Among all players in the league, Jusuf Nurkic places in the 82nd percentile for personal fouls, compiling an enormous 2.6 fouls per game with the home court advantage this year.In terms of shots from downtown, the Suns's lackluster 34.3% rate of successful threes on their home court rates 8th-worst in the league this year.The matchup against Anthony Davis is a challenging one for threes; when Davis is on the road and defending other starting Cs this year, they have sunk a mere 15.4% of their shots from behind the three-point arc (12th percentile).The Phoenix Suns have played at the 4th-most sluggish pace in the league this year.The Suns are expected to suffer a reduction in possessions today from sharing the court with the 8th-least up-tempo pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Los Angeles Lakers).
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