The matchup against Jarrett Allen is a hard one; he has given up a mere 12.6 points per game when facing opposing starting Cs this year (13th percentile).The 2nd-most sluggish pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Boston Celtics.The Boston Celtics will likely suffer a reduction in possessions in this game from facing the 8th-most lethargic pace visiting offense in the league over the last 5 games (the Cavaliers).As a team, the Boston Celtics have been bad at getting to the free-throw line in recent days: worst in the NBA over the last 15 games, totaling a lowly 16.3 free throws per game.The matchup against Jarrett Allen is a hard one for getting to the charity stripe; when facing other starting Cs this year, they have attempted a mere 2.7 free throws per game (13th percentile).
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