Joel Embiid has averaged 1.8 blocks per game with the home court advantage this year, placing him in the 98th percentile -- among the NBA's best by this metric.Joel Embiid has played 33.1 minutes per game when playing on the road this year, putting him in the 88th percentile -- some of the highest playing time of any player in the league.The Philadelphia 76ers have played at the 5th-most up-tempo tempo in the league over the last 5 games as the away team.The 76ers are expected to get a boost in plays in this contest from sharing the court with the 5th-quickest pace-of-play home team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Pistons).Joel Embiid figures to get a boost in production for all stats as a result of controlling the home court advantage in this game.
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