Russell Westbrook has compiled 1.5 steals per game this year, ranking him among the best players in the NBA by this metric: 96th percentile.The Denver Nuggets have played at the 5th-speediest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games at home.The Denver Nuggets will likely see an increase in plays in this game from being pitted against the 5th-speediest pace-of-play offense in the league over the last 5 games (the Los Angeles Lakers).Russell Westbrook ought to get a boost in production in all stat categories due to controlling the home court advantage in this contest.
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