Jonas Valanciunas has successfully made 54.1% of his shot attempts from the field without the home court advantage this year, putting him in the 84th percentile among all players in the NBA.This year, opposing clubs have shot 45.8% on field goals (4th-worst in the NBA) against the Rockets, resulting in a difficult matchup.The number of shots from downtown sunk against Alperen Sengun has been very high (0.8 per game) when he is at home and facing fellow starting Cs this year (93rd percentile).The Pelicans have played at the 5th-speediest tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games.The New Orleans Pelicans will likely see an increase in plays in this contest from facing the 2nd-fastest pace team in the league over the last 5 games (the Rockets).
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