Aaron Nesmith has accumulated 3.5 personal fouls per game since the start of last season, making him one of the most foul-prone players in the league (100th percentile).This year, the opposing team's starting SFs have tallied 9.1 field goal attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, making this a challenging matchup.As a team, the Indiana Pacers have been bad at getting to the foul line: 7th-worst in the league since the start of last season, tallying a lowly 20.3 free throw attempts per game.The matchup against the Pelicans may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; the opposition's starting SFs have attempted a lowly 2.1 free throws per game over the last 20 games (2nd-least in the league).Aaron Nesmith will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court generally lowers player production in all stat categories.
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