Cason Wallace has tallied 1.8 steals per game this year, placing him in the 98th percentile -- among the NBA's hottest in this category in recent days.Compared to last year's 20.6 rate, Cason Wallace's playing time has spiked this year to 27.4 minutes per game.The Oklahoma City Thunder have played at the 6th-fastest pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games playing at home.The Thunder are expected to see a spike in opportunities in this contest from being pitted against the 10th-quickest pace-of-play away team in the league over the last 10 games (the Charlotte Hornets).Cason Wallace will have the home court advantage in this game. Playing in your home stadium tends to improve player production across the board.
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