Positives with January 1st Orlando Magic, New York Knicks Matchup
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Josh Hart has successfully made 2.6 shots from downtown per game over the last 5 games, 1.5 more than he’s converted from three over the course of the season.
Josh Hart has played 43.4 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 12.0 more than he’s played over the course of the year.
The matchup vs. Orlando is a positive one; when the Orlando Magic are the visiting team, they have allowed the 28th-most points per game in the NBA to the opposition’s starting SFs this year (18.9).
The New York Knicks check in as the best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 20 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore produce added opportunities for scoring and assists).
Josh Hart has attempted 4.4 free throws per game over the last 5 games playing at home, 2.6 higher than he’s attempted overall this year at home.
Jalen Brunson has successfully made a terrific 2.6 shots from downtown per game this season, quite a bit more than his 2.0 mark last season.
Jalen Brunson has played 35.5 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA: 97th percentile.
Jalen Brunson will enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing at home tends to improve stat production in all facets of the game.
Wendell Carter Jr. has successfully made 2.0 3-point shots per game over the last 5 games on the road, 0.6 higher than he’s made from beyond the arc over the course of the season on the road.
Anthony Black has converted 50.8% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 15 games, 17.9% higher than he’s made from three overall this season.
Anthony Black has played 24.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games while playing on the road, 5.7 higher than he’s played in all games this season on the road.
Cole Anthony has made 49.0% of his field goals over the last 5 games on the road, 6.9% higher than he’s converted in all games this season while on the road.
Cole Anthony has successfully made 41.7% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games on the road, 12.4% more than he’s converted overall this season while on the road.
As a team, the Orlando Magic have been among the best at getting to the foul line as the visting team: 2nd-best in the NBA this year, tallying 24.9 free throws per game.
Bojan Bogdanovic has converted 39.2% of his attempts from beyond the arc this year, placing him in the 81st percentile out of all players in the NBA.
Bojan Bogdanovic has attempted 7.2 shots from downtown per game this season, a big improvement over his 6.0 rate last season.
Bojan Bogdanovic should see a spike in productivity across the board considering possessing the home court advantage in this contest.
Relative to last year’s 3.8 rate, Jalen Suggs’s shots from behind the three-point arc have increased this year to 5.2 per game.
Jalen Brunson has attempted 23.8 field goals per game over the last 10 games playing at home, 2.7 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season at home.
In contrast to last season’s 20.0% clip, Isaiah Hartenstein’s 3-point effectiveness has spiked this season to 50.0%.
The rate of shots converted against Wendell Carter Jr. has been very high (63.4%) when guarding fellow starting Cs this year (100th percentile).
Isaiah Hartenstein has converted 90.0% of his foul shots over the last 5 games at home, 13.1% more than he’s put through the net overall this year with the home court advantage.
Isaiah Hartenstein will possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage tends to boost stat production in all facets of the game.
Jalen Suggs has converted 56.2% of his field goals over the last 10 games, 10.9% more than he’s made over the course of the season.
This year, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 4.3 foul shots per game (25th-most in the NBA) vs. the Knicks, making it fairly effortless to draw fouls.
Paolo Banchero has made 42.7% of his three-point shots over the last 10 games on the road, 10.1% higher than he’s converted from downtown overall this year while playing away from home.
Out of all players in the league, Paolo Banchero rates in the 95th percentile for playing time, compiling a colossal 34.8 minutes per game this year.
Wendell Carter Jr. has attempted 2.7 free throws per game this year, ranking him in the 78th percentile among all players in the league.
Out of all players in the league, Franz Wagner ranks in the 80th percentile for shot attempts from downtown, logging 5.0 per game this year.
Franz Wagner has played 33.1 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA: 89th percentile.
The matchup against Orlando is a positive one for 3-point shots; when the Orlando Magic are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged the 26th-most shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the NBA this year (2.3).
Josh Hart is expected to see an increase in performance for all stats as a result of enjoying the home court advantage in this matchup.
Gary Harris has successfully made 62.8% of his field goals over the last 5 games, 16.8% higher than he’s converted over the course of the year.
Gary Harris has successfully made 66.0% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 5 games, 26.0% higher than he’s made from three over the course of the season.
The matchup against New York is a favorable one; when the New York Knicks are playing at home, they have given up the 30th-most points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting SGs this year (21.5).
Precious Achiuwa has tallied 36.6 minutes per game over the last 15 games, 14.1 more than he’s tallied in all games this year.
Precious Achiuwa stands to see a rise in output across the board in light of having the home court advantage in this matchup.
Among all players in the league, Paolo Banchero comes in at the 95th percentile, posting a whopping 22.9 points per game this year.
Paolo Banchero has attempted 7.1 free throws per game this year, ranking in the 98th percentile among all players in the league.
The matchup against New York is a strong one for 3-point attempts; when the New York Knicks are on their home court, opposing starting SGs have totaled the 30th-most three attempts per game in the league this year (7.6).
Among all players in the NBA, Franz Wagner ranks in the 91st percentile for shots taken, posting 15.8 per game this year.
Franz Wagner has sunk 3.2 free throws per game on the road this year, putting him in the 89th percentile out of all players in the league.
Donte DiVincenzo has attempted 14.2 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 6.3 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the year.
Donte DiVincenzo has averaged 38.1 minutes per game over the last 15 games, 11.9 more than he’s averaged over the course of the season.
This year when they are on their home court, opposing starting SGs have totaled 7.2 three attempts per game (30th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Orlando Magic, making this a strong matchup.
Donte DiVincenzo is expected to see a rise in performance across the board considering possessing the home court advantage in this contest.
Precious Achiuwa has converted 59.2% of his field goals over the last 10 games, 8.8% more than he’s put through the hoop overall this season.
Donte DiVincenzo has attempted 20.2 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 8.8 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the year.
The matchup against Orlando is a good one; when the Orlando Magic are away from home, they have allowed the 30th-most points per game in the NBA to opposing starting SGs this year (20.2).
Negatives with January 1st Matchup with the Orlando Magic, New York Knicks
In contrast to last year’s 52.8% clip, Josh Hart’s scoring performance has diminished this year to 41.2%.
In terms of offense, the Knicks’s subpar 102.2 points per game comes in as the 2nd-fewest in the league over the last 5 games.
The Knicks have played at the least up-tempo tempo in the league this year.
The Knicks will likely suffer a reduction in possessions in this game from sharing the court with the least up-tempo tempo visiting offense in the league over the last 15 games (the Orlando Magic).
Out of all players in the NBA, Jalen Brunson slots into the 75th percentile for technical fouls, putting up a massive 0.0 fouls per game while playing at home this year.
The Knicks have been the 2nd-least efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA over the last 15 games.
The matchup vs. Orlando is a difficult one for three-point attempts; when the Orlando Magic are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PGs have tallied the 28th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (4.9).
Among all players in the NBA, Wendell Carter Jr. rates in the 80th percentile for personal fouls, putting up an enormous 2.3 fouls per game this year.
The faceoff with Isaiah Hartenstein rates in the 3rd percentile with the other side’s starting Cs draining a mere 20.9% of their attempts from beyond the arc this year when they are on the road.
The least up-tempo tempo visiting team in the league over the last 15 games has been the Orlando Magic.
The Magic will likely suffer a drop-off in plays today from competing against the most sluggish tempo offense in the league this year (the New York Knicks).
The Orlando Magic rank as the 5th-worst offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce further opportunities for scoring and assists).
This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have averaged 4.8 3-point attempts per game (29th-fewest in the league) against the New York Knicks, identifying this as a tough matchup.
Anthony Black figures to see a decline in production in all stat categories on account of being on the road in this contest.
Among all players in the league, Cole Anthony slots into the 77th percentile for personal fouls, compiling a monstrous 2.2 fouls per game when playing away from home this year.
Cole Anthony stands to suffer a reduction in effectiveness in all stat categories considering being on the road in this matchup.
Jalen Suggs has averaged 3.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 higher than he’s averaged over the course of the year.
Out of all players in the league, Isaiah Hartenstein measures in the 92nd percentile for personal fouls, logging a monstrous 2.8 fouls per game this year.
Bojan Bogdanovic has sunk 30.0% of his field goals with the home court advantage this year, placing him in the 7th percentile out of all players in the league.
In comparison to last year’s 5.1 rate, Bojan Bogdanovic’s number of foul shot attempts has diminished this year to 3.5 foul shot attempts per game.
Paolo Banchero has averaged 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 10 games while playing away from home, 0.1 higher than he’s averaged overall this year on the road.
This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposing team’s starting PFs have shot 18.6% on three-pointers (30th-weakest in the league) vs. the New York Knicks, branding this as a hard matchup.
Wendell Carter Jr. has attempted a mere 7.8 shots per game this year, quite a bit lower than his 10.8 mark last year.
Among all players in the league, Anthony Black registers in the 22nd percentile for free-throw proficiency with a a lackluster 66.1% rate this year.
Among all players in the league, Franz Wagner ranks in the 82nd percentile for personal fouls, logging an enormous 2.3 fouls per game this year.
This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged 1.3 three-pointers per game (25th-lowest in the NBA) against the New York Knicks, creating a hard matchup.
Josh Hart has committed 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 10 games, 0.1 more than he’s committed over the course of the year.
Gary Harris has been called for 2.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games away from home, 0.8 higher than he’s been called for overall this season on the road.
The matchup vs. New York may be a challenging one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing starting SGs have attempted just 1.9 free throws per game over the last 10 games when the Knicks are on their home court (28th-least in the league).
Among all players in the league, Precious Achiuwa places in the 22nd percentile for 3-point effectiveness with a a weak 26.3% rate this year.
Precious Achiuwa has been called for 2.7 personal fouls per game over the last 15 games, 0.8 higher than he’s been called for overall this season.
The matchup against the Magic is a tough one for 3-point attempts; the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied the 30th-least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 25 games (4.1).
This year when they are on the road, the other team’s starting PFs have attempted 2.6 free throws per game (26th-lowest in the league) against the New York Knicks, facing an uphill battle to get to the free-throw line.
Gary Harris will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home stadium generally decreases player performance in all facets of the game.
This year when they are the visiting team, opposing starting SFs have averaged 33.3% on shot attempts from the field (30th-lowest in the league) vs. the New York Knicks, designating this as a tough matchup.
The matchup against Orlando is a hard one; when the Orlando Magic are the visiting squad, they have allowed the 30th-least points per game in the league to the opposing team’s starting PFs over the last 10 games (15.1).
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