Jusuf Nurkic has tallied 3.3 personal fouls per game this year on the road, ranking him among the league's highest-fouling in recent days: 96th percentile.The Portland Trail Blazers have played at the 3rd-most sluggish pace-of-play in the league this year.The matchup against the Nuggets is a challenging one for three-pointers; opposing starting Cs have compiled the 3rd-lowest three percentage in the league this year while at home (13.9%).The matchup vs. Nikola Jokic may be a difficult one for shots from downtown; when defending opposing starting Cs, they have totaled a measly 0.3 three-pointers per game this year while on his home court (90th percentile).Jusuf Nurkic will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage tends to worsens stat production in all stat categories.
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