New York faces Los Angeles and seeks to stop a four-game slide

New York faces Los Angeles and seeks to stop a four-game slide
New York faces Los Angeles and seeks to stop a four-game slide

Los Angeles Clippers (13-22, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (23-13, third in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Wednesday, 7:30 pm EST

Bottom line: New York looks to snap its four-game skid when the Knicks play Los Angeles.

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The Knicks are 15-4 on their home court. New York ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 26.8 assists per game led by Jalen Brunson with a 6.3 average.

The Clippers are 4-13 on the road. Los Angeles is fifth in the Western Conference, allowing just 114.2 points and holding its opponents to 47.1% shooting.

The Knicks are averaging 15.3 three-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more shots on average than the 13.7 per game the Clippers allow. The Clippers average 112.1 points per game, 3.0 less than the 115.1 conceded by the Knicks.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brunson is averaging 29.2 points and 6.3 assists for the Knicks. Miles McBride is averaging 5.0 three-pointers over the last 10 games.

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Kawhi Leonard scores 28.1 points per game with 6.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Clippers. Kobe Sanders is averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds and shooting 56.3% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 4-6, averaging 116.7 points, 45.4 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game on 45.1% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.6 points per game.

Clippers: 7-3, averaging 113.3 points, 40.4 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 5.8 blocks per game on 48.3% shooting from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.0 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: Landry Shamet: out (shoulder), Josh Hart: out (ankle).

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Clippers: James Harden: out (shoulder), Bradley Beal: out for the season (hip), Derrick Jones Jr.: out (knee), Bogdan Bogdanovic: out (hamstring).

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

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