The Positives with Utah at Dallas Matchup

Luka Doncic has totaled 34.1 points per game this year, placing him among the best players in the NBA by this metric: 100th percentile.

Luka Doncic has attempted 10.4 three-point shots per game this season, significantly higher than his 8.2 rate last season.

Luka Doncic has played 37.5 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the NBA: 100th percentile.

The Dallas Mavericks have played at the 4th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games.

The Mavericks will likely see an increase in plays in this contest from squaring off against the 8th-speediest tempo road team in the league over the last 20 games (the Utah Jazz).

Lauri Markkanen has made 38.3% of his shots from behind the three-point arc while on the road this year, putting him in the 75th percentile among all players in the league.

Out of all players in the league, Lauri Markkanen ranks in the 97th percentile for three-point attempts, tallying 8.0 per game this year.

Among all players in the NBA, Lauri Markkanen lands in the 88th percentile for playing time, posting a colossal 32.9 minutes per game while playing away from home this year.

The 8th-most up-tempo tempo away team in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Jazz.

The Jazz will likely get a boost in opportunities today from facing the 4th-quickest tempo team in the league over the last 20 games (the Mavericks).

In comparison to last season’s 4.8 clip, Derrick Jones Jr.’s points per game have spiked this season to 8.8.

In comparison to last year’s 1.2 clip, Derrick Jones Jr.’s 3-point attempts have spiked this year to 3.2 per game.

The matchup against the Jazz is a positive one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting SFs have totaled the most shots from downtown per game in the NBA this year (2.4).

Among all players in the NBA, Kyrie Irving rates in the 96th percentile for 3-point shots sunk, logging 2.9 per game this year.

Kyrie Irving has tallied 34.4 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the NBA: 94th percentile.

This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have totaled 6.0 three attempts per game (8th-highest in the league) vs. the Jazz, identifying this as a positive matchup.

Offensive rebounds preserve possession and lead to extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Dallas Mavericks rank 3rd-best in in the NBA as the home team with 12.4 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.

Daniel Gafford has made 77.9% of his shots from the field over the last 10 games, 7.6% higher than he’s made in all games this season.

The number of points averaged against John Collins has been quite high (15.9 per game) when guarding fellow starting Cs this year (87th percentile).

Kyrie Irving has attempted 19.6 shots from the field per game this year, ranking in the 98th percentile out of all players in the league.

P.J. Washington has attempted 5.3 shots from downtown per game at home this year, putting him in the 81st percentile among all players in the NBA.

Among all players in the league, P.J. Washington places in the 81st percentile for playing time, compiling a whopping 29.9 minutes per game this year.

The matchup against the Jazz is a positive one for three-pointers; the opposing team’s starting PFs have totaled the most 3-point shots per game in the league this year (2.4).

Offensive rebounds continue possession and bring about additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Jazz rank 2nd-best in the league without the home court advantage with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this year.

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Negative Aspects with Jazz vs Mavericks Matchup this March 21st

In terms of treys, the Dallas Mavericks’s feeble 31.9% rate of drained threes while playing at home measures as the 4th-fewest in the league over the last 5 games.

This year, opposing starting PGs have averaged 26.5% on three-pointers (weakest in the NBA) vs. the Utah Jazz, marking this as a challenging matchup.

Luka Doncic has attempted a measly 8.9 foul shots per game this season, a sizeable decrease from his 10.5 mark last season.

The matchup vs. Utah is a tough one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting PGs have attempted a measly 2.4 foul shots per game this year when the Utah Jazz are the visiting squad (4th-least in the league).

The Jazz rank as the 3rd-least efficient 3-point shooting team in the league over the last 15 games when playing on the road.

The matchup vs. Dallas is a challenging one for three-point shots; when the Dallas Mavericks are at home, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled the least three-point shots per game in the league this year (0.8).

Lauri Markkanen is expected to suffer a reduction in performance for all stats as a result of playing away from home in this contest.

The matchup vs. Utah is a challenging one for drawing fouls; opposing starting SFs have attempted just 1.0 foul shots per game this year when the Jazz are the visiting team (least in the NBA).

Daniel Gafford has been called for 4.0 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 more than he’s been called for overall this season.

Daniel Gafford has successfully made 45.0% of his foul shots over the last 5 games at home, 23.0% lower than he’s made overall this season on his home court.

The matchup vs. the Jazz may be a difficult one for getting to the foul line; the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted just 0.7 foul shots per game over the last 5 games (least in the NBA).

In comparison to last season’s 5.3 mark, Lauri Markkanen’s free throws sunk have regressed this season to 4.4 per game.

Compared to last season’s 13.4 rate, P.J. Washington’s field goal attempts have dropped this season to 11.1 per game.

Compared to last season’s 73.9% clip, P.J. Washington’s free-throw ability has dropped this season to 64.1%.

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Jazz vs Mavericks Match Player Stats Thursday March 21st Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks Game Predictions, Players odds, Thursday lines and Betting Trends
Jazz vs Mavericks Match Player Stats Thursday, March 21st Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks Game Predictions, Players odds, Thursday lines and Betting Trends