After losing a heart-breaker on Saturday night, the Nets headed for Los Angeles to begin a four-game swing against Western Conference foes. The road trip will open up with tonight’s contest against the Clippers at the Staples Center.
Terrence Williams will miss his fourth straight game with a strained abdominal muscle, but did tell reporters that he is starting to feel better. Troy Murphy returned Saturday night from a foot injury, but came off the bench as Avery Johnson stuck with Kris Humphries as the starting power forward, and will do so again tonight.
The Clippers, meanwhile, have stumbled to a league-worst 1-9 while battling a tough schedule and a slew of injuries. Leading scorer Eric Gordon returned on Friday after missing two games because of injury, but Los Angeles will still be without Baron Davis, Chris Kaman and Randy Foye. The Clips enter having lost four in a row following their lone win of the season, a 107-92 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.New Jersey Nets (3-6) Projected Starting Lineup
- PG Devin Harris: 18.9 ppg, 6.8 apg
- SG Anthony Morrow: 10.8 ppg, .434 fg%
- SF Travis Outlaw: 11.4 ppg, .548 3p%
- PF Kris Humphries: 5.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg
- C Brook Lopez: 17.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Los Angeles Clippers (1-9) Projected Starting Lineup
- PG Eric Bledsoe: 9.4 ppg, 5.2 apg
- SG Eric Gordon: 22.0 ppg, 4.8 apg
- SF Ryan Gomes: 8.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg
- PF Al-Farouq Aminu: 5.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg
- C Blake Griffin: 16.6 ppg, 10.9 rpg