Jabari Smith Jr. has averaged 7.5 defensive boards per game this year at home, ranking him among the NBA's leaders by this metric recently: 97th 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).Offensive rebounds maintain possession and create bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Houston Rockets rank 9thbest in in the NBA with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.
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