This year when they are at home, opposing squads have averaged 12.4 3-pointers per game (7th-fewest in the league) vs. the Phoenix Suns, branding this as a tough matchup.While on the visiting team and defending other starting Cs, Jusuf Nurkic slots into the 97th percentile with a monstrous 12.8 field goal attempts against him per game this year.The New Orleans Pelicans will likely see an increase in possessions in this game from being pitted against the 5th-fastest pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Phoenix Suns).
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