The Nuggets are expected to see a spike in possessions in this game from sharing the court with the 5th-quickest pace offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Jazz).The Nuggets rank as the 9th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce additional chances for scoring and assists).Nikola Jokic has converted 94.3% of his foul shot attempts over the last 5 games, 11.5% more than he's put through the net over the course of the year.The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting Cs against Walker Kessler has been very high (4.0 foul shots per game) when guarding opposing starting Cs this year (90th percentile).Nikola Jokic will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court generally boosts stat production in all facets of the game.
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