Positives with March 9th Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets Matchup
UTA @ DEN
Among all players in the league, Nikola Jokic measures in the 93rd percentile for playing time, posting a whopping 34.2 minutes per game this year.
The Jazz have played at the 6th-quickest tempo in the league over the last 10 games, which ought to boost opportunities for the Denver Nuggets.
Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Nuggets rank 8thbest in in the league with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game over the last 20 games.
Nikola Jokic has sunk 9.6 shots made from the field per game on his home court this year, placing him in the 98th percentile among all players in the NBA.
Out of all players in the league, Nikola Jokic lands in the 95th percentile for getting to the foul line, putting up a massive 5.6 foul shot attempts per game this year.
Aaron Gordon has been on the court for 30.7 minutes per game at home this year, ranking him in the 79th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the NBA.
This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have averaged 2.4 three-pointers per game (30th-most in the NBA) vs. the Jazz, labeling this as a good matchup.
Out of all players in the league, Collin Sexton lands in the 84th percentile, logging a massive 16.7 points per game while on the road this year.
Collin Sexton has successfully made 3.0 3-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 higher than he’s sunk over the course of the year.
Over the last 5 games when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting SGs have scored 20.4 points per game (29th-most in the league) against the Nuggets, identifying this as a positive matchup for offensive effectiveness.
The 6th-fastest pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 10 games has been the Jazz.
The Jazz rank as the 2nd-best offensive rebounding offense in the league when playing away from home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore provide added chances for scoring and assists).
The matchup against Denver is a good one for 3-point attempts; the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied the 26th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 5 games when the Denver Nuggets have the home court advantage (7.6).
Michael Porter Jr. has attempted 7.0 threes per game this year, putting him in the 94th percentile out of all players in the league.
Out of all players in the league, Michael Porter Jr. slots into the 83rd percentile for playing time, logging a colossal 31.7 minutes per game with the home court advantage this year.
The matchup vs. the Utah Jazz is a favorable one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting SFs have averaged the 30th-most three-pointers per game in the NBA this year (2.4).
Keyonte George has attempted 7.4 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games on the road, 2.0 higher than he’s attempted in all games this season on the road.
Keyonte George has averaged 1.1 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the least foul-whistled players in the NBA (24th percentile).
Aaron Gordon has successfully made 56.4% of his field goals this year, placing him in the 88th percentile among all players in the NBA.
Among all players in the NBA, Jamal Murray ranks in the 89th percentile for threes scored when playing at home, registering 2.5 per game this year.
Jamal Murray has been on the court for 30.8 minutes per game on his home court this year, ranking in the 80th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the NBA.
Out of all players in the NBA, Jamal Murray measures in the 91st percentile for shots from the field on his home court, compiling 16.1 per game this year.
John Collins has made 52.9% of his shots from the field this year, putting him in the 82nd percentile among all players in the league.
Michael Porter Jr. has converted 6.4 field goals per game this year, ranking in the 85th percentile among all players in the NBA.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has sunk 2.8 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games, 1.3 higher than he’s converted from 3-point range over the course of the year.
Among all players in the league, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope registers in the 84th percentile for playing time, putting up a whopping 31.8 minutes per game at home this year.
The matchup vs. the Utah Jazz is a good one for three-point attempts; opposing starting SGs have averaged the 23rd-most three attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.0).
Over the last 5 games when they are away from home, the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted 6.2 free throws per game (28th-most in the NBA) against the Nuggets, succeeding in their efforts to draw fouls.
Negatives with March 9th Matchup with the Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
Out of all players in the league, Nikola Jokic places in the 87th percentile for personal fouls, averaging a colossal 2.5 fouls per game this year.
The Denver Nuggets have been the 2nd-least aggressive offense in the league over the last 25 games as it relates to 3-point attempts.
The rate of shots from behind the three-point arc hit against Walker Kessler has been very low (21.8%) when he is on the road and matched up against other starting Cs this year (13th percentile).
The 4th-most sluggish pace-of-play offense in the league this year has been the Nuggets.
Aaron Gordon has averaged 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.1 higher than he’s averaged overall this year.
Collin Sexton has averaged 0.1 technical fouls per game this year, making him one of the most most-whistled players in the league when it comes to technicals (79th percentile).
The Jazz rank as the 4th-least efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA away from their home court this year.
The Jazz will likely suffer a drop-off in plays today from facing the 4th-most lethargic pace-of-play team in the NBA this year (the Nuggets).
Out of all players in the league, John Collins rates in the 93rd percentile for personal fouls, totaling a colossal 2.8 fouls per game this year.
The matchup vs. the Nuggets is a difficult one for shots from behind the three-point arc; opposing starting PFs have totaled the 27th-least three attempts per game in the league this year (3.7).
This year when they are the visiting team, the other team’s starting PGs have averaged 20.5% on threes (29th-lowest in the NBA) against the Denver Nuggets, marking this as a tough matchup.
Out of all players in the NBA, Jamal Murray lands in the 83rd percentile for technical fouls, putting up a colossal 0.1 fouls per game this year.
The matchup vs. the Jazz is a tough one for 3-point shots; opposing starting PGs have posted the 30th-lowest three rate in the league this year (26.5%).
The matchup against Utah is a difficult one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted a mere 2.4 free throws per game this year when the Utah Jazz are the visiting squad (27th-least in the league).
The matchup vs. the Denver Nuggets is a hard one for getting to the free-throw line; the other team’s starting PFs have attempted just 2.6 foul shots per game this year (30th-least in the NBA).
This year when they have the home court advantage, opposing starting SFs have attempted 1.0 free throws per game (30th-lowest in the league) against the Utah Jazz, making it tough to get to the foul line.
Out of all players in the NBA, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope slots into the 91st percentile for technical fouls, posting a monstrous 0.1 fouls per game this year.
Among all players in the league, Keyonte George lands in the 17th percentile for shooting ability with a a poor 37.5% rate this year.
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