Buddy Hield has sunk just 4.4 shots made from the field per game this year, significantly lower than his 5.9 mark last year.Relative to last year's 8.5 rate, Buddy Hield's 3-point attempts have tailed off this year to 7.0 per game.This year, opposing clubs have shot 39.7% on threes (highest in the league) vs. the Hornets, creating a favorable matchup.The Indiana Pacers are expected to suffer a drop-off in possessions today from sharing the court with the 3rd-least up-tempo pace-of-play home offense in the league over the last 15 games (the Charlotte Hornets).As a team, the Pacers have been poor at drawing fouls in recent days: worst in the NBA over the last 5 games, averaging a lowly 16.6 foul shots per game.
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