The Positives with Brooklyn at San Antonio Matchup

Among all players in the NBA, Devin Vassell slots into the 92nd percentile for three-pointers converted, compiling 2.5 per game this year.

Devin Vassell has averaged 38.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.6 higher than he’s averaged in all games this season.

Among all players in the league, Devin Vassell registers in the 23rd percentile for personal fouls, posting just 1.1 fouls per game while at home this year.

The Spurs have played at the 3rd-speediest tempo in the league this year.

Offensive rebounds maintain possession and create bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Spurs rank 6th-best in in the league while playing at home with 11.4 offensive rebounds per game over the last 20 games.

Out of all players in the league, Devin Vassell slots into the 89th percentile for shots taken, averaging 15.2 per game this year.

This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have shot 50.2% on shots from the field (highest in the league) vs. the San Antonio Spurs, marking this as a good matchup.

The Brooklyn Nets are expected to get a boost in possessions in this contest from squaring off against the 3rd-quickest pace-of-play offense in the league this year (the San Antonio Spurs).

This year when they are away from home, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 4.5 free throws per game (8th-most in the NBA) vs. the San Antonio Spurs, finding it easy to get to the foul line.

This year when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 3.5 free throws per game (6th-most in the league) vs. the Spurs, succeeding in their efforts to get to the foul line.

Tre Jones has successfully made 44.9% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 10 games at home, 14.0% more than he’s sunk in all games this year with the home court advantage.

Tre Jones has made 93.2% of his foul shot attempts over the last 15 games at home, 15.2% higher than he’s sunk over the course of the season while on his home court.

Tre Jones is expected to see a spike in productivity across the board as a result of owning the home court advantage in this game.

Jeremy Sochan has successfully made 7.0 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games at home, 2.0 higher than he’s converted overall this season when playing at home.

Jeremy Sochan has successfully made 41.7% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games at home, 9.8% more than he’s converted overall this season when playing at home.

Jeremy Sochan has played 30.0 minutes per game while at home this year, ranking in the 76th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the NBA.

Victor Wembanyama has successfully made 2.8 3-pointers per game over the last 5 games at home, 1.0 higher than he’s converted overall this year on his home court.

Out of all players in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama slots into the 76th percentile for playing time, registering a monstrous 28.9 minutes per game this year.

Victor Wembanyama will have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court tends to raise player production across the board.

The clash with Victor Wembanyama lands in just the 100th percentile for difficulty with opposing starting Cs logging a massive 17.4 points per game this year.

The matchup vs. the Spurs is a favorable one for shot attempts from downtown; the other team’s starting PFs have averaged the 2nd-most three attempts per game in the league over the last 10 games (6.4).

Out of all players in the league, Victor Wembanyama measures in the 92nd percentile for shots from the field, logging 16.1 per game this year.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 40.4% on 3-pointers (5th-highest in the NBA) against the Spurs, making this a good matchup.

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Negative Aspects with Nets vs Spurs Matchup this March 17th

As it relates to shots from downtown, the San Antonio Spurs’s subpar 35.2% rate of successful threes rates 5th-weakest in the league this year.

The matchup vs. Cam Thomas is a challenging one for 3-point shots; when Thomas is away from his home court and defending fellow starting SGs this year, they have totaled a lowly 1.9 three-point shots per game (14th percentile).

The Nets have played at the 6th-most sluggish pace-of-play in the NBA this year, which ought to lead to decreased possessions for the Spurs.

When it comes to getting to the foul line, the San Antonio Spurs’s lackluster 20.0 free throws per game comes in as the 3rd-worst in the league this year.

With respect to 3-pointers, the Brooklyn Nets’s lackluster 33.4% rate of sunk threes while on the road places 3rd-weakest in the league over the last 10 games.

The 6th-most sluggish pace offense in the NBA this year has been the Nets.

The matchup vs. the Spurs is a tough one for scoring; the other team’s starting SFs have put up the lowest field goal rate in the NBA this year (36.0%).

The matchup against Dennis Schroder is a hard one for threes; when guarding fellow starting PGs this year, they have sunk a lowly 33.3% of their three-point attempts (14th percentile).

This year, the other team’s starting SFs have shot 27.4% on 3-pointers (4th-weakest in the NBA) vs. the San Antonio Spurs, creating a hard matchup.

Jeremy Sochan has been called for 3.2 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 higher than he’s been called for in all games this season.

The matchup against Dorian Finney-Smith is a difficult one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when Finney-Smith is on the road and matched up against other starting PFs this year, they have attempted a measly 3.6 3-point shots per game (4th percentile).

Out of all players in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama places in the 77th percentile for personal fouls, tallying a whopping 2.2 fouls per game this year.

The number of shots from behind the three-point arc attempted against Nic Claxton has been very low (1.3 per game) when squaring off against opposing starting Cs this year (18th percentile).

The matchup against San Antonio is a tough one; when the Spurs are playing at home, they have given up the 4th-least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting PFs over the last 5 games (13.0).

When defending other starting Cs, Nic Claxton rates in the 11th percentile with just 9.3 shot attempts from the field against him per game this year.

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Nets vs Spurs Match Player Stats Sunday, March 17th Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs Game Predictions, Players odds, Sunday lines and Betting Trends
Nets vs Spurs Match Player Stats Sunday March 17th Brooklyn Nets at San Antonio Spurs Game Predictions, Players odds, Sunday lines and Betting Trends