Philadelphia faces Brooklyn, aims to end 4-game slide

Philadelphia 76ers (20-33, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (19-34, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 76ers -2; over/under is 212.5

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia heads into the matchup against Brooklyn after losing four straight games.

The Nets are 10-23 in Eastern Conference games. Brooklyn is 14-12 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.0 turnovers per game.

The 76ers are 14-19 in Eastern Conference play. Philadelphia is last in the league with 39.0 rebounds per game led by Kelly Oubre Jr. averaging 6.5.

The Nets are shooting 44.0% from the field this season, 4.7 percentage points lower than the 48.7% the 76ers allow to opponents. The 76ers average 109.4 points per game, 1.9 fewer than the 111.3 the Nets allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nic Claxton is shooting 55.0% and averaging 10.0 points for the Nets. D’Angelo Russell is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Tyrese Maxey is averaging 27.6 points, 6.1 assists and 1.9 steals for the 76ers. Oubre is averaging 16.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 5-5, averaging 98.6 points, 43.9 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 8.3 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 99.5 points per game.

76ers: 4-6, averaging 114.9 points, 39.0 rebounds, 25.7 assists, 9.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.0 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Nic Claxton: day to day (ankle), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De’Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Noah Clowney: out (ankle).

76ers: Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Eric Gordon: day to day (wrist), Kyle Lowry: day to day (hip).

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