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Out of all players in the league, Jabari Smith Jr. places in the 75th percentile for playing time, posting a massive 29.0 minutes per game since the start of last season.The Rockets will likely get a boost in plays today from facing the 7th-most up-tempo pace-of-play team in the NBA since the start of last season (the Pistons).Offensive rebounds save possession and produce more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Houston Rockets rank best in in the NBA with 14.6 offensive boards per game since the start of last season.Over the last 10 games, the opposition's starting PFs have attempted 5.0 foul shots per game (6th-highest in the league) vs. the Pistons, finding it easy to get to the free-throw line.Jabari Smith Jr. will enjoy the home court advantage in this game. Playing with the home court advantage tends to raise stat production in all stat categories.
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