Out of all players in the league, Jonas Valanciunas places in the 85th percentile for scoring ability while at home with an excellent 54.9% rate this year.When guarding other starting Cs, Victor Wembanyama ranks in the 100th percentile with a whopping 12.3 shots from the field against him per game this year.The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 2nd-speediest pace-of-play in the league away from their home city this year, which ought to increase plays for the New Orleans Pelicans.Offensive rebounds preserve possession and result in bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans rank 9th-best in in the NBA while at home with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.Jonas Valanciunas will likely get a boost in output in all stat categories in light of having the home court advantage in this matchup.
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