As it relates to offense, the Utah Jazz's poor 111.1 points per game when playing at home comes in as the 7th-worst in the NBA this year.This year when they are at home, opposing starting SGs have shot 34.7% on field goal attempts (weakest in the league) vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder, labeling this as a hard matchup.The Jazz have played at the 9th-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 20 games playing at home.The Thunder have played at the 6th-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the league over the last 5 games away from their home city, which should decrease possessions for the Utah Jazz.Over the last 20 games, the other team's starting SGs have attempted 1.9 foul shots per game (lowest in the league) against the Thunder, struggling to get to the free-throw line.
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