Fred VanVleet has made a mere 28.6% of his 3-point shots this year, significantly lower than his 37.8 rate last year.With respect to shots from behind the three-point arc, the Rockets's poor 31.8% rate of drained threes rates 2nd-weakest in the league over the last 25 games.This year when they are the visiting squad, the opposing team's starting PGs have averaged 27.9% on 3-pointers (4th-weakest in the NBA) against the Hornets, making this a hard matchup.The Rockets will likely experience a decrease in opportunities in this game from facing the most sluggish pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Hornets).Fred VanVleet will not enjoy the home court advantage in this game. Playing on the road tends to reduce stat production across the board.
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