Jose Alvarado has tallied 2.2 steals per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 more than he's tallied overall this season.The Pelicans have played at the 10th-speediest pace in the league over the last 25 games.The Pelicans will likely see an increase in possessions in this contest from squaring off against the most up-tempo pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Pistons).Jose Alvarado stands to get a boost in effectiveness in all stat categories as a result of enjoying the home court advantage in this contest.
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