Among all players in the league, Anfernee Simons rates in the 82nd percentile for playing time, totaling a monstrous 30.9 minutes per game playing at home this year.The 6th-fastest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Portland Trail Blazers.The Spurs have played at the 8th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games, which ought to boost possessions for the Portland Trail Blazers.Offensive rebounds maintain possession and result in bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Trail Blazers rank best in in the NBA with 16.2 offensive boards per game over the last 15 games.Anfernee Simons will enjoy the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage tends to increase stat production in all stat categories.
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