Positives with Thu Jan Matchup
CHA @ DET
When it comes to shot attempts from beyond the arc, the 10th-most aggressive team in the NBA away from home over the last 15 games has been the Charlotte Hornets.
The Hornets are expected to see a rise in plays in this contest from competing against the 4th-quickest pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (the Detroit Pistons).
Grant Williams has sunk 44.0% of his 3-point attempts over the last 5 games, 10.3% more than he’s converted from beyond the arc in all games this season.
Grant Williams has been on the court for 35.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 7.9 higher than he’s been on the court for over the course of the season.
Ausar Thompson has attempted 4.0 3-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the season.
Ausar Thompson has been on the court for 31.4 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 6.2 higher than he’s been on the court for overall this year.
The Detroit Pistons have played at the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games.
Offensive rebounds continue possession and produce additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pistons grade out 8th-best in in the league with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.
Ausar Thompson is expected to see an increase in effectiveness across the board in light of holding the home court advantage in this game.
Ausar Thompson has made 53.7% of his field goals over the last 15 games, 6.8% higher than he’s made over the course of the year.
Jaden Ivey has attempted 7.4 treys per game over the last 5 games, 2.8 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season.
Jaden Ivey has averaged 35.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games with the home court advantage, 5.3 more than he’s averaged in all games this year at home.
This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have averaged 2.5 threes per game (3rd-highest in the NBA) vs. the Hornets, creating a positive matchup.
Isaiah Stewart will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing on your home court tends to increase player performance in all facets of the game.
The clash with Jalen Duren with respect to getting to the free-throw line registers in just the 100th percentile for difficulty with the opposition’s starting Cs attempting a colossal 4.7 foul shots per game this year when they are on the away squad.
Brandon Miller has attempted 8.0 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.7 more than he’s attempted in all games this season.
Grant Williams has successfully made 56.6% of his field goal attempts over the last 5 games, 14.8% higher than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the year.
Vasilije Micic has attempted 3.6 treys per game over the last 10 games, 1.6 higher than he’s attempted in all games this year.
Vasilije Micic has averaged 31.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 15.3 more than he’s averaged in all games this season.
Vasilije Micic has been called for 0.9 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the lowest-fouling players in the NBA (16th percentile).
The matchup against the Detroit Pistons is a strong one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged the 10th-most three attempts per game in the league this year (6.2).
Cade Cunningham has made 3.0 3-point shots per game over the last 10 games, 1.0 higher than he’s converted from beyond the arc overall this season.
Cade Cunningham has successfully made 5.7 foul shots per game over the last 10 games at home, 0.9 higher than he’s put through the net over the course of the season while on his home court.
Cade Cunningham stands to see an increase in effectiveness in all facets of the game on account of enjoying the home court advantage in this matchup.
Isaiah Stewart has converted 91.7% of his free throws over the last 5 games at home, 14.6% more than he’s sunk over the course of the year while playing at home.
Vasilije Micic has attempted 12.8 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 7.8 more than he’s attempted overall this season.
Brandon Miller has attempted 19.4 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 4.9 higher than he’s attempted overall this season.
In contrast to last year’s 3.9 rate, Jalen Duren’s shots made have spiked this year to 5.8 per game.
Jalen Duren has been on the court for a whopping 29.8 minutes per game this year, quite a bit more than his 25.0 minutes per game last year.
The showdown with Nick Richards places in only the 93rd percentile for difficulty with the other team’s starting Cs draining a massive 6.5 field goals per game this year.
Miles Bridges has sunk 9.2 field goals per game over the last 5 games on the road, 1.4 more than he’s put through the hoop over the course of the season away from his home court.
Over the last 16 games when they are away from home, the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted 4.4 foul shots per game (2nd-most in the NBA) against the Detroit Pistons, making it fairly effortless to get to the foul line.
This year when they are playing at home, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 44.4% on 3-pointers (4th-best in the NBA) vs. the Hornets, labeling this as a strong matchup.
Negatives with Thursday, January 1st Matchup with the Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons
Miles Bridges has failed to make 5.0 3-point shots per game over the last 5 games on the road, 0.7 higher than he’s failed to convert from 3-point range overall this year when playing on the road.
The matchup against the Pistons is a challenging one for 3-point attempts; the other team’s starting SFs have totaled the 2nd-least three attempts per game in the league over the last 15 games (3.8).
The Charlotte Hornets have played at the 3rd-slowest pace-of-play in the league over the last 10 games.
The Hornets have been the 2nd-worst offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 25 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce additional opportunities for scoring and assists).
Miles Bridges will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home court generally reduces player production across the board.
Grant Williams has accumulated 4.0 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 more than he’s accumulated overall this season.
This year, the other team’s starting PFs have tallied 3.0 three attempts per game (2nd-lowest in the league) vs. the Pistons, identifying this as a hard matchup.
Grant Williams will not enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home city generally decreases player production for all stats.
Ausar Thompson has sunk 15.8% of his attempts from beyond the arc at home this year, ranking in the 11th percentile among all players in the NBA.
The Detroit Pistons have been the 2nd-lowest scoring offense in the NBA this year as it relates to shots from downtown.
Over the last 20 games, the other team’s starting SFs have tallied 3.6 three attempts per game (fewest in the league) vs. the Hornets, labeling this as a difficult matchup.
The Hornets have played at the 3rd-slowest pace-of-play in the league over the last 10 games, which ought to lead to fewer plays for the Pistons.
The Pistons have been the 7th-lowest scoring offense in the league over the last 5 games playing at home.
Over the last 20 games, the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied 15.0 points per game (7th-fewest in the NBA) against the Charlotte Hornets, resulting in a challenging matchup for offensive productivity.
Nick Richards has successfully made a measly 0.0% of his 3-point attempts this year, significantly less than his 100.0 mark last year.
Nick Richards has attempted 0.0 three-pointers per game while playing away from home this year, placing him in the 6th percentile out of all players in the NBA.
The clash with Jalen Duren lands in the 10th percentile for difficulty with the opposing team’s starting Cs hitting a mere 0.3 three-point shots per game this year when they are playing on the road.
This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have averaged 27.6% on three-pointers (2nd-weakest in the league) vs. the Pistons, creating a tough matchup.
Brandon Miller will likely suffer a drop-off in output in all stat categories considering playing on the visting team in this game.
Out of all players in the NBA, Vasilije Micic places in the 18th percentile for 3-point performance without the home court advantage with a a bad 22.2% rate this year.
Vasilije Micic will likely see a decline in production in all stat categories considering playing on the visting team in this game.
This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have tallied 11.3 shot attempts per game (lowest in the league) against the Hornets, resulting in a hard matchup.
This year, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 2.9 free throws per game (3rd-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Charlotte Hornets, making it tough to get to the charity stripe.
The matchup against the Pistons is a tough one for scoring; the opposing team’s starting PGs have put up the 3rd-lowest field goal rate in the league this year (41.4%).
Over the last 10 games when they are the visiting team, the other team’s starting SGs have attempted 2.1 foul shots per game (4th-fewest in the league) vs. the Pistons, finding it difficult to draw fouls.
The matchup with Nick Richards as it relates to drawing fouls ranks in the 13th percentile for difficulty with the opposing team’s starting Cs attempting just 2.7 foul shots per game this year.
The matchup vs. the Pistons is a difficult one; they have allowed the least points per game in the league to opposing starting SFs over the last 15 games (11.1).
The matchup vs. Charlotte may be a tough one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a lowly 2.5 free throws per game over the last 23 games when the Hornets are on the road (4th-least in the NBA).
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