Positives with March 10th New Orleans Pelicans, Atlanta Hawks Matchup
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Herbert Jones has converted 58.1% of his shots from behind the three-point arc over the last 15 games on the road, 13.8% higher than he’s converted from 3-point range in all games this season without the home court advantage.
Offensive rebounds retain possession and produce more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans rank 10thbest in in the league with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.
Bogdan Bogdanovic has attempted 8.2 treys per game this season, a sizeable increase from his 6.6 rate last season.
Offensive rebounds maintain possession and result in bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Hawks rank 1stbest in in the league with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Bogdan Bogdanovic ought to see a spike in effectiveness in all stat categories as a result of controlling the home court advantage in this contest.
The matchup vs. New Orleans is a good one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when the Pelicans are away from home, the opposing team’s starting PFs have averaged the 28th-most three attempts per game in the NBA this year (5.4).
Saddiq Bey has attempted 4.8 free throws per game over the last 10 games when playing at home, 1.2 more than he’s attempted in all games this year at home.
Saddiq Bey is expected to see an increase in output for all stats due to having the home court advantage in this contest.
Dejounte Murray has made 10.0 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 1.6 more than he’s put through the net over the course of the year.
Dejounte Murray has attempted 7.8 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.5 more than he’s attempted over the course of the season.
This year, the opposing team’s starting PGs have totaled 7.1 three attempts per game (28th-highest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, marking this as a positive matchup.
This year, opposing starting PGs have attempted 4.1 foul shots per game (23rd-highest in the NBA) vs. the Pelicans, easily managing to get to the charity stripe.
Jonas Valanciunas has converted 66.7% of his shots from downtown over the last 5 games, 30.7% higher than he’s made from beyond the arc overall this year.
Jonas Valanciunas has converted 92.7% of his free throws over the last 15 games, 10.6% higher than he’s sunk over the course of the year.
Brandon Ingram has converted 42.6% of his shots from downtown over the last 5 games, 9.4% more than he’s sunk overall this season.
The matchup vs. Atlanta is a favorable one for three-point shots; when the Atlanta Hawks are playing at home, the opposing team’s starting SFs have compiled the 30th-highest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (60.1%).
Brandon Ingram has attempted 6.2 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 1.1 higher than he’s attempted in all games this season.
The matchup vs. Jonas Valanciunas is a positive one for shots from the field; when Valanciunas is away from his home court fellow starting Cs this year, they have sunk a colossal 62.3% of their shots from the field (93rd percentile).
Clint Capela will likely see a spike in output in all facets of the game considering having the home court advantage in this game.
Trey Murphy III has averaged 21.8 points per game over the last 5 games, 8.2 higher than he’s averaged over the course of the season.
Trey Murphy III has made 5.2 threes per game over the last 5 games, 2.4 higher than he’s converted from downtown overall this season.
Trey Murphy III has attempted 3.8 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.5 higher than he’s attempted over the course of the season.
The matchup against Atlanta is a favorable one for 3-point attempts; when the Atlanta Hawks are playing at home, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied the 30th-most 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (7.6).
Herbert Jones has made 57.1% of his field goal attempts over the last 15 games on the road, 5.8% more than he’s sunk in all games this season while playing away from home.
This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting SGs have averaged 13.6 field goal attempts per game (22nd-highest in the league) vs. the Atlanta Hawks, branding this as a positive matchup.
Dejounte Murray stands to see a rise in output across the board due to possessing the home court advantage in this contest.
Bogdan Bogdanovic has attempted 13.9 field goals per game this year, significantly higher than his 11.1 mark last year.
This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have shot 54.1% on field goal attempts (28th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Hawks, marking this as a positive matchup.
Negatives with March 10th Matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans, Atlanta Hawks
Herbert Jones has tallied 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.1 more than he’s tallied in all games this season.
With respect to shots from behind the three-point arc, the 3rd-least aggressive team in the NBA as the road team this year has been the New Orleans Pelicans.
The matchup against the Hawks is a hard one for shots from behind the three-point arc; the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged the 25th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA over the last 10 games (4.6).
The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 4th-most sluggish pace in the league over the last 10 games when playing on the road.
The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to suffer a drop-off in plays in this game from sharing the court with the 5th-least up-tempo pace offense in the league over the last 5 games (the Hawks).
The matchup vs. the Pelicans is a difficult one for three-point attempts; the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled the 24th-least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games (4.0).
The Hawks have played at the 5th-slowest pace in the NBA over the last 5 games.
The Hawks are expected to see a decline in possessions in this contest from facing the 4th-least up-tempo tempo visiting offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Pelicans).
Saddiq Bey has failed to make 7.8 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 1.4 higher than he’s missed over the course of the year.
Saddiq Bey has been called for 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.2 higher than he’s been called for in all games this year.
In regard to offense, the Hawks’s feeble 105.2 points per game ranks 6th-lowest in the league over the last 5 games.
Dejounte Murray has averaged 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.2 more than he’s averaged overall this season.
The faceoff with Clint Capela measures in the 3rd percentile for difficulty with rival starting Cs draining a mere 0.3 threes per game this year.
Jonas Valanciunas will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage usually decreases player production in all stat categories.
Brandon Ingram has attempted a measly 16.3 field goals per game this season, a significant dropoff from his 18.6 mark last season.
Over the last 20 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 2.0 free throws per game (30th-fewest in the NBA) against the Hawks, struggling to get to the foul line.
Clint Capela has successfully made 0.0% of his 3-point attempts since the start of last season, placing him in the 4th percentile among all players in the league.
Among all players in the NBA, Clint Capela lands in the 6th percentile for shots from behind the three-point arc while on his home court, posting 0.0 per game this year.
Trey Murphy III ought to experience a decrease in efficiency for all stats due to playing away from home in this game.
CJ McCollum has shot and missed 10.2 field goal attempts per game over the last 5 games on the road, 2.2 higher than he’s missed in all games this season away from home.
CJ McCollum has failed to convert 5.8 3-point shots per game over the last 5 games on the road, 1.4 higher than he’s missed from beyond the arc overall this season when playing on the road.
The matchup vs. Atlanta may be a challenging one for drawing fouls; opposing starting SGs have attempted a mere 2.6 free throws per game over the last 10 games when the Hawks have the home court advantage (23rd-least in the league).
CJ McCollum will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home stadium usually worsens player performance in all facets of the game.
This year, the other team’s starting SFs have totaled 9.1 field goal attempts per game (30th-fewest in the league) vs. the Pelicans, marking this as a hard matchup.
Over the last 20 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 2.1 foul shots per game (29th-lowest in the NBA) against the New Orleans Pelicans, struggling to draw fouls.
Out of all players in the league, Zion Williamson lands in the 17th percentile for three-point ability while on the road with a a subpar 21.4% rate this year.
Out of all players in the league, Zion Williamson lands in the 14th percentile for shots from behind the three-point arc on the road, posting 0.4 per game this year.
Brandon Ingram will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling tends to worsen player production in all stat categories.
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