Brooklyn faces Phoenix on home slide

Phoenix Suns (21-21, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (14-30, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

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

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn is looking to break its eight-game home slide with a victory against Phoenix.

The Nets have gone 5-13 in home games. Brooklyn has a 4-4 record in one-possession games.

The Suns are 8-13 on the road. Phoenix is 4-2 in one-possession games.

The Nets score 106.4 points per game, 8.0 fewer points than the 114.4 the Suns give up. The Suns average 112.7 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 113.7 the Nets allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Johnson is averaging 19.4 points for the Nets. Keon Johnson is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.

Devin Booker is averaging 25.5 points and 6.6 assists for the Suns. Grayson Allen is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 1-9, averaging 100.3 points, 43.7 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.3 points per game.

Suns: 6-4, averaging 114.2 points, 40.9 rebounds, 28.7 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.8 points.

INJURIES: Nets: Ben Simmons: day to day (illness), Cam Thomas: day to day (hamstring), Bojan Bogdanovic: day to day (foot), Trendon Watford: day to day (hamstring), Maxwell Lewis: out (leg), Ziaire Williams: day to day (ankle), De'Anthony Melton: out for season (acl).

Suns: Jusuf Nurkic: out (illness), Bradley Beal: day to day (ankle).

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