Jonas Valanciunas has made 54.6% of his shot attempts from the field away from his home court this year, placing him in the 85th percentile among all players in the league.The matchup vs. Victor Wembanyama is a strong one for shot attempts from the field; when squaring off against fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted an enormous 11.7 shots made from the field per game (97th percentile).The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 9th-speediest tempo in the NBA over the last 5 games.The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 4th-quickest pace in the NBA this year, which ought to raise opportunities for the Pelicans.Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and produce more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans grade out 8thbest in in the NBA with 11.1 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.
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