Washington plays New York on 5-game road slide

Washington Wizards (2-10, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (7-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -13.5; over/under is 229.5

BOTTOM LINE: Washington visits New York looking to break its five-game road losing streak.

The Knicks have gone 7-5 against Eastern Conference teams. New York averages 115.5 points while outscoring opponents by 4.0 points per game.

The Wizards have gone 2-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Washington ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference with 25.3 assists per game led by Bub Carrington averaging 5.3.

The Knicks make 49.5% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than the Wizards have allowed to their opponents (47.3%). The Wizards average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 14.4 per game the Knicks give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 26.4 points and 12.4 rebounds for the Knicks.

Jonas Valanciunas is shooting 54.8% and averaging 12.2 points for the Wizards.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 6-4, averaging 116.6 points, 43.3 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.0 points per game.

Wizards: 2-8, averaging 110.5 points, 41.5 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.0 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Miles McBride: out (knee), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).

Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Malcolm Brogdon: out (thumb).

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