Aaron Nesmith has accumulated 3.3 personal fouls per game this season, significantly more than his 1.1 fouls per game last season.The Indiana Pacers have been the 9th-least efficient shooting team in the NBA this year.The Cavaliers have played at the least up-tempo pace-of-play in the league this year, which ought to lead to fewer plays for the Pacers.The Cavaliers have given up the 2nd-most offensive rebounds per game (14.0) in the league to their opposition over the last 5 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create added chances for scoring and assists).The matchup vs. Evan Mobley is a challenging one for drawing fouls; when guarding fellow starting PFs this year, they have attempted just 3.0 foul shots per game (24th percentile).
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