Among all players in the NBA, Jonas Valanciunas ranks in the 82nd percentile for shooting prowess on the road with a a remarkable 54.2% rate this year.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.The number of shots scored against Dereck Lively II has been remarkably high (6.4 per game) when he is at home and facing fellow starting Cs this year (93rd percentile).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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