Jose Alvarado has totaled 1.5 steals per game this year at home, putting him among the best in the NBA by this metric in recent days: 96th percentile.The Pelicans have played at the 9th-fastest pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games.The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to see a spike in plays in this contest from facing the 3rd-speediest tempo offense in the league over the last 10 games (the Oklahoma City Thunder).Jose Alvarado stands to see a rise in efficiency for all stats as a result of holding the home court advantage in this matchup.
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