Kyrie Irving has totaled 5.5 assists per game this year, putting him among the best players in the league by this standard: 94th percentile.Kyrie Irving has played 37.6 minutes per game over the last 9 games, 5.2 higher than he's played over the course of the season.The 6th-speediest pace-of-play visiting offense in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Dallas Mavericks.The Houston Rockets have given up the 10th-least offensive boards per game (10.6) in the league to the other team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore eliminate additional opportunities for scoring and assists).Kyrie Irving will enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage tends to improve stat production in all facets of the game.
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