Houston Chronicle

SCOUTING THE NETS

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The Nets’ six consecutiv­e road wins ties the franchise record. … The Nets’ offensive rating of 117.9 points per 100 possession­s is on pace to be the best in NBA history. … The Nets are 12-4 against Western Conference teams, 9-0 against teams in position to make the Western Conference playoffs. … The Nets are 10-3 in games with clutch situations (with the teams separated by five points or fewer in the final five minutes,) shooting a league-best 55.4 percent in those games. … The Nets lead the NBA in scoring and field goal percentage and are second in 3-point percentage, third in assists per game. … Kyrie Irving has scored at least 25 points in 19 of his 25 games played. … James Harden’s average of 11 assists per game and 27.9 points created off assists lead the NBA. On Monday, he became the first player in NBA history to have at least 30 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds without a turnover. Since joining the Nets, he is on pace for career bests in 3-point percentage, rebounds per game, assist-to-turnover ratio and offensive rating with the smallest usage rate since he came off the bench in Oklahoma City. … Forward Joe Harris has made 50 percent of his 3s to rank second in the NBA. He scores 69.1 percent of his 14.7 points per game on 3s, the third most in the NBA.

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