Relative to last season's 13.7 clip, Chris Paul's points per game have dropped this season to 9.1.Chris Paul has averaged a mere 26.3 minutes per game this year, a significant dropoff from his 32.4 minutes per game last year.This year, the opposition's starting PGs have averaged 11.3 shot attempts per game (fewest in the NBA) against the Hornets, marking this as a tough matchup.The Hornets have played at the 5th-most lethargic pace in the NBA over the last 5 games, which ought to lead to fewer plays for the Golden State Warriors.As a team, the Warriors have been poor at drawing fouls of late: worst in the NBA over the last 25 games, tallying a lowly 16.8 free throws per game.
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