Positives with Friday Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers Matchup
HOU @ POR
Alperen Sengun has converted 9.8 buckets per game over the last 5 games, 1.4 more than he’s converted in all games this year.
Out of all players in the NBA, Alperen Sengun registers in the 85th percentile for playing time, registering a monstrous 32.2 minutes per game on the road this year.
The clash with Duop Reath slots into just the 97th percentile for difficulty with the opposing team’s starting Cs burying a massive 63.1% of their field goals this year when they are on the road.
The Houston Rockets have played at the 2nd-fastest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 15 games while playing on the road.
Offensive rebounds continue possession and produce bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Houston Rockets rank 1stbest in in the league with 13.5 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.
Fred VanVleet has tallied 36.9 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the league: 99th percentile.
Over the last 10 games, the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted 6.5 foul shots per game (29th-highest in the league) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, succeeding in their efforts to get to the charity stripe.
Jalen Green has attempted 10.2 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 3.4 more than he’s attempted in all games this season.
Jalen Green has been on the court for 35.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.5 more than he’s been on the court for overall this year.
Out of all players in the league, Jabari Smith Jr. slots into the 77th percentile for shots taken, totaling 10.8 per game this year.
Jabari Smith Jr. has attempted 6.1 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 10 games, 1.3 more than he’s attempted in all games this year.
Out of all players in the NBA, Jabari Smith Jr. measures in the 85th percentile for playing time, registering a massive 31.9 minutes per game this year.
Out of all players in the NBA, Anfernee Simons measures in the 99th percentile for shot attempts from beyond the arc, tallying 8.8 per game this year.
Anfernee Simons has averaged 39.0 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.7 more than he’s averaged in all games this season.
This year when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting PGs have tallied 2.3 threes per game (21st-highest in the league) against the Houston Rockets, marking this as a strong matchup.
The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to get a boost in opportunities in this contest from sharing the court with the 2nd-fastest pace-of-play away team in the league over the last 15 games (the Houston Rockets).
Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Trail Blazers rank 15thbest in in the league while at home with 13.5 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Fred VanVleet has made 3.6 threes per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 more than he’s converted from downtown over the course of the season.
Jalen Green has attempted 21.0 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 5.5 more than he’s attempted overall this season.
This year, the other team’s starting SGs have shot 51.5% on field goal attempts (30th-highest in the league) against the Portland Trail Blazers, resulting in a strong matchup.
Out of all players in the NBA, Dillon Brooks comes in at the 81st percentile for 3-point attempts, averaging 5.0 per game this year.
Out of all players in the NBA, Dillon Brooks ranks in the 84th percentile for playing time, registering a massive 31.5 minutes per game this year.
Over the last 5 games, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged 5.6 3-point attempts per game (24th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Trail Blazers, creating a positive matchup.
Anfernee Simons has attempted 20.6 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.1 higher than he’s attempted overall this season.
The matchup against Houston is a good one for field goals; when the Rockets are the visiting team, opposing starting PGs have shot for the 22nd-highest field goal rate in the league this year (45.5%).
Over the last 5 games, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 3.9 free throws per game (24th-highest in the league) against the Portland Trail Blazers, finding it easy to draw fouls.
Negatives with Friday Matchup with the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
When it comes to offense, the Rockets’s unimpressive 107.6 points per game as the away team comes in as the 4th-weakest in the NBA over the last 10 games.
The Rockets will likely suffer a reduction in plays in this game from being pitted against the 3rd-slowest pace offense in the NBA over the last 20 games (the Trail Blazers).
Alperen Sengun will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage tends to worsen stat production across the board.
Fred VanVleet has attempted a mere 13.5 field goals per game this year, significantly lower than his 16.2 rate last year.
Out of all players in the league, Fred VanVleet measures in the 80th percentile for personal fouls, registering a whopping 2.3 fouls per game this year.
This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have shot 29.8% on threes (13th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Trail Blazers, creating a tough matchup.
Jalen Green has accumulated 2.2 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.9 more than he’s accumulated overall this season.
The Houston Rockets check in as the least efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA as the road team this year.
The matchup against the Trail Blazers is a challenging one for three-point attempts; the opposing team’s starting SGs have totaled the 10th-least three attempts per game in the league over the last 15 games (4.9).
Jalen Green will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road tends to worsen player production in all stat categories.
This year, opposing starting PFs have averaged 29.6% on three-pointers (12th-worst in the league) vs. the Trail Blazers, branding this as a tough matchup.
Jabari Smith Jr. will not hold the home court advantage in this game. Playing without the home court advantage tends to worsen stat production across the board.
Anfernee Simons has committed 2.2 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the most-whistled players in the league (77th percentile).
The Portland Trail Blazers have been the least aggressive offense in the NBA over the last 20 games at home when it comes to shot attempts from beyond the arc.
The 3rd-slowest tempo offense in the league over the last 20 games has been the Portland Trail Blazers.
Fred VanVleet should suffer a reduction in performance in all facets of the game due to playing on the visting team in this contest.
Out of all players in the league, Jabari Smith Jr. rates in the 91st percentile for personal fouls, registering a massive 2.7 fouls per game this year.
Among all players in the NBA, Dillon Brooks measures in the 99th percentile for personal fouls, tallying a colossal 3.6 fouls per game without the home court advantage this year.
Dillon Brooks should suffer a reduction in efficiency in all facets of the game on account of being on the road in this game.
Alperen Sengun has accumulated 3.4 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the most-whistled players in the NBA (99th percentile).
When it comes to offense, the Trail Blazers’s feeble 99.8 points per game at home comes in as the fewest in the NBA over the last 5 games.
Dillon Brooks has sunk 34.1% of his shots from the field over the last 15 games, 8.9% lower than he’s sunk in all games this season.
This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposing team’s starting SFs have totaled 8.4 shot attempts per game (15th-lowest in the league) against the Trail Blazers, labeling this as a difficult matchup.