Dereck Lively II has made 67.8% of his field goals with the home court advantage this year, ranking him in the 96th percentile among all players in the NBA.In terms of shooting, the Dallas Mavericks's superb 119.7 points per game comes in as the 5th-highest in the league this year.Since the start of last season, the opposing team's starting Cs have averaged 61.9% on field goal attempts (26th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, labeling this as a strong matchup.The 4th-speediest pace offense in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Mavericks.The matchup against Portland is a strong one for getting to the foul line; the other team's starting Cs have attempted an enormous 3.8 free throws per game since the start of last season when the Trail Blazers are playing at home (23rd-most in the NBA).
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