 108.1 points, 40.2 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.0 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Knicks: None listed.<\/p>\n

Nets: Haywood Highsmith<\/a>: out (knee), Egor Demin<\/a>: day to day (injury management), Cam Thomas<\/a>: day to day (injury management), Day’Ron Sharpe<\/a>: day to day (illness).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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