Positives with January 1st Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers Matchup
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Bobby Portis has sunk 7.6 buckets per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 higher than he’s sunk overall this season.
In regard to offense, the Milwaukee Bucks’s outstanding 120.9 points per game settles in as the 3rd-strongest in the league this year.
The Milwaukee Bucks have played at the 5th-speediest pace in the league over the last 20 games when playing away from home.
The Bucks are expected to see a spike in possessions in this contest from sharing the court with the 4th-fastest pace team in the league over the last 25 games (the Lakers).
Bobby Portis has sunk 91.0% of his foul shots over the last 15 games, 7.9% higher than he’s put through the net overall this year.
Out of all players in the league, Giannis Antetokounmpo registers in the 100th percentile for field goals converted, registering a massive 11.5 per game this year.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has converted 62.5% of his treys over the last 10 games, 30.4% more than he’s converted over the course of the year.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has tallied 35.0 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the league: 96th percentile.
This year, opposing starting PFs have averaged 5.6 3-point attempts per game (30th-most in the league) vs. the Lakers, identifying this as a good matchup.
LeBron James has successfully made 50.1% of his shots from behind the three-point arc over the last 10 games at home, 9.0% more than he’s made from beyond the arc in all games this year while playing at home.
LeBron James has averaged 34.2 minutes per game while at home this year, ranking him in the 91st percentile — some of the highest playing time of any player in the league.
In terms of three-point shots, the Los Angeles Lakers’s fantastic 40.2% rate of successful threes rates most in the league over the last 20 games.
The matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks is a favorable one for threes; the other team’s starting PFs have tallied the 24th-most threes per game in the league this year (1.8).
The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the 4th-speediest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games.
Brook Lopez has sunk 2.6 three-point shots per game over the last 10 games on the road, 0.9 higher than he’s made from 3-point range overall this season away from home.
Out of all players in the NBA, Brook Lopez slots into the 81st percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 30.7 minutes per game while playing away from home this year.
In terms of 3-pointers, the Bucks’s superb 37.5% rate of drained threes rates 7th-most in the NBA this year.
The clash with Anthony Davis measures in the 97th percentile with rival starting Cs converting a whopping 41.1% of their 3-point attempts this year.
D’Angelo Russell has logged 23.1 points per game over the last 10 games on his home court, 4.9 more than he’s logged over the course of the year at home.
D’Angelo Russell has converted 4.3 3-pointers per game over the last 10 games at home, 1.3 higher than he’s converted from three over the course of the year with the home court advantage.
D’Angelo Russell has been on the court for 35.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games while on his home court, 4.9 more than he’s been on the court for overall this season at home.
The Los Angeles Lakers check in as the highest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 25 games.
This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 21.7 points per game (30th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Bucks, marking this as a favorable matchup for offensive performance.
Austin Reaves has sunk 2.5 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 15 games, 0.8 higher than he’s converted from downtown over the course of the season.
Out of all players in the NBA, Austin Reaves slots into the 80th percentile for playing time, tallying a whopping 31.0 minutes per game at home this year.
The matchup against Milwaukee is a positive one for shots from the field; when the Milwaukee Bucks are the visiting team, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged the 28th-most buckets per game in the league this year (7.0).
Rui Hachimura has successfully made 7.6 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.8 higher than he’s sunk in all games this year.
Rui Hachimura has sunk a terrific 42.5% of his three-point shots this year, significantly more than his 33.6 mark last year.
Rui Hachimura has averaged 31.1 minutes per game over the last 15 games, 6.1 more than he’s averaged overall this season.
The Lakers will likely see an increase in plays in this game from sharing the court with the 5th-quickest pace-of-play visiting team in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Milwaukee Bucks).
This year when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting SFs have tallied 5.6 three attempts per game (26th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Bucks, identifying this as a strong matchup.
Bobby Portis has sunk 43.5% of his treys over the last 10 games, 9.7% more than he’s sunk overall this year.
This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled 5.8 3-point attempts per game (30th-most in the NBA) against the Lakers, branding this as a good matchup.
Among all players in the league, Anthony Davis slots into the 96th percentile for playing time, registering a monstrous 35.4 minutes per game while on his home court this year.
The matchup vs. Brook Lopez is a favorable one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when defending opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted a massive 2.0 three-point shots per game (83rd percentile).
Compared to last year’s 33.6% mark, Malik Beasley’s three-point ability has jumped this year to 42.2%.
Relative to last year’s 23.6 clip, Malik Beasley’s playing time has increased this year to 29.6 minutes per game.
Anthony Davis has sunk 9.5 field goals per game this year, ranking in the 97th percentile among all players in the NBA.
The matchup against Brook Lopez is a positive one for shots from the field; when Lopez is on the road other starting Cs this year, they have attempted an enormous 13.0 shots made from the field per game (100th percentile).
Malik Beasley has attempted 8.1 three-pointers per game over the last 15 games, 1.5 more than he’s attempted overall this year.
This year, opposing starting SGs have averaged 36.7% on three-pointers (21st-highest in the league) against the Lakers, making this a strong matchup.
Damian Lillard has played 34.9 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the league: 95th percentile.
Jae Crowder has converted 90.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 10 games on the road, 34.4% more than he’s sunk in all games this year while on the road.
This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied 15.6 shot attempts per game (24th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Lakers, labeling this as a favorable matchup.
Negatives with January 1st Matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
Out of all players in the league, Bobby Portis rates in the 91st percentile for technical fouls, posting a colossal 0.1 fouls per game while playing on the road this year.
The Bucks have been the 2nd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league as the road team this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them can therefore lead to fewer chances for scoring and assists).
Bobby Portis will not enjoy the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city usually lowers player performance for all stats.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has attempted a measly 11.0 free throws per game this year, a sizeable decrease from his 12.2 mark last year.
Over the last 15 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted 2.2 free throws per game (30th-lowest in the league) against the Lakers, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.
Giannis Antetokounmpo figures to suffer a drop-off in production in all facets of the game on account of being on the road in this game.
Among all players in the NBA, LeBron James slots into the 91st percentile for technical fouls, totaling a whopping 0.1 fouls per game while on his home court this year.
Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and result in more chances for scoring and assists, but the Los Angeles Lakers grade out 1stworst in in the league with just 8.2 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Brook Lopez has accumulated 2.4 personal fouls per game away from his home court this year, putting him in the 80th percentile — among the league’s most-whistled.
Brook Lopez will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road generally decreases player performance in all facets of the game.
Giannis Antetokounmpo has tallied 2.9 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the most foul-prone players in the league (95th percentile).
Among all players in the NBA, D’Angelo Russell ranks in the 80th percentile for technical fouls, totaling a monstrous 0.1 fouls per game with the home court advantage this year.
Austin Reaves has tallied 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.2 more than he’s tallied overall this season.
The matchup vs. the Milwaukee Bucks may be a difficult one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a measly 2.6 foul shots per game over the last 25 games (30th-least in the league).
The matchup vs. Milwaukee is a difficult one for 3-point attempts; when the Milwaukee Bucks are on the road, opposing starting PGs have tallied the 29th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (4.9).
Among all players in the NBA, Jae Crowder measures in the 81st percentile for technical fouls, compiling a colossal 0.1 fouls per game when playing on the road this year.
Jae Crowder is expected to see a decline in productivity in all facets of the game considering playing on the visting team in this game.
Anthony Davis has sunk 22.2% of his 3-pointers this year, putting him in the 15th percentile out of all players in the NBA.
Among all players in the league, Anthony Davis places in the 76th percentile for personal fouls, compiling a colossal 2.2 fouls per game while on his home court this year.
Malik Beasley has accumulated 0.1 technical fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the most foul-prone players in the league when it comes to getting T’ed up (79th percentile).
The matchup vs. Los Angeles is a hard one for scoring; when the Los Angeles Lakers are at home, the other team’s starting SGs have shot for the 28th-lowest Field Goal% in the league this year (37.1%).
Relative to last year’s 72.8% rate, Malik Beasley’s foul-shot proficiency has been reduced this year to 58.3%.
Malik Beasley will not hold the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home stadium generally worsens player production in all stat categories.
The matchup with Brook Lopez in regard to getting to the free-throw line slots into the 3rd percentile for difficulty with rival starting Cs attempting just 2.4 free throws per game this year.
Relative to last year’s 11.3 rate, Damian Lillard’s three-point attempts have dropped this year to 8.5 per game.
The matchup vs. the Los Angeles Lakers is a challenging one for 3-point shots; opposing starting PGs have averaged the 26th-least shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (1.6).
Damian Lillard ought to suffer a reduction in production for all stats in light of being on the road in this game.
The matchup vs. Anthony Davis is a challenging one for getting to the free-throw line; when facing opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted a lowly 2.5 foul shots per game (7th percentile).
Over the last 15 games, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 1.9 foul shots per game (30th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, struggling to draw fouls.
Damian Lillard has scored a mere 24.5 points per game this season, a significant dropoff from his 32.2 points per game last season.
In comparison to last year’s 9.6 clip, Damian Lillard’s number of free throw attempts has declined this year to 7.3 free throw attempts per game.
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