The Positives with New Orleans at Brooklyn Matchup

Out of all players in the league, Dennis Schroder comes in at the 78th percentile for three-pointers drained, averaging 1.7 per game this year.

Dennis Schroder has been on the court for 35.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.3 higher than he’s been on the court for in all games this season.

With respect to shots from downtown, the Brooklyn Nets’s outstanding 43.2% rate of successful threes at home ranks 3rd-highest in the league over the last 5 games.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans is a strong one for three-point attempts; the other team’s starting PGs have tallied the 3rd-most three attempts per game in the league this year (7.1).

Dennis Schroder will hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing at home generally boosts player production for all stats.

Zion Williamson has sunk 11.0 buckets per game over the last 5 games, 2.1 more than he’s made in all games this season.

Out of all players in the league, Zion Williamson places in the 82nd percentile for playing time, averaging a colossal 31.0 minutes per game this year.

As it relates to scoring, the Pelicans’s impressive 117.4 points per game while on the road measures as the 4th-most in the NBA over the last 5 games.

Zion Williamson has attempted 8.6 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.9 more than he’s attempted overall this season.

The matchup against Brooklyn is a good one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted an enormous 3.9 foul shots per game this year when the Brooklyn Nets are playing at home (10th-most in the NBA).

Mikal Bridges has attempted 9.3 three-point shots per game over the last 15 games while on his home court, 2.2 higher than he’s attempted overall this year at home.

Mikal Bridges has averaged 35.3 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the league: 97th percentile.

Mikal Bridges has made 97.1% of his foul shots over the last 5 games, 19.0% higher than he’s sunk in all games this year.

Mikal Bridges figures to see a rise in output for all stats due to controlling the home court advantage in this game.

Brandon Ingram has been on the court for 33.3 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 90th percentile.

With respect to 3-pointers, the New Orleans Pelicans’s outstanding 45.4% rate of drained threes as the road team comes in as the best in the league over the last 5 games.

This year when they are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied 6.0 3-point attempts per game (4th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Brooklyn Nets, branding this as a positive matchup.

Among all players in the league, CJ McCollum rates in the 98th percentile for three-pointers converted, compiling 3.3 per game this year.

Among all players in the league, CJ McCollum lands in the 83rd percentile for playing time, totaling a massive 31.3 minutes per game this year.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged 6.2 three attempts per game (2nd-most in the league) vs. the Nets, creating a strong matchup.

Cam Thomas has converted 2.8 3-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 0.7 higher than he’s converted from three in all games this year.

Cam Thomas has tallied 34.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games while at home, 4.5 higher than he’s tallied overall this year at home.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged 6.1 three attempts per game (4th-highest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, identifying this as a good matchup.

Cam Thomas will likely get a boost in performance in all facets of the game as a result of holding the home court advantage in this matchup.

The matchup against the Brooklyn Nets is a strong one; they have given up the most points per game in the league to the opposition’s starting SFs this year (19.5).

This year, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 3.9 foul shots per game (3rd-most in the league) against the Brooklyn Nets, easily managing to get to the foul line.

Dennis Schroder has converted 6.4 buckets per game over the last 10 games, 1.4 more than he’s sunk over the course of the season.

This year, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 4.1 free throws per game (8th-highest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, making it fairly effortless to get to the free-throw line.

Cam Thomas has attempted 20.2 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 2.7 more than he’s attempted in all games this year.

Cam Thomas has successfully made 5.1 foul shots per game over the last 10 games at home, 1.1 more than he’s put through the net overall this season at home.

Nic Claxton has made 62.1% of his shots from the field on his home court this year, ranking him in the 92nd percentile out of all players in the league.

Nic Claxton has been on the court for 30.3 minutes per game at home this year, ranking him in the 78th percentile — putting him among the most-utilized players in the NBA.

Nic Claxton has attempted 4.8 foul shots per game over the last 5 games on his home court, 2.3 more than he’s attempted in all games this year at home.

Nic Claxton will enjoy the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home stadium tends to raise stat production in all facets of the game.

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Negative Aspects with Pelicans vs Nets Matchup this March 19th

The 4th-least up-tempo tempo home team in the league this year has been the Nets.

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 5th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games without the home court advantage, which should lead to decreased possessions for the Brooklyn Nets.

Offensive rebounds continue possession and lead to further opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Brooklyn Nets grade out 9thworst in in the league with only 9.6 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.

Among all players in the NBA, Zion Williamson comes in at the 13th percentile for shot attempts from beyond the arc when playing away from home, tallying 0.4 per game this year.

The matchup against the Nets is a tough one; they have given up the 3rd-least points per game in the league to opposing starting PFs this year (14.6).

The 5th-most sluggish pace-of-play away offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Nets have played at the 4th-slowest pace in the NBA on their home court this year, which should lead to decreased opportunities for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Offensive rebounds preserve possession and result in bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the New Orleans Pelicans rank 5thworst in in the NBA with just 7.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans is a challenging one for shot attempts from the field; the other team’s starting SFs have tallied the least FG attempts per game in the NBA this year (9.1).

The matchup against the Pelicans may be a difficult one for getting to the foul line; the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted a lowly 2.1 free throws per game over the last 20 games (2nd-least in the league).

Out of all players in the NBA, Brandon Ingram measures in the 80th percentile for personal fouls, putting up an enormous 2.3 fouls per game this year.

Brandon Ingram should suffer a drop-off in production in all stat categories as a result of playing away from home in this matchup.

The matchup vs. the Pelicans is a challenging one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the opposition’s starting SFs have totaled the 7th-least 3-point attempts per game in the league over the last 5 games (4.0).

Relative to last year’s 17.9 rate, CJ McCollum’s field goal attempts have been reduced this year to 14.8 per game.

In comparison to last season’s 3.2 mark, CJ McCollum’s number of foul shots has regressed this season to 2.1 foul shots per game.

Cam Thomas has averaged 3.2 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games at home, 1.0 higher than he’s averaged overall this season at home.

In comparison to last season’s 18.6 clip, Brandon Ingram’s field goal attempts have diminished this season to 16.1 per game.

Compared to last season’s 6.2 clip, Brandon Ingram’s number of free throws has decreased this season to 5.0 free throws per game.

CJ McCollum will likely see a decline in output across the board due to playing away from home in this matchup.

Among all players in the NBA, Dennis Schroder lands in the 13th percentile for foul-shot effectiveness while on his home court with a bad 56.0% rate this year.

The matchup against the Pelicans may be a hard one for drawing fouls; the other team’s starting SGs have attempted a measly 1.2 foul shots per game over the last 15 games (least in the NBA).

Nic Claxton has attempted 0.1 treys per game this year, placing him in the 8th percentile out of all players in the league.

The rate of threes drained against Jonas Valanciunas has been remarkably low (20.6%) when he is playing on the road and matched up against opposing starting Cs this year (7th percentile).

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Pelicans vs Nets Match Player Stats Tuesday, March 19th New Orleans Pelicans at Brooklyn Nets Game Predictions, Players odds, Tuesday lines and Betting Trends
Pelicans vs Nets Match Player Stats Tuesday March 19th New Orleans Pelicans at Brooklyn Nets Game Predictions, Players odds, Tuesday lines and Betting Trends