Out of all players in the NBA, Marcus Smart places in the 95th percentile for personal fouls, posting a massive 3.3 fouls per game while on the road this year. As it relates to shooting, the Grizzlies's poor 105.0 points per game without the home court advantage places 3rd-fewest in the NBA this year. Marcus Smart has successfully made 64.6% of his foul shot attempts over the last 5 games at home, 10.4% less than he's made overall this season while playing at home.
Compared to last season's 3.6 clip, Jaren Jackson Jr.'s personal fouls per game have increased this season to 4.5. As it relates to shooting, the Grizzlies's poor 105.0 points per game without the home court advantage places 3rd-fewest in the NBA this year.
John Collins has successfully made 5.8 field goals per game on the road this year, placing him in the 79th percentile out of all players in the league. Compared to last season's 26.8% mark, John Collins's 3-point proficiency has risen this season to 39.4%. The Utah Jazz have played at the 5th-most up-tempo pace in the league over the last 5 games as the visting team. The Grizzlies have played at the 8th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA in their home city this year, which ought to increase plays for the {OPP_TEAM}. Offensive rebounds save possession and result in more chances for scoring and assists, and the Utah Jazz grade out 15thbest in in the NBA while on their home court with 15.3 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Lauri Markkanen has accumulated 3.2 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 0.8 higher than he's accumulated in all games this season. In terms of shooting, the Jazz's poor 106.4 points per game as the home team rates 7th-worst in the league this year. This year, the opposing team's starting PFs have totaled 10.8 shot attempts per game (9th-lowest in the league) vs. the Grizzlies, identifying this as a difficult matchup. The matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies is a difficult one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposition's starting PFs have attempted a lowly 3.1 foul shots per game since the start of last season (8th-least in the NBA). Lauri Markkanen ought to suffer a drop-off in output across the board considering playing away from hom in this contest.
Desmond Bane has attempted 20.5 shots per game this season, significantly more than his 16.5 mark last season. Relative to last season's 7.1 rate, Desmond Bane's shot attempts from downtown have surged this season to 9.4 per game. Desmond Bane has played 35.0 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 95th percentile. In terms of shot attempts from downtown, the 6th-most aggressive team in the NBA while playing at home this year has been the Memphis Grizzlies. The matchup vs. Utah is a positive one; when the Jazz are the visiting team, they have given up the 23rd-most points per game in the league to the other team's starting SGs this year (18.6).
Out of all players in the NBA, Jordan Clarkson places in the 75th percentile for playing time, averaging a colossal 29.4 minutes per game while at home this year. The Utah Jazz have played at the 5th-most up-tempo pace in the league over the last 5 games as the visting team. The Grizzlies have played at the 8th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA in their home city this year, which ought to increase plays for the {OPP_TEAM}. Offensive rebounds save possession and result in more chances for scoring and assists, and the Utah Jazz grade out 15thbest in in the NBA while on their home court with 15.3 offensive rebounds per game this year. This year, opposing teams have grabbed 8.0 offensive rebounds per game (4th-fewest in the NBA) against the Memphis Grizzlies (minimizing possessions that could otherwise bring about additional opportunities for offense).
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