NBA Advanced Matchups: Thursday, March 12th
Welcome to the NBA Advanced Matchups, presented by Ohnjz. I’ll be taking you deep into the depths of NBA advanced stats to uncover the top plays in each NBA slate (with four or more games). We’ll consider a broad spectrum of metrics here, including SPORTSVU player and shot tracking, play type data, individual defensive metrics, and my personal favorite, Ohnjz’ bad-jokes-and-snarky-comments-per-article. As always, this work is meant as a guide to help you hone in on what advanced stats would suggest are some of the top plays – but it’s ultimately up to you to decide how to build your lineups.
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
JAZZ C RUDY GOBERT
King Gobert, ruler of the painted area, faces a Dwight Howard-less Rockets team tonight. The Rockets have been pushovers in the frontcourt without Dwight: they’re 25th vs the center position over the last three weeks. They’re also coming off a game against Portland where they were dominated inside, allowing 42 points and 24 rebounds to the duo of LaMarcus Aldridge & Robin Lopez. Gobert, on the other hand, has double-digit rebounds and multiple blocks in eight of his last ten games and has played at least 35 minutes in each of his last five games. He’s accumulated the eighth most offensive putbacks in the NBA, which matches up well with the Rockets, who allow putbacks at the third-highest frequency, as well as allowing the ninth-most points-per-possession (PPP) on those plays. There should be little competition on the boards for Gobert tonight.
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