The Positives with Phoenix at San Antonio Matchup

Tre Jones has successfully made 50.0% of his treys over the last 15 games at home, 17.8% higher than he’s made from three in all games this year while at home.

Tre Jones has played 33.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 6.3 higher than he’s played overall this season.

The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 3rd-speediest pace in the NBA this year.

The San Antonio Spurs are expected to see a rise in possessions in this game from competing against the 9th-most up-tempo pace offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Suns).

The Spurs check in as the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 20 games as the home team (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce new chances for scoring and assists).

Victor Wembanyama has attempted 16.3 shots per game this year, placing him in the 92nd percentile out of all players in the league.

Victor Wembanyama has attempted 7.0 three-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 1.8 more than he’s attempted overall this season.

Victor Wembanyama has averaged 29.1 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 77th percentile.

Bradley Beal has successfully made 48.1% of his shots from downtown over the last 15 games, 9.3% higher than he’s converted from beyond the arc overall this season.

Out of all players in the NBA, Bradley Beal registers in the 90th percentile for playing time, posting a monstrous 33.2 minutes per game this year.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SGs have shot 37.5% on three-pointers (8th-highest in the league) vs. the Spurs, making this a good matchup.

The Suns have played at the 9th-quickest tempo in the league over the last 25 games.

The Suns are expected to see an increase in plays in this game from squaring off against the 3rd-speediest tempo offense in the NBA this year (the Spurs).

Julian Champagnie has successfully made 2.7 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 6 games at home, 1.4 higher than he’s made from downtown over the course of the season while playing at home.

This year when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting SFs have shot 41.1% on three-pointers (8th-best in the NBA) vs. the Suns, creating a positive matchup.

Out of all players in the league, Devin Vassell ranks in the 92nd percentile for 3-pointers hit, tallying 2.5 per game this year.

Out of all players in the league, Devin Vassell places in the 88th percentile for playing time, registering a monstrous 32.9 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. Jusuf Nurkic is a favorable one for three-point shots; when Nurkic is away from his home court opposing starting Cs this year, they have totaled a whopping 0.9 threes per game (86th percentile).

Among all players in the league, Jusuf Nurkic ranks in the 77th percentile for field goal proficiency while on the road with a very good 50.9% rate this year.

The number of points compiled against Victor Wembanyama has been quite high (17.4 per game) when defending opposing starting Cs this year (100th percentile).

Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and lead to additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Suns rank 6th-best in in the league with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.

Among all players in the league, Devin Booker ranks in the 88th percentile for shot attempts from beyond the arc, logging 5.9 per game this year.

Devin Booker has been on the court for 35.8 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the NBA: 98th percentile.

The matchup against the San Antonio Spurs is a good one for three-point shots; the other team’s starting PGs have shot for the 5th-highest 3-point percentage in the league this year (40.4%).

Out of all players in the NBA, Devin Vassell ranks in the 89th percentile for shots taken, posting 15.3 per game this year.

Among all players in the league, Devin Booker ranks in the 98th percentile, putting up a massive 27.1 points per game this year.

This year, the other team’s starting PGs have shot 50.2% on shots from the field (best in the NBA) against the Spurs, identifying this as a favorable matchup.

Jeremy Sochan has attempted 13.2 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 2.8 more than he’s attempted over the course of the year.

Jeremy Sochan has attempted 4.8 three-pointers per game over the last 5 games, 1.8 more than he’s attempted in all games this season.

Out of all players in the league, Jeremy Sochan ranks in the 79th percentile for playing time, totaling a monstrous 30.4 minutes per game with the home court advantage this year.

Kevin Durant has made 2.2 3-pointers per game this year, placing him in the 88th percentile out of all players in the league.

Among all players in the NBA, Kevin Durant ranks in the 99th percentile for playing time, posting a whopping 37.3 minutes per game this year.

The matchup vs. the San Antonio Spurs is a favorable one for three-point attempts; the other team’s starting PFs have tallied the 2nd-most three attempts per game in the league over the last 10 games (6.4).

Grayson Allen has converted 4.7 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 10 games, 1.8 higher than he’s made from beyond the arc over the course of the year.

Grayson Allen has averaged 32.9 minutes per game while playing away from home this year, placing him in the 89th percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the league.

Kevin Durant has posted 26.7 points per game away from his home court this year, putting him in the 98th percentile — among the league’s best by this metric.

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Negative Aspects with Suns vs Spurs Matchup this March 23rd

With respect to offense, the San Antonio Spurs’s subpar 112.1 points per game comes in as the 9th-worst in the NBA this year.

This year when they are on their home court, opposing starting PGs have totaled 12.2 points per game (fewest in the league) against the Suns, making this a challenging matchup for offensive output.

This year when they have the home court advantage, the other team’s starting PGs have attempted 2.1 free throws per game (2nd-lowest in the league) vs. the Phoenix Suns, finding it difficult to get to the free-throw line.

The matchup against Phoenix is a tough one for 3-point shots; when the Phoenix Suns are away from home, the other team’s starting PGs have totaled the least treys per game in the NBA this year (1.6).

The number of points put up against Jusuf Nurkic has been quite low (14.8 per game) when he is on the road and matched up against opposing starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).

The matchup vs. Jusuf Nurkic is a challenging one for drawing fouls; when Nurkic is away from his home court and squaring off against opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted a mere 3.0 foul shots per game (11th percentile).

Bradley Beal has accumulated 2.5 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the highest-fouling players in the NBA (87th percentile).

With respect to shot attempts from beyond the arc, the 2nd-least aggressive offense in the NBA when playing away from home over the last 25 games has been the Phoenix Suns.

Bradley Beal stands to suffer a drop-off in output in all stat categories due to playing on the visting team in this contest.

The matchup against the Phoenix Suns is a challenging one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting SGs have totaled the least three-point shots per game in the NBA this year (1.5).

Victor Wembanyama has accumulated 2.2 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the highest-fouling players in the league (79th percentile).

In contrast to last season’s 31.5% clip, Jusuf Nurkic’s 3-point prowess has been reduced this season to 21.3%.

Jusuf Nurkic has tallied 3.2 personal fouls per game while on the road this year, putting him in the 99th percentile — among the NBA’s most foul-prone.

Jusuf Nurkic will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing away from your home city generally worsens player production across the board.

Out of all players in the NBA, Devin Booker measures in the 93rd percentile for personal fouls, posting a massive 2.8 fouls per game while playing on the road this year.

Devin Booker ought to experience a decrease in production for all stats as a result of playing away from home in this matchup.

Jeremy Sochan has been called for 2.4 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the highest-fouling players in the NBA (84th percentile).

This year when they are on their home court, the other team’s starting PFs have averaged 0.9 three-pointers per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Suns, creating a challenging matchup.

Over the last 10 games, opposing starting SFs have attempted 1.6 free throws per game (4th-fewest in the NBA) vs. the Suns, making it tough to get to the foul line.

Kevin Durant will not possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road usually reduces player performance in all facets of the game.

This year, the opposing team’s starting SFs have averaged 27.4% on three-pointers (4th-weakest in the NBA) against the San Antonio Spurs, marking this as a hard matchup.

Grayson Allen will not hold the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing on the road generally worsens stat production across the board.

Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PFs have registered 13.0 points per game (4th-fewest in the league) against the San Antonio Spurs, branding this as a difficult matchup for offensive productivity.

Kevin Durant has successfully made a measly 5.3 free throws per game this season, significantly less than his 6.8 rate last season.

The matchup vs. Jeremy Sochan is a tough one for getting to the charity stripe; when squaring off against opposing starting PFs this year, they have attempted a lowly 3.0 free throws per game (17th percentile).

This year, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged 36.0% on field goals (lowest in the NBA) against the San Antonio Spurs, creating a tough matchup.

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