Relative to last season's 27.3 rate, Jusuf Nurkic's playing time has dropped this season to 21.2 minutes per game.Out of all players in the NBA, Jusuf Nurkic registers in the 95th percentile for personal fouls, logging a colossal 2.8 fouls per game this year.With respect to scoring, the Charlotte Hornets's poor 102.5 points per game measures as the fewest in the NBA over the last 25 games.The Hornets have played at the 5th-most sluggish tempo in the league over the last 15 games while playing at home.The Hornets are expected to see a decline in opportunities in this game from competing against the 3rd-least up-tempo pace-of-play away offense in the NBA this year (the New York Knicks).
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