The Positives with Atlanta at Utah Friday 15th Matchup

Dejounte Murray has attempted 22.4 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 4.3 more than he’s attempted overall this season.

Dejounte Murray has attempted 9.8 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 3.3 higher than he’s attempted overall this year.

Dejounte Murray has played 40.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.7 higher than he’s played over the course of the season.

The Atlanta Hawks will likely get a boost in possessions today from sharing the court with the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play home offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Jazz).

Offensive rebounds maintain possession and spark additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Hawks rank best in in the league with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Taylor Hendricks has converted 70.0% of his shots from the field over the last 5 games at home, 27.7% higher than he’s put through the net in all games this year with the home court advantage.

Taylor Hendricks has averaged 25.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.6 higher than he’s averaged in all games this year.

The matchup vs. Atlanta is a positive one; when the Atlanta Hawks are on the road, they have allowed the 3rd-most points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting PFs this year (21.1).

The Jazz have played at the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games playing at home.

Offensive rebounds preserve possession and generate bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Jazz grade out 3rd-best in in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Jalen Johnson has attempted 14.7 field goals per game over the last 10 games while playing on the road, 2.2 higher than he’s attempted overall this season on the road.

This year when they are on the road, opposing starting PFs have compiled 24.0 points per game (highest in the NBA) against the Utah Jazz, labeling this as a good matchup for offensive effectiveness.

In contrast to last season’s 1.1 clip, Jalen Johnson’s number of foul shots has increased this season to 2.5 foul shots per game.

Jalen Johnson has tallied 33.1 minutes per game on the road this year, ranking him in the 89th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the league.

The matchup against the Utah Jazz is a strong one for threes; the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied the most 3-pointers per game in the NBA this year (2.4).

John Collins has sunk 44.4% of his shots from downtown over the last 5 games at home, 11.5% more than he’s converted from downtown over the course of the season when playing at home.

John Collins will likely get a boost in efficiency for all stats in light of possessing the home court advantage in this contest.

John Collins has made 7.0 buckets per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 higher than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the season.

John Collins has attempted 3.6 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 more than he’s attempted overall this season.

Bogdan Bogdanovic has attempted 14.0 shots per game this season, significantly more than his 11.1 rate last season.

Bogdan Bogdanovic has attempted 8.3 three-pointers per game this year, quite a bit more than his 6.6 mark last year.

Bogdan Bogdanovic has tallied 29.7 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 79th percentile.

The matchup against Utah is a strong one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; when the Jazz are playing at home, the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged the 2nd-most 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (7.3).

Collin Sexton has made 50.7% of his 3-point shots over the last 15 games at home, 13.2% more than he’s converted from three over the course of the year on his home court.

Collin Sexton has been on the court for 33.4 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.9 higher than he’s been on the court for in all games this year.

Collin Sexton stands to see an increase in production in all facets of the game in light of holding the home court advantage in this game.

Collin Sexton has converted 8.0 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games, 1.8 more than he’s made over the course of the year.

Dejounte Murray has made 43.1% of his 3-point attempts over the last 5 games on the road, 9.0% more than he’s made in all games this season while on the road.

Keyonte George has totaled 21.0 points per game over the last 5 games, 8.5 more than he’s totaled over the course of the season.

Keyonte George has successfully made 3.7 3-pointers per game over the last 10 games, 1.7 more than he’s made from 3-point range overall this year.

Keyonte George has averaged 32.2 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 6.4 more than he’s averaged overall this season.

This year, the other team’s starting PGs have averaged 2.8 3-pointers per game (5th-most in the league) against the Atlanta Hawks, marking this as a good matchup.

Taylor Hendricks has converted 51.3% of his three-point attempts over the last 5 games at home, 16.8% more than he’s sunk in all games this year while at home.

Taylor Hendricks will likely see a rise in productivity for all stats as a result of enjoying the home court advantage in this game.

Clint Capela has attempted 10.4 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.0 higher than he’s attempted in all games this season.

The matchup vs. John Collins is a positive one; he has given up an enormous 15.7 points per game on his home court when defending opposing starting Cs this year (90th percentile).

Clint Capela has attempted 2.7 foul shots per game this year, placing him in the 79th percentile out of all players in the league.

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Negative Aspects with Hawks vs Jazz Matchup this Friday

When it comes to treys, the Hawks’s feeble 11.6 sunk threes per game while playing on the road rates 7th-lowest in the league over the last 5 games.

This year when they are on the road, the other team’s starting PGs have averaged 1.1 three-pointers per game (lowest in the NBA) vs. the Utah Jazz, labeling this as a difficult matchup.

The 4th-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Atlanta Hawks.

Dejounte Murray will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city usually reduces player performance in all stat categories.

Taylor Hendricks has accumulated 3.8 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 2.1 more than he’s accumulated overall this year.

The Jazz are expected to see a decline in possessions in this game from squaring off against the 4th-most lethargic pace offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Hawks).

As a team, the Utah Jazz have been poor at getting to the charity stripe in recent games: 8th-worst in the NBA over the last 5 games with the home court advantage, drawing a lowly 18.2 free throw attempts per game.

Jalen Johnson has attempted and missed 3.6 shots from downtown per game over the last 10 games on the road, 1.0 higher than he’s missed from 3-point range in all games this season away from his home court.

Jalen Johnson has been called for 2.5 personal fouls per game this year, quite a bit more than his 1.6 fouls per game last year.

Jalen Johnson will not possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city usually reduces player performance in all facets of the game.

John Collins has committed 2.6 personal fouls per game with the home court advantage this year, placing him in the 90th percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.

When facing opposing starting Cs, Clint Capela rates in the 3rd percentile with only 1.1 3-point shots attempted against him per game this year.

Bogdan Bogdanovic has averaged 2.3 personal fouls per game when playing away from home this year, ranking in the 79th percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.

Bogdan Bogdanovic will likely suffer a drop-off in performance in all facets of the game on account of playing on the visting team in this game.

Over the last 10 games, the other team’s starting SGs have totaled 4.6 3-point attempts per game (6th-fewest in the league) against the Atlanta Hawks, making this a difficult matchup.

The matchup against the Atlanta Hawks is a challenging one; they have allowed the 5th-least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting SGs over the last 20 games (15.1).

Over the last 10 games when they are on their home court, the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted 2.4 free throws per game (3rd-fewest in the league) vs. the Hawks, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.

Keyonte George has committed 2.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games at home, 1.3 higher than he’s committed overall this season at home.

Over the last 20 games, opposing starting PGs have attempted 3.3 foul shots per game (3rd-fewest in the league) against the Atlanta Hawks, facing an uphill battle to draw fouls.

Over the last 5 games when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 3.7 3-point attempts per game (8th-lowest in the league) vs. the Atlanta Hawks, labeling this as a tough matchup.

Clint Capela has converted 0.0% of his three-pointers since the start of last season, ranking in the 4th percentile out of all players in the NBA.

Clint Capela has averaged 2.5 personal fouls per game this year, making him one of the most highest-fouling players in the NBA (86th percentile).

Clint Capela stands to suffer a drop-off in productivity for all stats considering playing away from home in this matchup.

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