Jalen Smith has put up 0.7 blocks per game this year at home, ranking him among the hottest players in the NBA by this metric in recent days: 85th percentile.Jalen Smith has averaged 22.9 minutes per game over the last 13 games while playing at home, 5.9 higher than he's averaged over the course of the year at home.The Indiana Pacers have played at the 2nd-fastest pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games.The Pacers have played at the 9th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games, which should lead to increased plays for the Bulls.Jalen Smith will enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing at home tends to improves player performance in all stat categories.
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