This year, the opposing team's starting PGs have averaged 29.8% on three-pointers (28th-lowest in the NBA) vs. the Portland Trail Blazers, labeling this as a challenging matchup.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.The matchup against the Trail Blazers may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; the opposition's starting PGs have attempted a measly 3.2 foul shots per game over the last 10 games (27th-least in the NBA).Immanuel Quickley should suffer a reduction in effectiveness for all stats as a result of playing on the visting team in this game.
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