Kyrie Irving has averaged 2.0 steals per game over the last 5 games, 0.7 more than he's averaged overall this season.Kyrie Irving has tallied 33.5 minutes per game at home this year, ranking in the 90th percentile -- some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA.The Mavericks have played at the 8th-speediest pace in the league over the last 25 games.The Oklahoma City Thunder have played at the 4th-fastest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to increased plays for the Mavericks.Kyrie Irving will likely see a spike in performance in all stat categories in light of controlling the home court advantage in this contest.
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