Jalen Smith has tallied 0.7 blocks per game this year at home, ranking him among the NBA's hottest by this metric in recent days: 80th percentile.The Indiana Pacers have played at the quickest pace-of-play in the league as the home team this year.The Atlanta Hawks have played at the 4th-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games away from their home stadium, which ought to boost plays for the Pacers.Jalen Smith is expected to see a spike in effectiveness across the board on account of owning the home court advantage in this matchup.
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