Russell Westbrook has tallied an impressive 1.5 steals per game this year, a significant increase from his 1.1 steals per game last year.The 4th-speediest pace-of-play home team in the league over the last 20 games has been the Nuggets.The Nuggets are expected to see an increase in plays in this contest from facing the most up-tempo pace team in the league over the last 5 games (the Sacramento Kings).Russell Westbrook will likely see a spike in productivity in all facets of the game considering owning the home court advantage in this matchup.
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