Positives with January 1st Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder Matchup
MIA @ OKC
Out of all players in the league, Chet Holmgren ranks in the 77th percentile for playing time, putting up a colossal 30.3 minutes per game with the home court advantage this year.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been the most efficient 3-point shooting team in the league this year.
The 4th-speediest pace team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Chet Holmgren is expected to see a rise in production in all stat categories in light of having the home court advantage in this contest.
Jimmy Butler has successfully made 59.9% of his attempts from downtown over the last 15 games, 12.6% higher than he’s converted overall this year.
Among all players in the league, Jimmy Butler comes in at the 90th percentile for playing time, averaging a whopping 33.3 minutes per game when playing away from home this year.
In regard to shots from behind the three-point arc, the Miami Heat’s stellar 41.4% rate of converted threes while on the road measures as the 3rd-best in the league over the last 5 games.
The Thunder have played at the 4th-speediest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games, which should lead to increased plays for the Miami Heat.
Terry Rozier has made 41.7% of his 3-point attempts over the last 5 games, 10.3% higher than he’s converted in all games this year.
Out of all players in the NBA, Terry Rozier places in the 92nd percentile for playing time, logging a colossal 34.0 minutes per game this year.
The matchup vs. the Thunder is a favorable one for three-point attempts; the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged the 30th-most three attempts per game in the league this year (7.7).
Out of all players in the league, Jalen Williams places in the 95th percentile for three-point performance with a an impressive 46.0% rate this year.
Out of all players in the league, Jalen Williams places in the 79th percentile for playing time, tallying a massive 30.8 minutes per game when playing at home this year.
The matchup against the Miami Heat is a good one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting PFs have put up the 29th-highest three percentage in the league this year (43.4%).
Out of all players in the league, Chet Holmgren measures in the 85th percentile for shooting ability with a a great 54.7% rate this year.
When it comes to shooting, the Oklahoma City Thunder’s terrific 123.3 points per game ranks best in the league over the last 10 games.
Chet Holmgren has converted 4.8 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 more than he’s made overall this year.
Gordon Hayward has converted 50.0% of his 3-pointers over the last 5 games, 15.1% higher than he’s made from three overall this season.
Among all players in the NBA, Gordon Hayward lands in the 12th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a lowly 0.3 fouls per game at home since the start of last season.
Gordon Hayward will enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city usually increases stat production for all stats.
Out of all players in the league, Nikola Jovic measures in the 87th percentile for three-point effectiveness with a a remarkable 40.7% rate this year.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has made 4.9 field goals per game this year, putting him in the 75th percentile among all players in the league.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. has converted 41.7% of his three-point shots over the last 5 games, 8.6% higher than he’s converted from three over the course of the year.
Out of all players in the NBA, Jaime Jaquez Jr. registers in the 78th percentile for playing time, averaging a colossal 29.4 minutes per game this year.
Gordon Hayward has attempted 2.7 foul shots per game this year, ranking him in the 78th percentile among all players in the league.
Jimmy Butler has sunk 57.1% of his shots from the field over the last 10 games on the road, 7.4% more than he’s put through the net over the course of the year away from his home court.
Duncan Robinson has made 3.6 three-pointers per game over the last 10 games, 0.8 higher than he’s sunk overall this year.
Duncan Robinson has played 34.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.8 more than he’s played in all games this season.
The matchup against the Thunder is a strong one for threes; opposing starting SGs have posted the 29th-highest 3-point percentage in the NBA this year (44.1%).
Luguentz Dort has converted 3.0 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games at home, 0.8 higher than he’s converted over the course of the year while playing at home.
This year when they have the home court advantage, the opposition’s starting SFs have tallied 5.8 three attempts per game (28th-highest in the league) vs. the Heat, marking this as a good matchup.
The matchup against the Heat may be a strong one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting SFs have attempted a whopping 6.0 free throws per game over the last 5 games (28th-most in the NBA).
Nikola Jovic has converted 50.9% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 15 games on the road, 5.8% more than he’s sunk overall this season while playing on the road.
Nikola Jovic has converted 1.6 free throws per game over the last 11 games on the road, 1.0 higher than he’s sunk in all games this year without the home court advantage.
The matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder may be a positive one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a colossal 4.5 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (21st-most in the league).
Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting PGs have tallied 8.8 three attempts per game (30th-most in the NBA) vs. the Heat, branding this as a favorable matchup.
Josh Giddey will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing with the home court advantage tends to boost stat production in all facets of the game.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sunk 58.2% of his three-point shots over the last 15 games, 16.6% higher than he’s sunk in all games this year.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 34.5 minutes per game on his home court this year, putting him in the 92nd percentile — ranking among the most used players in the league.
The matchup vs. the Heat is a positive one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposition’s starting SGs have averaged the 30th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.3).
Out of all players in the NBA, Josh Giddey measures in the 75th percentile for field goal attempts, averaging 10.1 per game this year.
The matchup against the Heat is a strong one; they have given up the 27th-most points per game in the league to opposing starting PGs over the last 10 games (23.1).
The matchup against the Heat may be a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a monstrous 5.8 foul shots per game over the last 5 games (28th-most in the NBA).
Luguentz Dort ought to get a boost in productivity in all facets of the game considering holding the home court advantage in this game.
Jalen Williams has sunk 8.8 baskets per game over the last 10 games, 1.3 more than he’s sunk over the course of the season.
Among all players in the league, Terry Rozier rates in the 94th percentile for shot attempts from downtown, putting up 6.8 per game this year.
Bam Adebayo has converted 7.7 field goals per game this year, ranking him in the 91st percentile out of all players in the league.
Among all players in the NBA, Bam Adebayo lands in the 95th percentile for playing time, putting up a monstrous 34.7 minutes per game this year.
Bam Adebayo has attempted 6.2 free throws per game this year, ranking in the 96th percentile among all players in the league.
Negatives with January 1st Matchup with the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder
Chet Holmgren has shot and missed 3.4 attempts from downtown per game over the last 5 games at home, 0.7 more than he’s missed from beyond the arc over the course of the season while at home.
Chet Holmgren has committed 2.4 personal fouls per game playing at home this year, ranking him in the 83rd percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.
The Miami Heat have played at the slowest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games without the home court advantage, which should reduce possessions for the Thunder.
Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and generate extra chances for scoring and assists, but the Thunder rank 1stworst in in the NBA as the home team with a mere 8.5 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Jimmy Butler has been called for 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 10 games while playing away from home, 0.1 higher than he’s been called for in all games this year on the road.
The matchup against the Thunder is a difficult one for 3-point shots; opposing starting SFs have posted the 29th-lowest three rate in the NBA this year (25.5%).
The least up-tempo tempo visiting team in the league over the last 25 games has been the Heat.
Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and generate additional opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Heat rank 1stworst in in the league with a mere 6.6 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.
Jimmy Butler will not enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court usually lowers player production in all facets of the game.
Terry Rozier will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road usually reduces player production for all stats.
Jalen Williams has tallied 2.5 personal fouls per game while on his home court this year, ranking him in the 86th percentile — among the league’s most foul-prone.
The number of points totaled against Bam Adebayo has been very low (12.3 per game) when squaring off against other starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).
The matchup vs. Bam Adebayo is a difficult one for getting to the foul line; when Adebayo is on the road and facing fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a lowly 2.3 foul shots per game (3rd percentile).
Compared to last year’s 0.9 mark, Nikola Jovic’s personal fouls per game have jumped this year to 1.8.
The matchup against the Thunder is a challenging one for 3-point attempts; the other team’s starting PFs have averaged the 30th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games (2.2).
Nikola Jovic will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home court usually worsens player performance for all stats.
Among all players in the league, Jaime Jaquez Jr. registers in the 79th percentile for personal fouls, registering a massive 2.3 fouls per game while playing on the road this year.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court usually reduces player production for all stats.
Duncan Robinson has committed 2.4 personal fouls per game without the home court advantage this year, placing him in the 82nd percentile — among the league’s highest-fouling.
The matchup vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder may be a challenging one for drawing fouls; opposing starting SGs have attempted just 1.9 free throws per game over the last 20 games (30th-least in the league).
Duncan Robinson will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home stadium tends to reduce player performance for all stats.
Out of all players in the league, Luguentz Dort slots into the 94th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a monstrous 2.9 fouls per game while playing at home this year.
In comparison to last season’s 2.7 mark, Luguentz Dort’s foul shots made have regressed this season to 1.4 per game.
This year, the other team’s starting PFs have shot 46.3% on shot attempts from the field (23rd-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, designating this as a tough matchup.
In contrast to last season’s 31.3 rate, Josh Giddey’s playing time has decreased this season to 24.7 minutes per game.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has averaged 2.5 personal fouls per game at home this year, ranking him in the 85th percentile — among the NBA’s highest-fouling.
In comparison to last year’s 9.8 rate, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s free throws hit have decreased this year to 7.9 per game.
Over the last 5 games when they are on their home court, the opposition’s starting SGs have attempted 1.0 foul shots per game (27th-lowest in the NBA) against the Miami Heat, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.
The matchup vs. the Miami Heat may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted a mere 1.8 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (29th-least in the league).
Bam Adebayo has converted 0.0% of his three-point shots when playing away from home this year, ranking in the 7th percentile among all players in the league.
The showdown with Chet Holmgren slots into the 10th percentile for difficulty with the other team’s starting Cs sinking just 0.4 threes per game this year when they are on the visiting team.
Bam Adebayo will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on the road tends to worsen stat production in all facets of the game.
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