Derrick Jones Jr. has successfully made an impressive 47.8% of his 3-point attempts this year, quite a bit more than his 29.9 rate last year.This year, the opposition's starting PFs have tallied 4.9 three attempts per game (5th-highest in the NBA) against the Raptors, creating a good matchup.The Clippers are expected to see a spike in possessions today from facing the 7th-most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Toronto Raptors).Offensive rebounds maintain possession and generate additional chances for scoring and assists, and the LA Clippers rank 3rd-best in in the NBA as the home team with 12.4 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.Derrick Jones Jr. will hold the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court tends to boost player production for all stats.
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