The Boston Celtics have played at the 3rd-least up-tempo pace in the NBA since the start of last season.The Celtics are expected to experience a decrease in opportunities in this game from facing the slowest pace-of-play offense in the NBA since the start of last season (the Knicks).Among all players in the NBA, Al Horford ranks in the 14th percentile for getting to the free-throw line, tallying just 0.5 foul shots per game since the start of last season.As a team, the Celtics have been lousy at getting to the foul line: 6th-worst in the NBA since the start of last season, averaging a mere 20.0 free throws per game.The matchup with Karl-Anthony Towns in terms of drawing fouls registers in the 18th percentile for difficulty with the other side's starting Cs attempting a mere 3.2 foul shots per game since the start of last season.
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