Scottie Barnes has tallied 0.7 blocks per game this year at home, placing him among the hottest players in the NBA by this metric in recent days: 79th percentile.Among all players in the NBA, Scottie Barnes lands in the 86th percentile for playing time, compiling an enormous 32.9 minutes per game while playing at home this year.The Toronto Raptors have played at the 2nd-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games.The Toronto Raptors will likely see a rise in possessions in this contest from facing the 2nd-quickest pace offense in the league over the last 20 games (the Hawks).Scottie Barnes will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing with the home court advantage tends to increase player performance in all stat categories.
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