Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, Picks & Odds | NBA Thursday

By Elijah Jackson, Senior NBA Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 18, 18:40 | 6 min read

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NBA Betting Preview: Heat vs Nets

The Miami Heat take the floor against the Brooklyn Nets in this NBA clash. Our betting preview features expert NBA predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and confirmed starting lineups.

Back Nets to Frustrate Heat

We’re expecting a spirited performance from the Nets which leads us to backing them against the spread when meeting the Heat. They should be able to cover the +6 line where -110 can be found.

Nets 102-86 Win in Previous H2H Matchup

Miami Heat have suffered five straight defeats, recently being beaten at home by Toronto Raptors 106-96 at Kaseya Center. Bam Adebayo tallied 20 points, while Norman Powell put up 20 and Davion Mitchell 12.

Brooklyn Nets were winners last time out. Their 127-82 victory against Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center made it back-to-back home wins. Egor Demin scored 17 points, with Noah Clowney putting up 16 and Tyrese Martin contributing 14.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was a 102-86 win for the Nets at Barclays Center when they last played the Heat. In the past 10 games between the teams, the Nets have won six.

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Heat	40	37	0.519	120.4	118.2	2.2	24-15	16-22	7-7	24-23	2-8	1L
Nets	18	58	0.237	106	115.5	-9.5	10-27	8-31	3-12	12-33	1-9	1L

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Miami Heat – Last 10 Games

4 wins and 6 losses in the past 10 games. The Heat are averaging 114.2 points, 45.6 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.9 blocks while shooting 46.8% from the field and 76.2% from the free-throw line. The opposition have averaged 115.7 points and 46.2 rebounds per matchup.

Norman Powell is averaging 18.8 points and 2.2 (38.6%) 3-pointers made. Kel'el Ware averages 10.2 rebounds and Davion Mitchell 7.6 assists.

Brooklyn Nets – Last 10 Games

The Nets have won 4 and lost 6 of their previous 10 contests. Averaging 110.7 points, 41.6 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field and 80.1% from the free-throw line. Their opponents have an average of 109.4 points and 39.5 rebounds.

Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 19.0 points, with Noah Clowney making 3.0 (41.7%) 3-pointers per contest. Nicolas Claxton has an average of 7.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists.

Confirmed Starting Lineups

Miami Heat lineup: Kel'el Ware, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Davion Mitchell.

Brooklyn Nets lineup: Egor Demin, Terance Mann, Michael Porter Jr., Noah Clowney, Nicolas Claxton.

Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction & Picks

Take in the full Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets betting outlook — from our expert match prediction and correct score pick to player prop insights and a bet builder tailored for value.

Game Prediction

We’re confident of Nets staying close in this NBA matchup, with our pick being that they’ll cover the spread. The +6 looks really generous at -110.

Our basketball predictions are built after tracking the latest team news and reviewing recent form. We also dive into up-to-date NBA stats, which often serve as a solid barometer for how the action might unfold.

Key Heat vs Nets stats:

The +6 line has been covered by Nets in 3 of their last 5 games at home.
The +6 line has been covered by Nets in 2 consecutive games at home.
The -6 line hasn’t been covered by Heat in 5 consecutive games.
The -6 line hasn’t been covered by Heat in 8 of their last 10 games.
The -6 line hasn’t been covered by Heat in 15 of their last 20 games.
The +6 line has been covered by Nets in 7 of their last 10 games against Heat.

Nets +6 Probability

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of delivering a return. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be closer to 60%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bam Adebayo Under 3.5 Assists -182

Bam Adebayo (Heat) has recorded Under 3.5 assists in 10 of the past 10 games. There’s no reason to oppose the stats, so we’ll take the -182 that he is unable to cover the Player Assists line here.

Latest Bam Adebayo Player Prop Odds

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Assists

Rebounds

Simone Fontecchio Under 10.5 Points -118

Simone Fontecchio (Heat) has recorded an average of 5.6 points in the past 5 road games. There could once again be a failure on his part to cover the line and the Player Points bet can be backed at -118.

Latest Simone Fontecchio Player Prop Odds

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Spread Nets +7.5

Totals Under 228.5

Player Assists Bam Adebayo Under 3.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with Nets +7.5. We’ve also gone for Under 228.5 and Bam Adebayo (Heat) to get Under 3.5 assists.

A same game parlay is a single event wager where you make predictions that are going to happen in a particular basketball game. Should a bettor get these selections correct, then they can achieve a good return from a small stake.

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Correct Score Prediction

Heat

114 - 110 Nets logo

Nets

For a fun wager, consider backing the Heat to claim a 114-110 victory. Although it’s a speculative bet, we are expecting things to be close between the two teams.

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Miami Heat vs Brooklyn Nets Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Make Heat Moneyline Favorites

With the sportsbooks giving them a 73% probability of winning this NBA game, Miami Heat might be a popular parlay pick. That is reflected in their -270 Moneyline betting odds. Brooklyn Nets are the underdogs at +220 and they’re regarded as least likely to win.

The spread is 7.5 and the total points line is currently 228.5. A Total wager is always available and can often provide value selections. Those that want to back Under 228.5 can find odds of -110 available.

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Betting Lines & Odds

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Point Spread

Total Points

Michael Porter Jr Favorite to Get the Most Buckets

Michael Porter Jr is the market leader to hit the most buckets. He is priced at -112 to score Over 25.5 points. Alternatively, you can back Under at -120.

Player Points

Michael Porter Jr (Nets)

Norman Powell (Heat)

Bam Adebayo (Heat)

Andrew Wiggins (Heat)

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Player Assists

Davion Mitchell (Heat)

Bam Adebayo (Heat)

Nicolas Claxton (Nets)

Egor Demin (Nets)

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Player Rebounds

Bam Adebayo (Heat)

Nicolas Claxton (Nets)

Michael Porter Jr (Nets)

Andrew Wiggins (Heat)

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Micro Betting

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Barclays Center

Nets Have Seven Defeats in Their Last Ten Home Games

The Nets own a 3-7 mark in their past 10 home games, scoring 109.90 points per contest and conceding 111.90.

The Heat have been beaten three straight times on the road. They own a 3-7 mark in their past 10 games on the road, posting 117.60 points per contest while yielding 118.30.

The Nets beat the Heat 102-86 in their most recent meeting at Barclays Center. In the previous 10 head-to-head matchups at Barclays Center, both teams have come away with five wins.

Last 10 Games		W-L	P	PF	PA	O227.5	U227.5
Brooklyn Nets Home Stats		3-7	221.80	109.90	111.90	4	6
Miami Heat Away Stats		3-7	235.90	117.60	118.30	6	4

W-L = Wins-Losses
P = Avg. Points
PF = Avg. Points For
PA = Avg. Points Against
O227.5 = Games Over 227.5 Points
U227.5 = Games Under 227.5 Points

Last 5 & H2H

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Last 5 Games

Heat

NBA: 16/12 Raptors 106 Heat96
NBA: 10/12 Heat 108 Magic117
NBA: 07/12 Kings 127 Heat111
NBA: 06/12 Heat 105 Magic106
NBA: 04/12 Heat 108 Mavericks118

Nets

NBA: 15/12 Bucks 82 Nets127
NBA: 13/12 Nets 111 Mavericks119
NBA: 06/12 Pelicans 101 Nets119
NBA: 05/12 Jazz 123 Nets110
NBA: 04/12 Nets 113 Bulls103

Head to Head

Heat vs Nets

NBA: 08/02 2025 Heat 86 Nets 102
NBA: 26/01 2025 Heat 106 Nets 97
NBA: 24/12 2024 Nets 95 Heat 110
NBA: 16/01 2024 Heat 96 Nets 95
NBA: 26/11 2023 Heat 97 Nets 112
NBA: 17/11 2023 Nets 115 Heat 122
NBA: 02/11 2023 Nets 109 Heat 105
NBA: 26/03 2023 Nets 129 Heat 100
NBA: 16/02 2023 Heat 105 Nets 116
NBA: 09/01 2023 Nets 102 Heat 101

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Miami Heat Stats

Brooklyn Nets Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

-6 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 2 of the last 10 games
-6 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 2 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

+6 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
+6 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 229.90 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 235.90 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 227.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 227.5 on the Road: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 114.20 pts and allowed 115.70 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 117.60 pts and allowed 118.30 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

Game Totals: An average of 220.10 pts in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 221.80 pts in the previous 10 home games
Over 227.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 227.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 110.70 pts and allowed 109.40 pts in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 109.90 pts and allowed 111.90 pts in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 31.60 (54%)
3-Pointers Made: 10.80 (34%)
Free Throws Made: 18.60 (76.23%)
Rebounds: Total 45.6, Offensive 11.00, Defensive 34.60
Assists: 26.70
Blocks: 5.90
Steals: 8.30
Turnovers : 13.20
Personal Fouls: 16.60

Last 10 Games on the Road

2-Pointers Made: 30.60 (54%)
3-Pointers Made: 12.00 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 20.40 (76.12%)
Rebounds: Total 43.9, Offensive 9.80, Defensive 34.10
Assists: 29.10
Blocks: 4.50
Steals: 8.50
Turnovers : 12.60
Personal Fouls: 18.40

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

2-Pointers Made: 23.30 (55%)
3-Pointers Made: 15.20 (37%)
Free Throws Made: 18.50 (80.09%)
Rebounds: Total 41.6, Offensive 10.50, Defensive 31.10
Assists: 26.60
Blocks: 5.10
Steals: 7.50
Turnovers : 15.90
Personal Fouls: 18.10

Last 10 Home Games

2-Pointers Made: 22.70 (52%)
3-Pointers Made: 14.50 (35%)
Free Throws Made: 21.00 (79.25%)
Rebounds: Total 40.5, Offensive 11.80, Defensive 28.70
Assists: 26.40
Blocks: 3.90
Steals: 7.90
Turnovers : 14.10
Personal Fouls: 19.40

Team News

Miami Heat Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Andrew Wiggins	23	32.9	381	66	16.6	2.9	1.8	4.8	1.2	1.1
Tyler Herro	6	31.83	139	14	23.2	2.3	2.5	5.0	0.5	1.0
Bam Adebayo	20	30.89	384	50	19.2	2.5	1.7	9.0	0.9	1.0

Norman Powell	21	30.84	512	51	24.4	2.4	3.0	3.7	0.3	1.1
Davion Mitchell	25	30.42	247	193	9.9	7.7	1.0	2.8	0.1	1.3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	25	29.22	384	124	15.4	5.0	0.3	5.8	0.3	0.8
Kel'el Ware	26	23.92	288	14	11.1	0.5	0.9	10.2	1.4	0.9
Pelle Larsson	24	21.89	209	76	8.7	3.2	1.0	2.5	0.2	0.5
Simone Fontecchio	25	18.94	239	40	9.6	1.6	2.0	3.0	0.2	0.4
Nikola Jovic	19	18.26	137	50	7.2	2.6	0.9	3.5	0.4	0.5
Dru Smith	26	16.93	164	72	6.3	2.8	0.8	2.6	0.3	1.5
Keshad Johnson	10	11.86	39	1	3.9	0.1	0.4	3.0	0.4	0.5
Jahmir Young	5	4.88	10	4	2.0	0.8	0.4	0.4	-	0.2
Myron Gardner	4	2.35	6	1	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.5	-	-
Kasparas Jakucionis	1	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0
Vladislav Goldin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Terry Rozier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Brooklyn Nets Player Stats & Roster

Player	GP	MIN	TP	TA	PTS	AST	3P	REB	BLK	STL
Michael Porter Jr.	21	32.61	538	68	25.6	3.2	3.6	7.3	0.2	0.9
Nicolas Claxton	25	30.17	336	110	13.4	4.4	0.0	7.6	1.3	0.7
Cameron Thomas	8	28.29	170	21	21.3	2.6	2.0	1.3	0.1	0.5

Noah Clowney	25	28.04	334	46	13.4	1.8	2.3	3.8	0.8	0.6
Terance Mann	23	26.1	202	84	8.8	3.7	1.0	3.5	0.1	0.8
Ziaire Williams	22	22.98	205	17	9.3	0.8	1.7	2.7	0.5	0.8
Egor Demin	23	22.87	195	81	8.5	3.5	1.8	3.2	0.4	0.9
Tyrese Martin	24	20.87	202	58	8.4	2.4	1.5	3.3	0.1	0.8
Drake Powell	18	18.52	114	37	6.3	2.1	0.8	1.8	0.2	0.8
Danny Wolf	11	17.44	96	19	8.7	1.7	1.4	4.2	0.3	0.3
Ben Saraf	12	16.92	65	34	5.4	2.8	0.8	1.6	0.3	0.7
Day'Ron Sharpe	24	16.1	170	47	7.1	2.0	0.2	5.5	0.5	0.9
Jalen Wilson	19	14.04	95	11	5.0	0.6	1.0	1.0	-	0.3
Nolan Traore	6	8.87	7	8	1.2	1.3	0.3	0.7	-	0.3
EJ Liddell	7	4.59	14	-	2.0	-	0.3	1.3	-	-
Tyson Etienne	8	4.3	12	1	1.5	0.1	0.5	-	-	-

Injuries & Suspensions

Miami Heat Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Pelle Larsson

Injured

Brooklyn Nets Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Ben Saraf

Injured

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets Confirmed Lineup

8 Egor Demin

14 Terance Mann

17 Michael Porter Jr.

21 Noah Clowney

33 Nicolas Claxton

Miami Heat Confirmed Lineup

7 Kel'el Ware

13 Bam Adebayo

22 Andrew Wiggins

24 Norman Powell

45 Davion Mitchell

Previous Miami Heat Lineups

15 Dec NBA

Raptors 106-96 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

09 Dec NBA

Heat 108-117 Magic

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NBA

Kings 127-111 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

05 Dec NBA

Heat 105-106 Magic

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NBA

Heat 108-118 Mavericks

Confirmed Lineups

01 Dec NBA

Clippers 123-140 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NBA

Pistons 138-135 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

26 Nov NBA

Bucks 103-106 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

24 Nov NBA

Mavericks 102-106 Heat

Confirmed Lineups

23 Nov NBA

Heat 127-117 76ers

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Brooklyn Nets Lineups

14 Dec NBA

Bucks 82-127 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

12 Dec NBA

Nets 111-119 Mavericks

Confirmed Lineups

06 Dec NBA

Pelicans 101-119 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

04 Dec NBA

Jazz 123-110 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

03 Dec NBA

Nets 113-103 Bulls

Confirmed Lineups

01 Dec NBA

Hornets 103-116 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

29 Nov NBA

Nets 99-116 Bucks

Confirmed Lineups

28 Nov NBA

76ers 115-103 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

24 Nov NBA

Knicks 113-100 Nets

Confirmed Lineups

23 Nov NBA

Nets 109-119 Raptors

Confirmed Lineups

NBA Table Select Season

East Atlantic	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Celtics	51	25	0.671	114.4	107.2	7.2	26-11	25-14	9-5	32-15	8-2	1W
Knicks	49	28	0.636	116.7	110.6	6.1	27-9	22-19	12-3	31-16	7-3	1W
Raptors	42	34	0.553	114.4	112.3	2.1	21-17	21-17	4-10	30-17	5-5	2L
76ers	42	34	0.553	116.6	116.7	-0.1	21-17	21-17	9-7	25-24	7-3	1W
Nets	18	58	0.237	106	115.5	-9.5	10-27	8-31	3-12	12-33	1-9	1L

East Central	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	55	21	0.724	117.5	109.6	7.9	30-9	25-12	10-4	35-12	7-3	1W
Cavaliers	47	29	0.618	119.3	115.3	4	24-14	23-15	10-5	30-18	7-3	1L
Bucks	30	46	0.395	110.6	116.7	-6.1	17-21	13-25	9-6	20-27	3-7	1L
Bulls	29	47	0.382	116.5	121.4	-4.9	18-21	11-26	4-12	17-30	2-8	5L
Pacers	18	58	0.237	112.6	120.7	-8.1	11-27	7-31	4-10	14-33	3-7	2W

East Southeast	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Hawks	44	33	0.571	118.3	116	2.3	23-16	21-17	9-6	25-22	8-2	3W
Magic	40	36	0.526	115.1	115.3	-0.2	24-16	16-20	9-8	24-25	2-8	1L
Heat	40	37	0.519	120.4	118.2	2.2	24-15	16-22	7-7	24-23	2-8	1L
Hornets	40	36	0.526	116.1	111.4	4.7	19-19	21-17	11-5	24-24	7-3	1W
Wizards	17	59	0.224	112.7	124.3	-11.6	11-27	6-32	2-12	11-35	1-9	4L

West Northwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	60	16	0.789	118.6	107.6	11	32-7	28-9	11-3	37-9	9-1	3W
Nuggets	49	28	0.636	121.4	116.6	4.8	24-13	25-15	9-5	31-16	8-2	7W
Timberwolves	46	29	0.613	117.9	114.1	3.8	25-14	21-15	9-7	29-21	6-4	1W
Trail Blazers	39	38	0.506	115.3	116	-0.7	21-17	18-21	7-8	26-21	7-3	2W
Jazz	21	56	0.273	117.3	125.4	-8.1	13-27	8-29	1-14	11-36	1-9	7L

West Pacific	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Lakers	50	26	0.658	116.8	114.7	2.1	26-12	24-14	8-7	30-16	9-1	4W
Suns	42	34	0.553	112.9	111.1	1.8	24-15	18-19	10-6	27-21	3-7	1L
Clippers	39	37	0.513	113.9	112.5	1.4	21-16	18-21	8-6	22-24	5-5	1L
Warriors	36	39	0.48	114.9	114.9	0	21-15	15-24	6-6	23-23	4-6	1L
Kings	20	57	0.26	110.9	121.1	-10.2	13-25	7-32	3-10	12-35	4-6	1W

West Southwest	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Spurs	57	18	0.76	119.5	111.3	8.2	29-7	28-11	12-3	32-14	9-1	9W
Rockets	47	29	0.618	114.4	109.9	4.5	27-10	20-19	9-6	25-22	6-4	4W
Grizzlies	25	51	0.329	115.1	119.5	-4.4	14-25	11-26	6-9	19-30	2-8	2L
Pelicans	25	51	0.329	115.1	119.5	-4.4	16-23	9-28	7-9	16-31	4-6	5L
Mavericks	24	52	0.316	113.4	119.1	-5.7	14-24	10-28	4-11	13-34	2-8	2L

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Pistons	55	21	0.724	117.5	109.6	7.9	30-9	25-12	10-4	35-12	7-3	1W
Celtics	51	25	0.671	114.4	107.2	7.2	26-11	25-14	9-5	32-15	8-2	1W
Knicks	49	28	0.636	116.7	110.6	6.1	27-9	22-19	12-3	31-16	7-3	1W
Cavaliers	47	29	0.618	119.3	115.3	4	24-14	23-15	10-5	30-18	7-3	1L
Hawks	44	33	0.571	118.3	116	2.3	23-16	21-17	9-6	25-22	8-2	3W
Raptors	42	34	0.553	114.4	112.3	2.1	21-17	21-17	4-10	30-17	5-5	2L
76ers	42	34	0.553	116.6	116.7	-0.1	21-17	21-17	9-7	25-24	7-3	1W
Hornets	40	36	0.526	116.1	111.4	4.7	19-19	21-17	11-5	24-24	7-3	1W
Magic	40	36	0.526	115.1	115.3	-0.2	24-16	16-20	9-8	24-25	2-8	1L
Heat	40	37	0.519	120.4	118.2	2.2	24-15	16-22	7-7	24-23	2-8	1L
Bucks	30	46	0.395	110.6	116.7	-6.1	17-21	13-25	9-6	20-27	3-7	1L
Bulls	29	47	0.382	116.5	121.4	-4.9	18-21	11-26	4-12	17-30	2-8	5L
Nets	18	58	0.237	106	115.5	-9.5	10-27	8-31	3-12	12-33	1-9	1L
Wizards	17	59	0.224	112.7	124.3	-11.6	11-27	6-32	2-12	11-35	1-9	4L
Pacers	18	58	0.237	112.6	120.7	-8.1	11-27	7-31	4-10	14-33	3-7	2W

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	60	16	0.789	118.6	107.6	11	32-7	28-9	11-3	37-9	9-1	3W
Spurs	57	18	0.76	119.5	111.3	8.2	29-7	28-11	12-3	32-14	9-1	9W
Lakers	50	26	0.658	116.8	114.7	2.1	26-12	24-14	8-7	30-16	9-1	4W
Nuggets	49	28	0.636	121.4	116.6	4.8	24-13	25-15	9-5	31-16	8-2	7W
Rockets	47	29	0.618	114.4	109.9	4.5	27-10	20-19	9-6	25-22	6-4	4W
Timberwolves	46	29	0.613	117.9	114.1	3.8	25-14	21-15	9-7	29-21	6-4	1W
Suns	42	34	0.553	112.9	111.1	1.8	24-15	18-19	10-6	27-21	3-7	1L
Clippers	39	37	0.513	113.9	112.5	1.4	21-16	18-21	8-6	22-24	5-5	1L
Trail Blazers	39	38	0.506	115.3	116	-0.7	21-17	18-21	7-8	26-21	7-3	2W
Warriors	36	39	0.48	114.9	114.9	0	21-15	15-24	6-6	23-23	4-6	1L
Grizzlies	25	51	0.329	115.1	119.5	-4.4	14-25	11-26	6-9	19-30	2-8	2L
Pelicans	25	51	0.329	115.1	119.5	-4.4	16-23	9-28	7-9	16-31	4-6	5L
Mavericks	24	52	0.316	113.4	119.1	-5.7	14-24	10-28	4-11	13-34	2-8	2L
Jazz	21	56	0.273	117.3	125.4	-8.1	13-27	8-29	1-14	11-36	1-9	7L
Kings	20	57	0.26	110.9	121.1	-10.2	13-25	7-32	3-10	12-35	4-6	1W

NBA	W	L	PCT	PPG	OPP PPG	DIFF	Home	Road	Div	Conf	Last 10	Strk
Thunder	60	16	0.789	118.6	107.6	11	32-7	28-9	11-3	37-9	9-1	3W
Spurs	57	18	0.76	119.5	111.3	8.2	29-7	28-11	12-3	32-14	9-1	9W
Pistons	55	21	0.724	117.5	109.6	7.9	30-9	25-12	10-4	35-12	7-3	1W
Celtics	51	25	0.671	114.4	107.2	7.2	26-11	25-14	9-5	32-15	8-2	1W
Lakers	50	26	0.658	116.8	114.7	2.1	26-12	24-14	8-7	30-16	9-1	4W
Nuggets	49	28	0.636	121.4	116.6	4.8	24-13	25-15	9-5	31-16	8-2	7W
Knicks	49	28	0.636	116.7	110.6	6.1	27-9	22-19	12-3	31-16	7-3	1W
Cavaliers	47	29	0.618	119.3	115.3	4	24-14	23-15	10-5	30-18	7-3	1L
Rockets	47	29	0.618	114.4	109.9	4.5	27-10	20-19	9-6	25-22	6-4	4W
Timberwolves	46	29	0.613	117.9	114.1	3.8	25-14	21-15	9-7	29-21	6-4	1W
Hawks	44	33	0.571	118.3	116	2.3	23-16	21-17	9-6	25-22	8-2	3W
76ers	42	34	0.553	116.6	116.7	-0.1	21-17	21-17	9-7	25-24	7-3	1W
Suns	42	34	0.553	112.9	111.1	1.8	24-15	18-19	10-6	27-21	3-7	1L
Raptors	42	34	0.553	114.4	112.3	2.1	21-17	21-17	4-10	30-17	5-5	2L
Hornets	40	36	0.526	116.1	111.4	4.7	19-19	21-17	11-5	24-24	7-3	1W
Magic	40	36	0.526	115.1	115.3	-0.2	24-16	16-20	9-8	24-25	2-8	1L
Heat	40	37	0.519	120.4	118.2	2.2	24-15	16-22	7-7	24-23	2-8	1L
Clippers	39	37	0.513	113.9	112.5	1.4	21-16	18-21	8-6	22-24	5-5	1L
Trail Blazers	39	38	0.506	115.3	116	-0.7	21-17	18-21	7-8	26-21	7-3	2W
Warriors	36	39	0.48	114.9	114.9	0	21-15	15-24	6-6	23-23	4-6	1L
Bucks	30	46	0.395	110.6	116.7	-6.1	17-21	13-25	9-6	20-27	3-7	1L
Bulls	29	47	0.382	116.5	121.4	-4.9	18-21	11-26	4-12	17-30	2-8	5L
Grizzlies	25	51	0.329	115.1	119.5	-4.4	14-25	11-26	6-9	19-30	2-8	2L
Pelicans	25	51	0.329	115.1	119.5	-4.4	16-23	9-28	7-9	16-31	4-6	5L
Mavericks	24	52	0.316	113.4	119.1	-5.7	14-24	10-28	4-11	13-34	2-8	2L
Jazz	21	56	0.273	117.3	125.4	-8.1	13-27	8-29	1-14	11-36	1-9	7L
Kings	20	57	0.26	110.9	121.1	-10.2	13-25	7-32	3-10	12-35	4-6	1W
Nets	18	58	0.237	106	115.5	-9.5	10-27	8-31	3-12	12-33	1-9	1L
Pacers	18	58	0.237	112.6	120.7	-8.1	11-27	7-31	4-10	14-33	3-7	2W
Wizards	17	59	0.224	112.7	124.3	-11.6	11-27	6-32	2-12	11-35	1-9	4L

W = Wins
L = Losses
PCT = Winning Percentage
PPG = Points Per Game
OPP PPG = Opponent Points Per Game
DIFF = Average Point Differential
Home = Home Record
Road = Away Record
Div = Division Record
Conf = Conference Record
Last 10 = Record last 10 games
Strk = Current Streak

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