Austin Reaves has averaged 3.7 defensive boards per game this year, placing him in the 79th percentile -- among the NBA's leaders by this metric over this stretch.Out of all players in the league, Austin Reaves ranks in the 95th percentile for playing time, registering a monstrous 34.9 minutes per game this year.The Lakers have played at the 10th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games as the visting team.The Los Angeles Lakers will likely see a rise in opportunities in this contest from squaring off against the 6th-speediest tempo team in the league over the last 15 games (the Mavericks).
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