Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets will be without superstar point guard Kyrie Irving vs. the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night at AT&T Center.

For the Spurs, the team will also only be missing one key rotation player - Devin Vassell (left knee procedure). The Nets headed into the game missing only one rotation player, but unfortunately, it's their biggest weapon on both ends of the floor in Kevin Durant (Isolated MCL sprain). It will mark the 11th game Irving has missed this season.

The Brooklyn Nets kick off their road trip in San Antonio where they'll take on the Spurs.

The big fella had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks in 33 minutes against the Thunder. Mills, Marks, Vaughn, Keefe and MacPhail all won rings with the Spurs. The latest reporting says that they might be Guys like that are hard to come by, so best believe teams will try and see if they can get him on their squads for the stretch run. And there’s plenty of good reasons why they’d want him to stick around. However, that may not be the case after all.

On Monday, veteran NBA writer Kurt Streeter of the New York Times wrote a story on the Nets, predictably headlined, "So Much Talent, So Little Charm.

They are not; this is the unwritten contract we all agree to when rooting for a division of the monolithic corporation that is the NBA. Why would I argue with you if you don’t want to root for the team that employs Kyrie Irving? But the athletic feats NBA players are accomplishing right now are incomprehensible, and the Nets have been accomplishing them at a higher level than any other team in the league for two months now. I would hate for this to sound like a “Why don’t you like the team I like?” article. Brooklyn just happens to be in the crossfire this time. The Nets lead the league in blocks despite not playing one traditional big man, and I mean that as a compliment to the agile, ever-skinny Claxton. And, on Ben Simmons: “Problem is, Simmons arrived in Brooklyn so saddled by injury and self-doubt that he had become allergic to one of basketball’s most essential and elementary skills: shooting the basketball.” Later: “There were times when Simmons was near the basket and attempted awkward layups. But they also don't require him to write about the intimate, daily experience of watching a team day in and day out, because if you do that, familiarity with the other 95% of the league helps. Warren story, nor the Nic Claxton leap, all of which have been joyful to watch and check the cliché this-is-why-we-love-sports boxes. Rather, Streeter’s article relies on the most irritating and harmful basketball-writing tropes, and I wish a publication of the New York Times’ stature didn’t run it. It wasn’t an uncommon sentiment at the time and Streeter is a writer focused on the cultural phenomenon of sports, rather than its X’s and O’s. His Muckrack profile will tell you that he’s written two NBA-related articles in the past four months, a September piece on Robert Sarver, and one questioning if the Nets really should have fired Steve Nash when they did, as opposed to ridding themselves of Kyrie Irving.

The Brooklyn Nets visit the San Antonio Spurs in a rebound spot for both teams. The Nets are coming off two straight losses with the last one coming to the.

[Keldon Johnson](https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/keldon-johnson) [Romeo Langford](https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/romeo-langford) [Tre Jones](https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/tre-jones) [Nicolas Claxton](https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/nicolas-claxton) [Royce O’Neale](https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/royce-o'neale) [Joe Harris](https://www.lineups.com/nfl/player-stats/joe-harris) Irving is starting still and the Spurs aren’t going to have anyone that can guard him most of the game. As a team, The Nets have stepped up more on defense and are 5th in NBA in points allowed at 111. Nic Claxton has had to step up more and he leads the Nets in rebounds and blocks. This over/under should also be high because each team can score very well. On the other side, the Spurs are coming off five losses in a row with the last one coming to the Kings. The Nets are coming off two straight losses with the last one coming to the Thunder at home.

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Brooklyn leads the NBA in blocked shots (7.0 per game) and 2-point percentage allowed (50.4%), and the Nets are in the top five in field goal percentage allowed (45.2%). - Nets vs. That includes 50.8% from the field and 38.8% from 3-point range, and the Nets are in the top eight in fast break points (16.3 per game) and assists (26.3 per game). The Spurs average more than 55 points in the paint per game, a top-five mark, and San Antonio is in the top eight in offensive rebound rate (30.3%) and second-chance points (15.6 per game). The Spurs are above-average in field goal percentage (47.3%), and San Antonio is facing a Brooklyn team that struggles to prevent free throw attempts, giving up 24.6 per game. Spurs](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/game-forecast/NBA_20230117_BKN@SA/) and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/) over the past four-plus seasons. Here are several [NBA odds](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/odds/futures/) and betting lines for Spurs vs. [NBA](/nba/) predictions with the Spurs vs. The total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 229.5 in the latest Nets vs. [Devin Vassell](/nba/players/3041409/devin-vassell/) (knee) is out for San Antonio, with [Doug McDermott](/nba/players/2135547/doug-mcdermott/) (back) listed as questionable. [Kevin Durant](/nba/players/1231866/kevin-durant/) (knee) is out for Brooklyn with [Kyrie Irving](/nba/players/1779901/kyrie-irving/) (calf) listed as questionable.

This will be the second game that Irving has missed this season because of injury. The first instance was Dec. 21 against the Golden State Warriors when Irving ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Keldon Johnson had a career-high 36 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a five-game skid with a 106-98 win over.

It was the fewest points scored by a Spurs opponent in the first quarter this season. Its season low for any quarter is 13 points in the third against Miami on Jan. … Brooklyn’s season-low output in the first quarter is 14 points, on Oct. Ben Simmons had a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for Brooklyn in the opener of a five-game trip. The play resulted in an offensive and technical foul on Morris, as well as a Flagrant 1 foul on Sochan, who pulled Morris to the court on the play. The previous low was 23 points by Minnesota on Oct. The Nets were scoreless for four minutes after Simmons made the game’s opening basket on a driving hook shot 23 seconds in. Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said he does not believe the injury is serious and is hopeful Irving can play Thursday in Phoenix. It was impressive because he used a lot of force and he kind of flipped me. My coaches and teammates put the ball in my hands, and I just make something happen.” “You seen the play before that he makes a 3 and he’s pointing in my face. He hit a 3-pointer following a missed 3 by Seth Curry, giving the Spurs an 87-82 lead.

Brooklyn Nets (27-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (21-24, 12th in the Western Conference). Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST.

Durant ranks sixth in the NBA scoring 29.7 points per game. Day'Ron Sharpe paces them shooting 80.0% from 3-point range. Durant is averaging 29.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 blocks for the Nets. Deandre Ayton is averaging 14.6 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 54.2% over the last 10 games for Phoenix. Brooklyn is second in the league in 3-point percentage, shooting 38.4% as a team from downtown this season. Durant and the Nets visit the Suns

The Nets will only be missing one rotation player, but unfortunately, it's their biggest gun in Kevin Durant (MCL sprain). The team will also be missing David ...

San Antonio is on a five-game losing streak and definitely has no business beating the Brooklyn Nets tonight. The San Antonio Spurs will also only be missing one key rotation player - Devin Vassell (left knee procedure). The Nets will only be missing one rotation player, but unfortunately, it's their biggest gun in Kevin Durant (MCL sprain).

Ben Simmons had a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for Brooklyn in the opener of a five-game trip. T.J. Warren added 19 points and Claxton ...

Its season low for any quarter is 13 points in the third against Miami on Jan. It was the fewest points scored by a Spurs opponent in the first quarter this season. Ben Simmons had a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for Brooklyn in the opener of a five-game trip. … Brooklyn’s season-low output in the first quarter is 14 points, on Oct. The play resulted in an offensive and technical foul on Morris, as well as a Flagrant 1 foul on Sochan, who pulled Morris to the court on the play. The previous low was 23 points by Minnesota on Oct. The Nets were scoreless for four minutes after Simmons made the game’s opening basket on a driving hook shot 23 seconds in. Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said he does not believe the injury is serious and is hopeful Irving can play Thursday in Phoenix. It was impressive because he used a lot of force and he kind of flipped me. My coaches and teammates put the ball in my hands, and I just make something happen.” He hit a 3-pointer following a missed 3 by Seth Curry, giving the Spurs an 87-82 lead. Kyrie Irving was a late scratch due to a sore right calf.

The Brooklyn Nets have added superstar guard Kyrie Irving to their injury report ahead of Tuesday's game vs. the San Antonio Spurs.

For the Spurs, the team will also only be missing one key rotation player - Devin Vassell (left knee procedure). There is no further update on whether the point forward will be on a minutes restriction on Tuesday night. The Nets will only be missing one rotation player, but unfortunately, it's their biggest weapon on both ends of the floor in Kevin Durant (Isolated MCL sprain).