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The matchup vs. Houston is a challenging one; when the Houston Rockets are playing at home, they have allowed the 2nd-least points per game in the NBA to the other team's starting PGs over the last 10 games (12.8).The least up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA this year has been the Boston Celtics.The Rockets have played at the 3rd-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the league this year, which ought to lead to fewer possessions for the Celtics.When it comes to getting to the charity stripe, the Celtics's unimpressive 18.5 foul shot attempts per game comes in as the worst in the NBA this year.Over the last 10 games when they are the visiting team, the opposition's starting PGs have attempted 1.7 foul shots per game (lowest in the league) against the Houston Rockets, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.
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