Brandon Ingram has successfully made a measly 7.8 field goals per game this year, a sizeable decrease from his 9.0 rate last year.The 6th-most sluggish pace road offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the New Orleans Pelicans.Offensive rebounds preserve possession and spark further chances for scoring and assists, but the Pelicans rank 8thworst in in the NBA as the road team with only 8.5 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.Compared to last season's 6.2 rate, Brandon Ingram's number of free throws has decreased this season to 4.7 free throws per game.The matchup vs. the Thunder may be a challenging one for getting to the charity stripe; the other team's starting SGs have attempted just 1.9 free throws per game over the last 20 games (least in the NBA).
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