New Orleans plays Brooklyn on home skid
Brooklyn Nets (14-12, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (6-21, 14th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans takes on Brooklyn looking to break its six-game home skid.
The Pelicans are 4-10 in home games. New Orleans has a 1-3 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Nets have gone 6-7 away from home. Brooklyn is third in the Eastern Conference scoring 51.9 points in the paint per game led by Kyrie Irving averaging 11.3.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Nets won 135-125 in the last meeting on Nov. 4. Irving led Brooklyn with 39 points, and Brandon Ingram led New Orleans with 40 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ingram is averaging 25 points and 7.0 rebounds for the Pelicans. Jrue Holiday has averaged 20.6 points and totaled 4.9 rebounds while shooting 49.4 percent over the last 10 games for New Orleans.
Jarrett Allen leads the Nets with 10.4 rebounds and averages 12.3 points. Joe Harris is shooting 49.0 percent and has averaged 16.3 points over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 6-4, averaging 110.1 points, 49.5 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 6.8 steals and five blocks per game while shooting 45.3 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.9 points on 43.0 percent shooting.
Pelicans: 0-10, averaging 107.4 points, 42.1 rebounds, 23.6 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.2 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.5 points on 48.7 percent shooting.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (right knee), Darius Miller: out (achilles).
Nets: Caris LeVert: out (thumb), Kyrie Irving: out (right shoulder), Kevin Durant: out (achilles).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.