Ja Morant has averaged 7.9 assists per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the league by this metric: 99th percentile.Ja Morant has tallied 35.3 minutes per game over the last 9 games, 7.7 higher than he's tallied in all games this season.The most up-tempo pace-of-play team in the league this year has been the Memphis Grizzlies.The Memphis Grizzlies are expected to see a spike in plays today from squaring off against the 9th-fastest pace away team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Houston Rockets).Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and bring about further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies grade out best in in the NBA with 14.2 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.
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