Nets vs Warriors

The Brooklyn Nets host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Here's what you need to know to bet on the game.

The Warriors have had a rough season so far as they are below .500 amidst a rash of injuries and inability to win road games. The Warriors have had a trying season thus far as they have dealt with injuries and being unable to win many games on the road. The Nets come into this game on a six-game winning streak and have won 10 of their last 11 games while the Warriors have lost six of their past eight games.

The 91 points Brooklyn put up against Golden State is the third-highest 1st half total in NBA history.

The Warriors — with current Nets star Kevin Durant on their roster — scored 92 against Chicago on Oct. Phoenix set the NBA record with 107 points in the first half against Denver on Nov. That is the 3rd-highest 1st half point total in NBA history.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets rang up 91 points Wednesday night in the first half against Golden State, the third-highest total in NBA history.

The Warriors — with current Nets star Kevin Durant on their roster — scored 92 against Chicago on Oct. Phoenix set the NBA record with 107 points in the first half against Denver on Nov. NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets rang up 91 points Wednesday night in the first half against Golden State, the third-highest total in NBA history.

The Brooklyn Nets have downgraded Kyrie Irving from available to OUT against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

There is no further update at the time of this writing on the severity of the Nets guard's injury. "So want to get him checked out a little bit and see what the update is hopefully soon.” The team has ruled Irving (right calf tightness) out for the matchup.

Brooklyn recorded the third-highest first-half scoring output in NBA history on Wednesday.

The Golden State defense that ranked second in the NBA last season has fallen to 21st this time around, and while Curry may not have played against the Nets, defensive ace [Draymond Green](/nba/players/1992792/draymond-green/) did. [Stephen Curry](/nba/players/1685204/stephen-curry/) sidelined, their defensive woes are growing more and more pronounced. [ESPN Stats & Info](https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1605740659062833152), is 107, held by the 1990 [Phoenix Suns](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHO/phoenix-suns/), while the 2018 Warriors, who Durant as played for, dropped 92 on the [Bulls](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/CHI/chicago-bulls/). After starting the season slowly and mired in controversy, the Nets have paired one of the league's best offenses with a surprisingly stout defense to climb up the Eastern Conference standings. Though things calmed down significantly in the second half, the Nets scored an incredible 91 points in the first two quarters against the Warriors in what will go down as one of the greatest offensive halves of basketball in [NBA](/nba/) history. Additionally, the 40-point halftime lead the Nets built over the Warriors represents the biggest halftime deficit a defending NBA champion has ever faced, also according to [ESPN Stats & Info](https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1605741909799993345).