Haywood Highsmith has tallied 2.2 personal fouls per game this season, significantly more than his 1.4 fouls per game last season.This year when they are playing at home, the other team's starting PFs have shot 18.2% on 3-pointers (13th-weakest in the NBA) vs. the Knicks, marking this as a difficult matchup.The least up-tempo pace-of-play team in the league over the last 5 games has been the Heat.The Knicks have played at the least up-tempo pace-of-play in the league this year, which ought to lead to fewer opportunities for the Miami Heat.Offensive rebounds continue possession and create bonus opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Miami Heat rank 5thworst in in the league when playing at home with a mere 9.3 offensive rebounds per game this year.
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