Compared to last season's 25.4% rate, Jalen Smith's 3-point ability has surged this season to 54.7%.Jalen Smith has played 24.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 6.4 higher than he's played over the course of the season.In regard to 3-point shots, the Pacers's excellent 14.2 converted threes per game places 6th-best in the NBA this year.This year, the other team's starting PFs have tallied 2.4 3-pointers per game (30th-highest in the league) vs. the Jazz, marking this as a good matchup.The Pacers have played at the speediest tempo in the NBA over the last 15 games on the road.
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