Mikal Bridges has posted 5.4 assists per game over the last 5 games when playing at home, 1.5 more than he's posted in all games this year at home.Out of all players in the NBA, Mikal Bridges lands in the 99th percentile for playing time, registering a whopping 37.1 minutes per game this year.The Pistons have played at the quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games away from their home city, which should boost possessions for the New York Knicks.Offensive rebounds maintain possession and produce further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks rank 10th-best in in the league on their home court with 11.2 offensive boards per game over the last 5 games.Mikal Bridges will enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home stadium tends to raise stat production in all stat categories.
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