The Trail Blazers have played at the 8th-slowest pace-of-play in the league while playing away from home this year.Offensive rebounds save possession and bring about extra chances for scoring and assists, but the Portland Trail Blazers rank 8thworst in in the NBA when playing away from home with a mere 9.7 offensive rebounds per game since the start of last season.Since the start of last season when they are on their home court, opposing squads have captured 11.0 offensive rebounds per game (7th-highest in the NBA) against the Detroit Pistons (preserving possessions that can result in more chances for offense).Jerami Grant will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage usually worsens player production in all stat categories.
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