Jonas Valanciunas has sunk 63.7% of his shots from the field over the last 10 games on the road, 6.6% higher than he's put through the net overall this year when playing away from home.Offensive rebounds preserve possession and spark additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans rank 7thbest in in the NBA with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.The New York Knicks have allowed the least offensive boards per game (7.9) in the league to their opposition over the last 10 games (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce additional opportunities for scoring and assists).Jonas Valanciunas has converted 93.3% of his foul shot attempts over the last 10 games, 11.9% more than he's made overall this season.The matchup against the Knicks may be a hard one for getting to the foul line; opposing squads have attempted a lowly 17.3 foul shots per game over the last 15 games (2nd-least in the NBA).
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