San Antonio Spurs vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/26/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the site where the Brooklyn Nets (15-42) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (41-16) on Thursday.

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 114-103 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Spurs finished with 22 and the Pistons accounted for 19 personal fouls. They knocked down 7 out of their 36 tries from 3-point range. Detroit finished the game shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Detroit collected 55 rebounds (20 offensive, 35 defensive) and got 11 blocks. Detroit earned 21 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the field on 40 out of 106 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 50 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Spurs knocked down 12 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. San Antonio walked away from the game having earned a 41.6% field goal percentage (42 out of 101) and made 18 of their 40 shots from beyond the arc.

Devin Vassell is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished with 28 points on 10 of 14 shooting. He played 36 minutes played and pulled down 2 boards. Vassell finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this game with a win-loss record of 41-16 so far this year. They have an average of 118.5 points per outing (6th in basketball) while connecting on 47.8% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 35.0% from downtown (745 of 2,129) and 78.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 46.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,530 dimes on the campaign, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Spurs have forced 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are giving up 35.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.9). The Spurs defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (2,350 of 5,190) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,512 relinquished for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Nets went home defeated by a final of 123-114 when they played the Mavericks. When talking about how they rebounded, Brooklyn allowed Dallas to collect 44 in total (10 on the offensive side). They finished 34.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 23 and ended up shooting 19 out of 24 at the free throw line (79.2%). The Nets permitted the Mavericks to convert 48 out of 82 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 58.5% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Nets ended up going 41 out of 80 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.3%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Brooklyn made 13 of 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.4%. The Mavericks were called for 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Nets were able to corral 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in the game.

Michael Porter Jr. was important for the Nets in this matchup. He knocked down 9 of 16 for the game for a rate of 56.3%, but didn't pull down a board. Porter totaled 26 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Brooklyn has a win-loss record of 15-42 on the year. The Nets are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls per contest and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 15.5 times per contest. Brooklyn has totaled 6,094 pts on the campaign (106.9 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Nets are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which ranks them 30th in basketball.

The Nets are ranked 13th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 114.8. They are able to force 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.3% from the field (29th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense gives up 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (703 of 1,880) and their opponents are making 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 27.2 dimes and 43.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 21st and 10th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Brooklyn and under the total points

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