Los Angeles @ Denver picks

Reggie Jackson has successfully made 51.3% of his 3-point shots over the last 5 games at home, 14.8% higher than he's made from 3-point range over the course of the year when playing at home. The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Denver Nuggets. Offensive rebounds save possession and lead to added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Nuggets rank 10th-best in in the NBA with 10.8 offensive boards per game over the last 15 games. Reggie Jackson has successfully made 91.7% of his free throw attempts over the last 15 games at home, 10.9% more than he's sunk overall this season while on his home court. Reggie Jackson will possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city tends to increase stat production in all facets of the game.

Reggie Jackson has posted 3.8 assists per game this year, ranking him among the best players in the league by this metric: 84th percentile. The Los Angeles Lakers have played at the speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games, which ought to lead to more possessions for the Denver Nuggets. Offensive rebounds save possession and lead to added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Nuggets rank 10th-best in in the NBA with 10.8 offensive boards per game over the last 15 games. Reggie Jackson will possess the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing in your home city tends to increase stat production in all facets of the game.

D'Angelo Russell has attempted 9.6 shots from downtown per game over the last 15 games, 2.4 more than he's attempted in all games this year. D'Angelo Russell has played 37.2 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 4.4 more than he's played in all games this season. The Lakers have been the highest scoring offense in the league over the last 25 games as the road team. The Lakers have played at the most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 20 games. D'Angelo Russell has converted 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 21.4% more than he's made overall this year.

Rui Hachimura has compiled 5.2 defensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games, 1.8 more than he's compiled overall this season. Rui Hachimura has tallied 32.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.9 more than he's tallied over the course of the season. The Lakers have played at the most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 20 games.