Christian Braun has made 43.3% of his three-pointers over the last 5 games at home, 13.8% more than he's converted from three over the course of the year while at home.The Denver Nuggets are expected to see a rise in possessions in this game from competing against the 5th-quickest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Pistons).Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and lead to more chances for scoring and assists, and the Denver Nuggets rank 10thbest in in the league with 11.4 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.This year, the other team has collected 10.0 offensive boards per game (4th-lowest in the league) against the Pistons (shortening possessions that could otherwise produce additional opportunities for offense).Christian Braun will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing in your home stadium tends to improve player performance in all stat categories.
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