Jabari Smith Jr. has averaged 0.8 blocks per game this year at home, ranking him among the hottest players in the league by this metric recently: 85th percentile.Among all players in the NBA, Jabari Smith Jr. rates in the 79th percentile for playing time, logging a colossal 30.3 minutes per game at home this year.The Houston Rockets have played at the 2nd-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games when playing at home.The Rockets are expected to see a spike in plays in this game from facing the 4th-fastest pace team in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Dallas Mavericks).Jabari Smith Jr. will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court tends to improve player performance for all stats.
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