Gordon Hayward has successfully made 38.2% of his shots from downtown this year, placing him in the 78th percentile out of all players in the league.The Oklahoma City Thunder check in as the most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league this year.The 3rd-speediest tempo team in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Thunder.The Thunder will likely see a rise in opportunities in this contest from squaring off against the 2nd-most up-tempo pace-of-play away team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Dallas Mavericks).Gordon Hayward will have the home court advantage in this game. Playing with the home court advantage tends to increase player performance across the board.
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