The Toronto Raptors will likely suffer a reduction in possessions today from squaring off against the 3rd-least up-tempo pace offense in the league over the last 15 games (the Trail Blazers).As a team, the Raptors have been lousy at drawing fouls in recent games: 2nd-worst in the league over the last 5 games when playing away from home, averaging a measly 15.8 free throw attempts per game.Over the last 20 games, opposing starting SGs have attempted 2.2 free throws per game (28th-fewest in the NBA) against the Trail Blazers, struggling to draw fouls.Gary Trent Jr. will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing away from your home city generally decreases stat production in all stat categories.
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