Nikola Jokic has tallied 9.9 defensive boards per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the NBA by this metric: 100th percentile.Nikola Jokic has tallied 41.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.7 higher than he's tallied over the course of the year.The Denver Nuggets will likely get a boost in plays in this contest from competing against the 8th-speediest pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Rockets).Offensive rebounds preserve possession and bring about extra chances for scoring and assists, and the Denver Nuggets rank 6th-best in in the league while playing on the road with 12.0 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.
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