Brooklyn takes on Denver, aims to stop 3-game slide

Brooklyn Nets (13-24, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (21-15, fourth in the Western Conference)

Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn heads into the matchup against Denver after losing three games in a row.

The Nuggets have gone 11-7 in home games. Denver averages 13.6 turnovers per game and is 8-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Nets are 8-12 on the road. Brooklyn has a 3-15 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Nuggets average 12.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 fewer makes per game than the Nets allow (13.6). The Nets are shooting 44.8% from the field, 1.8% lower than the 46.6% the Nuggets' opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Jokic is averaging 31.5 points, 13 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 1.7 steals for the Nuggets.

Cameron Johnson is scoring 19.5 points per game with 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Nets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 122.1 points, 45.2 rebounds, 32.1 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.6 points per game.

Nets: 2-8, averaging 100.5 points, 42.4 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.7 points.

INJURIES: Nuggets: Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Spencer Jones: day to day (thigh), Nikola Jokic: day to day (illness), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

Nets: Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Dariq Whitehead: day to day (concussion), Ben Simmons: day to day (calf), D'Angelo Russell: day to day (calf), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Day'Ron Sharpe: day to day (illness), Cameron Johnson: out (ankle).

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