Jonas Valanciunas has sunk 62.5% of his shots from downtown over the last 5 games, 25.3% higher than he's made from downtown overall this season.When defending other starting Cs, Dereck Lively II rates in the 86th percentile with an enormous 2.2 three-point shots attempted against him per game this year.The Pelicans will likely see a spike in opportunities in this contest from competing against the 7th-quickest tempo home offense in the league over the last 20 games (the Dallas Mavericks).Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans rank 7thbest in in the league away from their home court with 11.3 offensive boards per game over the last 20 games.
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