Kyrie Irving has averaged 4.8 defensive boards per game this year at home, ranking him among the NBA's leaders by this standard recently: 87th percentile.Out of all players in the league, Kyrie Irving places in the 94th percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 34.6 minutes per game this year.The Dallas Mavericks have played at the 5th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games on their home court.Offensive rebounds retain possession and create bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Mavericks grade out 4th-best in in the league while playing at home with 12.6 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.Kyrie Irving is expected to see an increase in productivity in all facets of the game in light of owning the home court advantage in this matchup.
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