Positives with January 1st Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic Matchup
IND @ ORL
Compared to last season’s 15.6 rate, Paolo Banchero’s shots have spiked this season to 17.7 per game.
Paolo Banchero has attempted 5.4 treys per game over the last 5 games playing at home, 1.3 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season at home.
The Magic will likely see a rise in possessions in this contest from competing against the 2nd-fastest pace team in the NBA this year (the Indiana Pacers).
The Magic rank as the 9th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league playing at home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists).
This year, the other team’s starting PFs have attempted 5.8 free throws per game (30th-most in the NBA) against the Indiana Pacers, finding it easy to get to the foul line.
The Pacers have played at the 2nd-fastest pace-of-play in the NBA this year.
Offensive rebounds continue possession and produce further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Indiana Pacers rank 7thbest in in the league with 12.2 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.
Aaron Nesmith has sunk a terrific 45.8% of his 3-point shots this season, significantly higher than his 32.8 mark last season.
This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have totaled 1.9 three-pointers per game (23rd-highest in the NBA) vs. the Orlando Magic, labeling this as a strong matchup.
Among all players in the league, Tyrese Haliburton lands in the 18th percentile for personal fouls, registering a mere 0.9 fouls per game this year.
This year when they are away from home, the other team’s starting PGs have shot 42.3% on 3-pointers (25th-best in the NBA) against the Orlando Magic, designating this as a good matchup.
The matchup vs. Myles Turner is a positive one for threes; when Turner is on the road fellow starting Cs this year, they have successfully made a whopping 45.0% of their shots from downtown (93rd percentile).
The number of fouls drawn by fellow starting Cs against Myles Turner has been quite high this year (4.4 foul shots per game when they are playing at home: 93rd percentile).
Wendell Carter Jr. figures to get a boost in output in all facets of the game as a result of possessing the home court advantage in this contest.
Gary Harris has successfully made 56.3% of his treys over the last 10 games, 16.5% higher than he’s made from beyond the arc over the course of the year.
The matchup against Indiana is a positive one for three-pointers; when the Pacers are away from home, the opposing team’s starting SGs have compiled the 30th-highest 3-point rate in the league this year (52.4%).
Gary Harris will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing with the home court advantage tends to increase stat production for all stats.
Andrew Nembhard has sunk 54.8% of his shots from downtown over the last 15 games, 13.5% more than he’s converted from beyond the arc overall this year.
Andrew Nembhard has tallied 29.4 minutes per game over the last 10 games, 5.7 more than he’s tallied over the course of the season.
In contrast to last year’s 41.0% clip, Aaron Nesmith’s field goal proficiency has increased this year to 49.5%.
Jalen Suggs should see a spike in productivity in all stat categories in light of having the home court advantage in this matchup.
The matchup vs. Orlando is a positive one for field goals; when the Magic are playing at home, opposing starting PFs have posted the 21st-highest field goal percentage in the NBA this year (49.9%).
This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 4.4 free throws per game (26th-highest in the NBA) against the Magic, making it fairly effortless to get to the foul line.
Gary Harris has converted 54.5% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 15 games, 8.7% more than he’s sunk in all games this year.
This year, opposing starting SGs have averaged 19.0 points per game (30th-highest in the league) against the Indiana Pacers, creating a strong matchup for offensive effectiveness.
Pascal Siakam has sunk 43.6% of his attempts from beyond the arc over the last 15 games on the road, 12.2% more than he’s converted from downtown over the course of the year when playing on the road.
Paolo Banchero will enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court usually raises player production in all stat categories.
Jalen Suggs has made 56.2% of his shots from the field over the last 10 games, 10.9% more than he’s converted overall this year.
Franz Wagner has sunk 91.5% of his free throw attempts over the last 15 games at home, 7.7% higher than he’s made overall this year at home.
This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted 3.7 foul shots per game (26th-highest in the NBA) against the Indiana Pacers, finding it easy to draw fouls.
Franz Wagner will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing in your home stadium usually raises player performance in all facets of the game.
Myles Turner has converted 57.7% of his field goal attempts over the last 10 games, 5.6% higher than he’s put through the net over the course of the year.
The rate of field goals hit against Wendell Carter Jr. has been remarkably high (63.4%) when guarding other starting Cs this year (100th percentile).
The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting Cs against Wendell Carter Jr. has been quite high this year (3.9 foul shots per game when they are away from home: 83rd percentile).
Andrew Nembhard has sunk 58.6% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 10 games, 7.8% more than he’s sunk overall this year.
This year, the opposition’s starting SGs have totaled 14.8 field goal attempts per game (30th-highest in the NBA) against the Orlando Magic, resulting in a good matchup.
Negatives with January 1st Matchup with the Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic check in as the 4th-lowest scoring offense in the league over the last 5 games.
The matchup against the Pacers is a challenging one for 3-point attempts; the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied the 30th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (2.5).
The Magic have played at the 2nd-most sluggish tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games.
The number of shots from behind the three-point arc attempted against Wendell Carter Jr. has been remarkably low (1.2 per game) when facing other starting Cs this year (13th percentile).
The Pacers are expected to suffer a reduction in possessions in this contest from squaring off against the 2nd-most lethargic tempo offense in the league over the last 25 games (the Magic).
Myles Turner is expected to suffer a drop-off in effectiveness across the board due to playing on the visting team in this contest.
Aaron Nesmith has committed 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.1 more than he’s committed overall this year.
Aaron Nesmith will not hold the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling generally lowers player performance for all stats.
With respect to getting to the free-throw line, the Pacers’s lackluster 18.8 foul shots per game rates 6th-worst in the NBA over the last 20 games.
The matchup against the Orlando Magic is a hard one for drawing fouls; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted a lowly 3.3 free throws per game this year (26th-least in the NBA).
Tyrese Haliburton will not hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road tends to worsen stat production across the board.
Compared to last year’s 10.8 rate, Wendell Carter Jr.’s field goal attempts have fallen this year to 7.8 per game.
Wendell Carter Jr. has tallied 0.3 technical fouls per game over the last 10 games when playing at home, 0.1 more than he’s tallied over the course of the year at home.
The Magic rank as the lowest scoring offense in the league this year as it relates to treys.
The matchup vs. Orlando is a hard one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when the Orlando Magic are playing at home, the other team’s starting SGs have totaled the 24th-least 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (5.2).
Andrew Nembhard will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court generally worsens stat production in all stat categories.
Over the last 25 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 3.6 free throws per game (30th-fewest in the league) vs. the Orlando Magic, finding it difficult to get to the foul line.
Jalen Suggs has accumulated 3.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 more than he’s accumulated overall this year.
This year, the other team’s starting PGs have averaged 4.6 3-point attempts per game (30th-fewest in the NBA) against the Pacers, branding this as a tough matchup.
In contrast to last season’s 18.5 mark, Pascal Siakam’s field goal attempts have declined this season to 15.8 per game.
In contrast to last season’s 5.2 mark, Pascal Siakam’s foul shots made have regressed this season to 3.6 per game.
Pascal Siakam will not hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road tends to lower stat production in all stat categories.
The matchup against the Orlando Magic is a challenging one for shot attempts from downtown; opposing starting PFs have totaled the 30th-least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 25 games (4.1).
Over the last 20 games, opposing starting PGs have attempted 3.5 foul shots per game (26th-lowest in the league) vs. the Pacers, making it tough to get to the charity stripe.
Franz Wagner has accumulated 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.2 higher than he’s accumulated in all games this season.
This year, opposing starting SFs have averaged 2.9 three attempts per game (30th-lowest in the NBA) against the Indiana Pacers, identifying this as a difficult matchup.
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