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Brooklyn plays New York on home losing streak

Toronto faces New Orleans, looks for 6th straight road win

New York Knicks (28-39, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (34-33, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn aims to end its four-game home slide with a victory against New York.

The Nets have gone 24-18 against Eastern Conference teams. Brooklyn ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference shooting 35.6% from downtown, led by Joe Harris shooting 46.6% from 3-point range.

The Knicks are 4-9 in division matchups. New York ranks eighth in the NBA allowing just 107.0 points while holding opponents to 44.4% shooting.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Nets won 111-106 in the last matchup on Feb. 17. Cameron Thomas led the Nets with 21 points, and Julius Randle led the Knicks with 31 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Patty Mills is averaging 12.5 points for the Nets. Seth Curry is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.

Randle is averaging 20.4 points, 10 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Knicks. RJ Barrett is…

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