Among all players in the league, Anfernee Simons places in the 76th percentile for personal fouls, tallying an enormous 2.2 fouls per game this year.With respect to 3-pointers, the Trail Blazers's unimpressive 34.5% rate of successful threes ranks 3rd-lowest in the NBA over the last 15 games.Over the last 5 games when they are playing at home, opposing starting SGs have totaled 4.7 3-point attempts per game (7th-lowest in the league) vs. the Celtics, creating a hard matchup.The 3rd-least up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Trail Blazers.The Celtics have played at the 5th-most sluggish pace in the league over the last 10 games away from their home city, which ought to decrease plays for the Trail Blazers.
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