Jabari Smith Jr. has put up 0.8 blocks per game this year at home, putting him among the league leaders in this category in recent games: 87th percentile.Jabari Smith Jr. has tallied 30.7 minutes per game while playing at home this year, placing him in the 80th percentile -- some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA.The Houston Rockets have played at the 8th-most up-tempo pace in the league over the last 10 games playing at home.The Rockets will likely see a spike in opportunities today from squaring off against the speediest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Utah Jazz).Jabari Smith Jr. stands to see a spike in effectiveness in all stat categories on account of having the home court advantage in this matchup.
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