The Oklahoma City Thunder rank as the lowest scoring offense in the league this year.The matchup vs. New Orleans is a challenging one for threes; when the Pelicans are on their home court, opposing starting Cs have compiled the 9th-lowest 3-point rate in the league this year (25.4%).The Pelicans have played at the 2nd-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 10 games in their home stadium, which should lead to fewer opportunities for the Thunder.Jaylin Williams has successfully made 65.0% of his free throws since the start of last season, ranking him in the 15th percentile out of all players in the league.Jaylin Williams will not have the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage generally worsens player performance in all facets of the game.
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