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This year, the other team's starting PFs have shot 29.6% on three-pointers (4th-lowest in the league) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, identifying this as a difficult matchup.The Spurs will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions in this contest from sharing the court with the 8th-most sluggish pace-of-play team in the league over the last 5 games (the Portland Trail Blazers).Offensive rebounds preserve possession and bring about bonus chances for scoring and assists, but the Spurs rank 9thworst in in the NBA as the home team with a mere 10.6 offensive rebounds per game this year.Over the last 10 games when they have the home court advantage, the opposing team's starting PFs have attempted 2.5 free throws per game (2nd-lowest in the NBA) against the Portland Trail Blazers, facing an uphill battle to get to the charity stripe.
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