Among all players in the league, Jaylen Brown comes in at the 88th percentile for personal fouls, posting a monstrous 2.4 fouls per game this year.The matchup vs. New York is a challenging one for field goals; when the New York Knicks have the home court advantage, the opposing team's starting SFs have posted the lowest FG% in the NBA this year (33.3%).The Celtics have played at the most sluggish pace in the league this year.The Knicks have played at the 4th-most lethargic pace in the league over the last 5 games, which should decrease possessions for the Celtics.As a team, the Celtics have been quite unsuccesful at getting to the charity stripe: worst in the league this year, drawing just 19.4 foul shots per game.
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