Jaren Jackson Jr. has compiled 1.2 steals per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the NBA by this metric: 91st percentile.Jaren Jackson Jr. has averaged 35.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.2 higher than he's averaged overall this year.The fastest pace-of-play team in the league this year has been the Memphis Grizzlies.The Oklahoma City Thunder have played at the most up-tempo pace in the league over the last 5 games, which should raise plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.Jaren Jackson Jr. stands to see a spike in performance in all stat categories as a result of owning the home court advantage in this matchup.
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