Positives with March 9th San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors Matchup
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The matchup vs. San Antonio is a strong one for scoring; when the San Antonio Spurs are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting SGs have posted the 29th-highest field goal percentage in the league this year (54.7%).
The 2nd-most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Golden State Warriors.
The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 2nd-most up-tempo tempo in the league over the last 25 games away from their home city, which should lead to more possessions for the Warriors.
The Warriors have been the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists).
This year, opposing starting SGs have attempted 3.2 foul shots per game (23rd-most in the NBA) vs. the San Antonio Spurs, easily managing to get to the foul line.
Among all players in the NBA, Jeremy Sochan places in the 78th percentile for playing time, putting up a colossal 29.3 minutes per game while playing on the road this year.
The matchup vs. the Golden State Warriors is a favorable one for three-pointers; the opposition’s starting PGs have put up the 25th-highest 3-point percentage in the NBA this year (38.4%).
The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 2nd-speediest pace in the league over the last 25 games as the away team.
The Golden State Warriors have played at the 2nd-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games, which ought to boost possessions for the San Antonio Spurs.
Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and create added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Spurs rank 10thbest in in the NBA with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.
Brandin Podziemski will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home stadium generally boosts stat production across the board.
Devin Vassell has sunk 9.6 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games, 2.3 more than he’s converted overall this year.
Devin Vassell has attempted 6.1 3-point shots per game when playing away from home this year, ranking in the 90th percentile among all players in the NBA.
Devin Vassell has played 38.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 6.3 more than he’s played in all games this season.
Jonathan Kuminga has tallied 31.6 minutes per game over the last 10 games when playing at home, 5.2 more than he’s tallied overall this season at home.
Over the last 10 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied 6.4 three attempts per game (29th-highest in the NBA) vs. the San Antonio Spurs, marking this as a favorable matchup.
Draymond Green has sunk 61.4% of his three-point shots over the last 10 games, 19.9% more than he’s converted overall this year.
Draymond Green will possess the home court advantage in this game. Playing in your home city generally boosts stat production for all stats.
Zach Collins has made 54.2% of his shots from the field over the last 5 games, 6.3% more than he’s converted in all games this season.
Zach Collins has successfully made 76.7% of his treys over the last 5 games on the road, 44.5% higher than he’s made in all games this year without the home court advantage.
The matchup against Trayce Jackson-Davis is a favorable one; he has given up a monstrous 16.7 points per game playing at home when defending opposing starting Cs this year (93rd percentile).
Draymond Green has sunk 57.4% of his field goals over the last 5 games, 7.0% higher than he’s converted overall this year.
Devin Vassell has committed 1.0 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the lowest-fouling players in the league (20th percentile).
When squaring off against fellow starting Cs, Trayce Jackson-Davis slots into the 93rd percentile with a colossal 2.3 3-pointers attempted against him per game this year.
Jonathan Kuminga has successfully made 7.4 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 1.4 more than he’s made overall this year.
Negatives with March 9th Matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors
As it relates to shooting, the Golden State Warriors’s feeble 47.0% field goal rate as the home team measures as the 10th-lowest in the league this year.
Brandin Podziemski has successfully made 58.3% of his foul shots when playing at home this year, ranking him in the 15th percentile out of all players in the NBA.
Jeremy Sochan has missed 3.0 attempts from beyond the arc per game over the last 5 games on the road, 1.2 higher than he’s missed from 3-point range in all games this season while playing away from home.
Out of all players in the NBA, Jeremy Sochan rates in the 77th percentile for personal fouls, compiling a colossal 2.2 fouls per game on the road this year.
In regard to offense, the San Antonio Spurs’s poor 110.2 points per game without the home court advantage measures as the 7th-worst in the NBA this year.
Jeremy Sochan will not hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city generally decreases stat production in all facets of the game.
The matchup vs. San Antonio is a difficult one for three-point attempts; when the San Antonio Spurs are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SGs have tallied the 27th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (4.6).
The matchup against the Warriors is a hard one for shots from the field; the other team’s starting SGs have put up the 29th-lowest Field Goal% in the league this year (38.4%).
Devin Vassell will not hold the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home court generally worsens player performance across the board.
Jonathan Kuminga has converted 25.0% of his three-pointers this year, ranking him in the 17th percentile among all players in the NBA.
Jonathan Kuminga has been called for 2.7 personal fouls per game over the last 10 games while on his home court, 0.8 more than he’s been called for overall this year at home.
Draymond Green has averaged 3.1 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the most foul-prone players in the NBA (97th percentile).
Zach Collins has been called for 2.9 personal fouls per game away from his home court this year, ranking him in the 93rd percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.
Zach Collins ought to suffer a reduction in performance in all stat categories considering playing away from home in this matchup.
With respect to shots from downtown, the Spurs’s subpar 33.7% rate of converted threes without the home court advantage measures as the 2nd-fewest in the NBA this year.
The matchup vs. the Golden State Warriors is a tough one for three-point shots; opposing starting SGs have shot for the 28th-lowest three percentage in the league this year (27.9%).
The matchup against the San Antonio Spurs is a challenging one; they have given up the 26th-least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team’s starting PFs over the last 15 games (15.8).
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