Jonas Valanciunas has totaled just 8.9 rebounds per game this season, quite a bit lower than his 10.3 rebounds per game last season.Jonas Valanciunas has tallied 2.7 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the most foul-prone players in the NBA (91st percentile).The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 4th-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 10 games.The Pelicans will likely see a decline in plays in this contest from facing the 2nd-most sluggish tempo home offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Kings).Jonas Valanciunas stands to suffer a drop-off in efficiency for all stats as a result of playing on the visting team in this matchup.
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